CISI chief's pledge to IFP members: 'We will not dilute financial planning'

CISI chief Simon Culhane on body's proposed merger with the IFP

Carmen Reichman
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The pending merger of the IFP and CISI has raised questions about the future of financial planning in the UK. We put advisers' concerns to CISI chief executive Simon Culhane...

A possible coming together of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) was first announced in early August. IFP members have until 3 September to share their views. Though many members have welcomed the proposal, others have voiced their concerns it could "water down" the meaning and value of financial planning. Should members be concerned? We put some of your key questions to Simon Culhane, Chartered FSCI, who is chief executive of the CISI...

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