IFP appoints inaugural director of professional standards

Carmen Reichman
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The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has appointed Sam Rees-Adams as director of professional standards, a new post created following the early retirement of education director Sue Leech.

In her new role Rees-Adams will be responsible for education as well as a greater emphasis on professional standards. She will lead the professional standards team in supporting the needs of IFP members and financial planning firms and be responsible for co-ordinating the provision of development pathways, as well as the education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme that IFP operates for its members. She will also be responsible for auditing of CPD records to check that standards are being maintained. IFP acting chief executive Steve Gazzard said: "These are ver...

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