'It was worth a try': Alan Lakey steps down from APFA council

Carmen Reichman
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Highclere Financial Services senior partner Alan Lakey has left his position as a member of the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) council as he felt his voice "did not get heard".

Lakey, who replaced adviser Harry Katz on the council in 2012, said he felt he had been "banging [his] head against a wall".  "I didn't feel I was able to achieve anything. I felt it was worth a try. I'd been critical of [APFA's predecessor] AIFA and, whilst things are different, that doesn't mean I was able to exert the influence I wanted to exert," he said. "I have been mulling over [leaving] for six months." Lakey (pictured) said he was trying to change the makeup of the council and fight for a back-up action plan should the long-stop for advisers - an issue APFA has been campai...

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