PFS reports post-RDR membership surge

The organisation said more than half of its newest members were under the age of 35 and were made up of a mix of advisers, support staff or trainee roles within advice firms. Earlier in the year the PFS announced increased numbers of individual and corporate chartered memberships. Chief executive Keith Richards said: “We are naturally pleased with the progress on all three fronts and the on-going appetite for personal professional development in general. “The increase in adviser numbers mirrors a corresponding increase in the amount of statements of professional standing certifica...