SIFA
RDR
The regulator has "completely messed up the definition of independence", said professional connections support organisation SIFA, as it claimed 95% of solicitors would still chose IFAs over restricted advisers.
16 October 2014
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Your profession
You can’t please all of the people all of the time... Advisers' views on APFA 15 years on
18 September 2014
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6 min read
RDR
SIFA, a body aimed at promoting collaboration between solicitors and independent financial advisers, has clarified its membership eligibility rules to reflect changes to the definition of IFA.
02 January 2013
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Investing in the profession
Ian Muirhead, previously managing director of SIFA has been promoted to chairman of the group.
14 August 2012
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Regulation
Trade body SIFA has protested against the reduction in time allowed for responses to a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) consultation into adviser referrals, stating the reduction is not "proper and democratic".
03 August 2012
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Regulation
Independent advisers must lobby the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in a bid to convince it not to soften its rules around referrals to independent advisers, according to SIFA compliance director Ian Cockerill.
06 July 2012
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RDR
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will have 'no choice' but to soften its guidelines for referrals to intermediaries, according to Ian Muirhead managing director of SIFA.
04 July 2012
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