IFP

IFP members using Techlink Professional will be able to automatically log unstructured learning hours on the organisation's CPD platform.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has confirmed it will apply to become an accredited body under the FSA's new professionalism regime, and hopes to start confirming advisers' status in early 2012.

Advisers looking to find out more about their RDR gap fill options have been invited to a free Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) meeting.

Lucy Courtenay, director of education at the IFP, has been promoted to qualifications director as the professional body extends its reach into the examinations arena.

Phil Billingham of threesixty Services explains the challenges and opportunities of intergenerational wealth planning.

Confused about which qualifications to take in the run-up to RDR? Maria Merricks assesses the exam options available to IFAs working to reach QCF Level 4.

Only 22% of people know how much money they will need to save and for how long to achieve the retirement they want, according to a YouGov poll.

More than a quarter of consumers are put off from seeking financial advice because of its cost, research suggests.

Confusing and inflexible financial products, not consumer apathy, are the principal reasons behind an estimated £300bn savings gap in the UK, research suggests.

The IFP is considering offering CPD rewards to members supervising budding financial planners on work experience.