AIFA opens new level 4 diploma to advisers

Offering a case study route to meet the RDR professional standards requirement, the qualification has been launched in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOBS) and BPP Learning Media. With the majority yet to attain level 4 qualifications, AIFA hopes the FSA-approved diploma can help advisers take advantage of the experience they already have and boost this through scenario-based case studies. Andrew Strange, policy director at AIFA, says: "Members have been calling for alternative routes to achieve the RDR qualification requirement. "It is important ...