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FinancialAdviser SUPPLEMENT 26 June 2008 >> Careers Extra
Leading Story
FSSC unveils road map to tackle skills shortage
Story by: Anna Lawlor, Financial Adviser
London Market Skills Review addresses the insurance industry's need for multi-skilled individuals
- Time published: 00:01
- Date published: 26.06.2008
- Published in: Advisers
Supplements
Broker interest grows in commercial mortgage market
Influx of brokers applying for commercial mortgage qualification is a sign of the times
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Class in recession
With the publication of the FSA's interim report, advisers and training institutions are getting ready for the raising of the qualifications bar
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Getting regulation right is the challenge
Better not more regulation is the financial services industry mantra
- Date published: 26.06.2008
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Those who wish to constantly expand their professional knowledge have plenty of opportunities to do so
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Defaqto gets behind the govt's plans over pension education
Workplace-based generic pensions advice is a key way to get more people saving, according to Defaqto
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Personal web use at work is 'costing UK £10.6bn a year'
CBI reports that employees spend on average an hour-and-a-half on the internet at work a week
- Date published: 26.06.2008
More than 3m are now working excessive hours, says TUC
A long hours culture - particularly for men and those working in financial services - could be seeping back into the UK, the trade body has warned
- Date published: 26.06.2008
More than 1m days lost to strikes
More than 1m working days were lost last year due to strike action, the Office of National Statistics has confirmed.
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Mediation is 'unused'
Two-thirds of employers have never used mediation to settle workplace disputes, research from law firm Dundas & Wilson has found.
- Date published: 26.06.2008
A Kinder surprise for the IFP
The Institute of Financial Planning is hosting - father of the life planning movement - American George Kinder for another two-day Seven stages of Money Maturity workshop.
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Investors in People delivers bottom line benefits - CBI
SMEs and their employees are the beneficiaries from Investors in People accreditation
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Men reach financial peak at 40, women at 36 - survey
Men are financially "over the hill" at age 40, while women's salary plateau's at age 36, Fool.co.uk claims
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Academies on the march
Career academies and apprenticeships offer a way for new recruits and existing staff to attain a professional qualification and demonstrate competence on the job
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Taking care of the carers
The FSSC's new quality standard for financial advisers who work with older clients will help to increase skill levels in the sector
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Families look to their fathers for advice
Fathers are the most trusted financial advisers within families, according Call Credit, with 36 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds admitting to seeking fatherly financial advice.
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Parents turn tables on children - Swip
Parents are squeezing their adult children for funds, claims investment house
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Dole queue is about to get longer, says CIPD
ONS reports fall in the rate of employment compared with previous quarters
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Migrants have not taken British jobs, says Timms
Immigrant workers have had no negative effect on national wages or employment - DWP
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Training may be 'compulsory'
Skills training could be made compulsory for some benefit claimants, government warns
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Opt-out 'retains flexibility'
Opt-out protects flexibility of labour market, say CIPD
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Employers need 'right to say no to training'
Training is a two-way street, say the CIPD
- Date published: 26.06.2008
King's letter to Darling warns against inflation- matching pay hikes
CPI inflation figures raise wage-price spiral concerns
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Employees do not value benefits - Aon
Employees seriously underestimate the level of benefits spending by employers, consultant claims
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Tastes like re-heated food
Skills shortages are starting to affect more and more sectors
- Date published: 26.06.2008
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