The Old Mutual Wealth-owned Financial Adviser School (FAS) is putting the building blocks in place to offer its students a route to level 6 or Chartered status.
The FAS, which has been up and running for just two years, has seen a clear demand for the extra qualification after some three-quarters of its previous and current students said they would be interested in continuing their studies to Chartered status. FAS has employed one additional trainer so far who will train the students to level 6. Head of the school, Darren Smith (pictured), said the faculty is open to employing more should there be the demand for the course. The school is still in the process of building the course structure but could confirm that it would cover both pension t...
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