CISI names Dan Atkison paraplanner interest group chair

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Jenna Brown
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EQ Investors head of technical Dan Atkinson has been named the chair of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) paraplanner interest group.

The group is open to all CISI members and non-CISI members who have a drive and passion for the profession of paraplanning. The group runs events over the year, with its practitioner committee playing a key role in the organising of the CISI annual Paraplanner Conference. Atkinson and has been a CISI interest group member for four years. He takes over the role of chair from Farida Hassanali. He has achieved several professional awards the IFP Paraplanner of the year award 2014 and is a regular contributor to the trade press. Atkinson recently passed with distinction the CISI Level 6 C...

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