19-year-old youngest to receive financial planning diploma

The Standard Life trainee from Ayrshire achieved the qualification while working full-time at the firm's head-office in Edinburgh over the last two years, and is well on her way to becoming a fully-qualified Chartered Financial Planner. She works in the firm's pension & savings business as part of the technical consulting team, which provides support for financial advisers around the country on complex technical pension and tax enquiries. Gilbert (pictured) said: "I knew that I wanted to work in the financial sector when I was at school. I enjoyed maths, business management and accoun...