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ifs School looks to EDI for new diploma

Story by: Girlie Garduce, Financial Adviser

Joint venture offering aims to provide full financial services skills set

• Time published: 00:01
• Date published: 25.09.2008
• Published in: Advisers

Confessions of a dangerous mind

By getting into the minds of clients, advisers are better placed to gauge the true attitude to risk and reward of their clients, but it is not just consumers whom behavioural finance speaks to, but money managers and fiancial advisers too.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Industry is crying out for new blood

With the demand for more and better advice gaining support from the public and the regulator, there's never been a better time to consider a career as a financial adviser

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Smart working is key to future success, says CIPD

New attitude on business is way forward, according to institute

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Wizard waves its wand over CII qualifications

Tool to help with 'push for professionalism' in the industry

• Date published: 25.09.2008

SII to offer trust cash for centres of excellence students

A cash boost aims to aid securities and investments students, says SII

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Aegon to take finance debate to party conferences

Aegon and SMF join forces to provide spotlight for politicians on financial advice

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Cram for CII exams

Crammer and revision courses are available for entrants who wish to take the J01-J05 Chartered Insurance Institute examinations this October.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

SII to talk inflation

A forum focusing on inflation, will be headed by the Securities & Insurance Institute in October.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Talks to tackle office politics

Seminar aims to tackle negative politics within workplace.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Universities have skills repsonibilities, warns CBI

Universities must play a key role in providing students with the skills that make them suitable for the workforce, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Girl-powering through the glass ceiling

When it comes to the idea of being discriminated against in the workplace on the grounds of gender there are still two distinct camps over whether women should have special treatment or not, and it appears the debate is not close to being resolved

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Great expectations

It is not just the advice sector where a higher degree of competency is in demand, back office support staff will also need benchmark skills, which is where the CII's newly-created certificate in life and pensions comes in

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Housing boom has no clothes

With the housing sector in a slump it is easy to be sidetracked into forgetting that the industry focus must be on improving education and raising professional standards

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Flexibility at work on the rise, says CBI

Survey from the confederation shows that nearly half of all employers offer three ways of flexible working

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Equality Bill's aims are at risk, warns CIPD

Companies are failing to approach issue of diversity with methodical approach, warns institute

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Hodge to offer aid on equity release exam

Company looks to Insynergi UK to run Certificate in Regulated Equity Release workshop

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Abseentism costing £666 for each worker

Workplace absence is costing the average employer £666 for each employee every year, according to the CIPD Annual Absence survey.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

SII to talk MiFID

The Securities & Investment Institute will hold a seminar on MiFID services.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

IFS ProShare in share plan calls

IFS ProShare has called on financial advisers to incorporate employee share plans as part of their fact finds.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Face the crunch head on

Buckles Investment Services is proving that it was not only ready for the downturn but is prepared for any upturn

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Credit crunch will swell Student Investor contest, claims ifs

Annual ifs Student Investor contest to kick off in November

• Date published: 25.09.2008

West Brom in academy tie up

A new training programme has been launched following the alliance of the Chartered Insurance Institute and West Bromwich Building Society.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

Cowley to hold negotiation talks

Jeanette Cowley, co-founder of Go For Growth, will be heading a seminar discussing negotiation skills in the work place.

• Date published: 25.09.2008

SII to talk risk

A one-day workshop aimed at understanding operational risk will be led by the Securities and Investment Institute.

• Date published: 25.09.2008