Waiting for payments to clear should be a thing of the past from 2007 as banks have agreed to implement same-day clearing on telephone and internet transactions.
David Severn, current head of retail investment projects at the FSA, has just been announced as the Association of IFAs' next director general.
AIFA director general Paul Smee and director of policy Fay Goddard will headline as guest speakers during a month long UK roadshow being hosted by Winterthur Life.
PR officials for Practiv, the technology company, have just confirmed Paul Smee will be staying on as non-executive director.
Paul Smee, director general of the AIFA, has this morning announced he is stepping down and leaving the trade body in December.
The Association of IFAs' appearance in front of the Treasury Select Committee yesterday has already sparked calls from angry IFAs this morning, who feel MPs gave advisers' reputations a serious beating without knowing the realities of the job.
PAUL SMEE'S performance in front of the Treasury Select Committee yesterday is being scrutinised in the national press this morning, with the Scotsman suggesting he was "hauled over the coals" by MPs yesterday for failing to do enough to stop structured...
A meeting of insurance, distribution and network executives and representatives of associations such as AIFA will be present at a forum hosted by IT provider Practiv at the Science Museum in London on 12 May.
The Financial Services Authority is hosting a special meeting of European regulators next Thursday to look at the impact minimum professional indemnity insurance requirements of the Investment Services Directive and Insurance Mediation Directive could...