Gill Cardy: We're not going to survive on good wishes alone

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Gill Cardy has plans for the IFA Centre, the trade body she set up earlier this year, and first among them is to find out about her prospective members, she tells Alasdair Pal…

The arguments on message boards and forums are well-worn. With the FSA pushing on with RDR, representation for advisers seems more important than ever. But do advisers need another trade body – or are the current options good enough? Gill Cardy decided to found the IFA Centre after the Association of IFAs (AIFA) announced in July it would admit ‘restricted’ advisers – the post-2012 name for tied practitioners, albeit ones who must hold the same minimum qualification as an IFA. A focused voice Without proper representation, Cardy says, there is a danger truly independent advice would...

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