"A stricter examination regime will weed out the people that shouldn't be in this business."
Helen Richardson is in her own words, "quite relaxed" about what the coming year brings. She has already had a boost after being included in Professional Adviser's '50 Most Influential' list of people in the financial service industry, bagging 19th position. "It's not going to be a record year for us, but we are comfortable the way we are positioned," says Richardson, who is a director at national IFA Pantheon Financial Management. She has already obtained QCF Level 4 status, which is set to become the obligatory benchmark in 2012, and is currently studying to become a chartered finan...
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