Diary of a wannabe adviser: Week seven

My internship with Aviva has come to its final week and it has been the busiest on the programme. On Wednesday we went to the Aviva offices in London and spent all day on the top floor in one of the boardrooms. There we met a few trade associations: ABI, CII, AIFA and FSP. With AIFA I went straight in and asked Stephen Gay about the move to include restricted members post RDR; he said loyal members should be allowed to stay. I can understand his point but I know many independent advisers will feel let down. Aviva also gave us access to their most senior staff. Adam Winslow, directo...