AIC launches investment company online training for advisers

Part of adviser website relaunch

Victoria McKeever
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The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has created an online training service for financial advisers and wealth managers as part of a revamp of its website.

Learning Zone offers four courses covering an introduction to investment companies, discounts and premiums, gearing, and the income features of investment companies.  The AIC has previously offered online training via webinars but it said this would be its first fully interactive offering, allowing users to take the courses at any time. The training is designed as structured CPD and accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Personal Finance Society (PFS). More courses would be added over time, with a course...

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