CII: Advisers good at doing CPD but struggle to record it

At a CII roadshow yesterday, corporate development manager Jim Baylis reminded advisers that they need to record a minimum of 35 hours of CPD a year in order to maintain their trading licence, the Statement of Professional Standing (SPS). The regulator performs checks on about 10% of submitted CPDs every year and advisers' biggest issue was to understand how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wanted the information presented, he said. He said: "I bet you do 36 hours a year but don't record it very well. The easiest way to do your CPD is three hours a month...