Spotting the career path

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A lot of lip service is paid to getting new blood into the industry although there is very little evidence of anything happening in a structured way.

There are tremendous examples like Buckles in North Wales and Nigel Speirs vision for the future as he builds a well-qualified team drawn from universities to support and replace an ageing adviser team. Having visited his team meetings and offices it is infectious to see the enthusiasm of this team and the loyalty that they already have for an employer which is supporting their career development but at the same time seeing business production and profitability increase as specific focus is given to a client list that is benefiting from a robust service culture. The IFP has recently ann...

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