Top Tweets on AIFA's welcome to restricted advisers

Laura Miller
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AIFA's decision to embrace restricted advisers has gone down like a lead balloon with the industry's twitterati, with one adviser preferring Tesco to his own trade body.

novatisam RT @citizen_laura: AIFA extends membership to all but bank advisers >> Why shouldn't they? There'll be more restricted advisers post RDR IFABlogger  It goes back to our industry! Most sectors are 2 busy 'getting on with it' 2 worry about representation! PeteMatthew Hard to imagine a more toothless organisation than AIFA. I don't feel they represent me at all. malcolmsteel We took the decision a few weeks ago to drop our AIFA membership as the organisation is fast losing its way. Today's news is further proof. IFABlogger You think they will pay? AIFA demise is base...

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