CII

Mark Benson, technical manager at WAY Investment Services, says there are various ways IFAs can prepare for the increase in the minimum qualification level proposed in the RDR...

Fears an independent professional standards board (IPSB) would represent another tier of regulation are misplaced, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) says.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has granted an exemption to its AF5 exam for ISO 22222 graduates.

Platforms risk being undermined by a lack of transparency and must address some crucial questions if the RDR is to be effective, warns Novia.

New recruit Gillian Mackenzie discusses the importance of qualifications.

Tied advisers are "just getting on" with meeting new minimum qualification proposals in the RDR by attaining QCF Level 4 under the FSA's ‘no regrets' promise.

Do you think that any standardisation of qualifications for advisers will improve public trust in the insurance industry, leading to an uptake in the amount of people seeking out independent advice?

Advisers studying towards the CII's Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning qualifications can now gain recognition for a wider range of relevant non-CII study.

A rush of advisers taking exams in order to meet qualification requirements proposed in the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) helped the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) post a 7% jump in revenue to more than £30m in 2008.

JHP Training has received accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for its Apprenticeship Providing Financial Services programmes.