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The Good Life? Why advisers need to grow their own

Unemployed graduates will be helped to break into the financial services industry with the launch of a training college.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) is set to continue its graduate programme but has halved the size of its intake.

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The Financial Skills Partnership (FSP) is to launch a plan to train 150 unemployed graduates as financial advisers.

Cofunds is piloting a graduate and school leaver apprenticeship scheme in order to bring new talent into the industry.

Sanlam Private Wealth is on the verge of acquiring three IFA businesses as its growth strategy of purchasing the client books of retiring advisers gathers pace.

Old Mill is launching a training scheme for young people interested in a career in financial planning or accountancy and looking for an alternative route to university.

AWD Chase de Vere has set up an Adviser Academy to help develop talent from within and outside the company.

Sanlam Private Wealth, the newly rebranded Buckles Investment Services, plans to ramp up its graduate recruitment drive to boost its adviser numbers to over 200.