FSSC outlines QCF Level 4 standards on specialist advice

Specialist advice is the non-core part of the learning regime for advisers, covering packaged products, securities and derivatives. The Professional Standards Advisory Group (PSAG) signed off the final set of Appropriate Examination standards after a three month FSSC-led consultation, with both core and specialist standards now approved. A final set of Appropriate Examination benchmark standards for investment advice is expected from the FSSC by the end of March. The Council says it received "overwhelmingly positive" feedback on the proposed standards from IFAs, stockbrokers, wealt...