qualifications

The CII has apologised after losing 35 test papers of candidates sitting one of its exams, meaning they may have to re-sit the module.

AWD Chase de Vere has set up an Adviser Academy to help develop talent from within and outside the company.

The ‘emerging' adviser profession is on a long journey to be as highly recognised as doctors or accountants and a whole package of measures will be needed to change consumer perceptions, according to CII director of financial services Steve Jenkins.

Michael Wall, managing director of Beaumont Robinson, explains why the new regulatory environment does not signal Armageddon for advisers.

Three practitioners with contrasting views talk to Maria Merricks about why they have decided on their chosen route.

Stephen Hagues, of headhunting consultancy Foundation Resourcing, discusses how 2011 could be the year for top quality advisers to achieve a step change in their careers.

Kim Barrett, senior partner at Barretts Financial Solutions, explains how he and his son have set about re-shaping their business.

A work based assessment RDR qualification with no exam element has been approved by the FSA and will be available to advisers from the end of the month.

Only a third of the adviser market is far enough down the road to meeting the RDR deadline, according to Scottish Widows' head of distribution development Robert Kerr.

The TSC has attacked the FSA for failing to take into account age and length of service in its RDR proposals and called for a special package for older advisers.