PFS

The number of Chartered Financial Planners has reached 1504 which is more than a 50% annual increase, according to the Personal Finance Society (PFS.)

Former AIFA deputy director-general Fay Goddard has been appointed as chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is to be reviewed and restructured to accommodate and adapt to changes outlined in the retail distribution review.

There must be a level playing field across the various distribution channels following the RDR, warns PFS President Robert Reid.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) and independent Lloyds broker, PYV, have today announced they will team up to help IFAs, mortgage intermediaries and general insurance brokers get better deals on professional indemnity insurance.

The financial services sector must drastically change its customer service approach, according to research by global data company TNS Finance.

The ifs School of Finance has called on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to put financial education lessons in schools on the same level as established subjects like geography and history.

The Personal Finance Society is urging the Government to make school lessons in financial education mandatory.

The Personal Finance Society has launched a survey into the use of wraps in the retail investment market to aid its ongoing discussions with the Financial Services Authority on wrap platforms.

IFA firm Towry Law has announced it expects all 200 wealth advisers to have achieved the Chartered Insurance Institute's Diploma in Financial Planning as a minimum benchmark qualification by the end of 2008.