Provider-free adviser conference returns for a second year

Laura Miller
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An alternative conference for advisers at which product providers are banned returns this year after the success of its inaugural event.

The BACK2Y conference features speakers from across the advice industry, as well as brand experts, and is billed as "a day of inspiration dedicated to help you succeed as a financial planner". "A day of discovery to help you help your clients get what they want. A day of awakening to break the shackles of the industry and change the world of financial advice forever," according to the event's website. Unlike other industry conferences, no provider providers will be presenting or sponsoring on the day, the founding premise of the first BACK2Y event, held last year. "No sponsors. No ...

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