PFS's Keith Richards says Covid-19 will demonstrate the value of advice

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Hannah Godfrey
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In this week’s podcast, in association with Architas, Hannah Godfrey speaks to Personal Finance Society (PFS) CEO Keith Richards about what the professional body is doing for advisers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Like all office-based companies, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the PFS. All staff are working from home, and all events have had to be cancelled and are trying to be rebooked for a later date.  Despite the upheaval, CEO Richards remains optimistic. In this episode of The Pro Adviser Podcast, he discusses what the PFS is doing to help its members during the pandemic and says nothing at the body is "standing still" amid the crisis, including the its ongoing work on reforming the Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy.  While Richards believes advisers will struggle to benef...

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