AIFA

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has appointed Clare Griffiths from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme as its new senior policy adviser.

Adviser trade bodies AIFA and the IFA Centre have both criticised the Money Advice Service in a submission to the Treasury Select Committee.

Sesame Bankhall Group, Lighthouse Group, Tenet Group and Intrinsic have all announced support for the Association of Independent Financial Advisers' (AIFA) ‘Fair Liability 4 Advice' campaign.

The government must conduct a full review of the 'uncontrollable' cost of regulation and the impact it is having on businesses, according to Tenet.

LifeSearch has recently released a code of conduct it would like all protection sellers to adhere to. Should there be such a code and what does it say about this market that it should originate from an intermediary rather than a provider?

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has hit out at "spiralling" fee rises from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The world of financial adviser trade associations is currently in a state of flux.

Advisers are at risk of further FSA action as miscommunication between AIFA and the ABI means many are not aware of critical illness (CI) sales guidelines released last year.

Critical illness (CI) sales scripts are ready for implementation by the end of the year following approval from the FSA and Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Would you be interested in being involved in a body encompassing all intermediaries, providers, re-insurers and bancassurers, solely for promoting the interests of protection insurance?