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Gillian W Tait, Managing Director, Competent Adviser Ltd John Gaskell, Financial Services Faculty Mind the gap: Meeting the RDR qualification standards and gap-fill

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In 1997 Gillian founded a specialist training and strategic consultancy that counted amongst its clients many of the largest UK financial service software providers. In 2003, having identified a gap in the training market, she and her co-founder, rebranded the company Competent Adviser and launched what went on to became the major on-line training and competency tool for the UK mortgage industry In 2009, Gillian took over the role of Managing Director and addressed herself to the challenge of changing the company’s focus from purely mortgages to the wider spectrum of financial services as a whole. Two years later, Competent Adviser is the UK’s fastest growing financial services online learning solution, has won awards for student excellence every year since launch, is the study support tool of choice for the majority of the UK’s major banks, insurance companies & financial service networks and is the online learning support tool used by three out of four of the major financial services examining bodies. Their reputation for providing effective study support programmes speaks for itself –over 90% of students using the Competent Adviser system pass their exams at the first attempt. Gillian W Tait

John is the Financial Services Faculty’s Financial Planning & Advice Manager. He began his career as a private client stockbroker in the City of London, before working as an independent financial adviser, head of financial planning and investment advice at a legal practice, senior manager at Deloitte Wealth Management Ltd, and product development manager for Aviva. He has also held business development, staff training and consultancy roles. John has a BA in economic history and MBA. He is a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager, Fellow of the Institute of Financial Planning and Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, and is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments and the UK Financial Planning examination boards. John Gaskell

Mind the gap: Meeting the RDR qualification standards and gap-fill

From 1 st January 2013… Retail Investment Advisers will need to: Subscribe to a code of ethics Hold an appropriate qualification including any qualification gap fill Carry out at least 35 hours of continuing professional development a year (of which 21 hours should be ‘structured’) Hold a Statement of Professional Standing from an accredited body If existing advisers do not meet these standards they will not be able to make personal recommendations to retail customers from this date.

Who is affected by these requirements? IFAs Wealth Managers Multi-Tied Advisers Private Bankers Stockbrokers

RDR Qualification Requirements The FSA have modernised the qualification requirements to better reflect the actual role of advisers and give them the skills and knowledge to meet the demands of today’s investment market A list of the appropriate qualifications for investment advice activities is now available within the FSA Handbook ( List comprises a combination of old qualifications requiring qualification gap fill and new qualifications that meet the modernised exam standards Qualification that do not appear on this list (such as the ACA) are not valid from an RDR perspective. From 1 January 2013 you must have a qualification either marked a) or b) in the list of appropriate qualifications

Examples of Qualifications that meet the Examining Standards CII Diplomas in Financial Planning/Regulated Financial Planning IFS Diploma for Financial Advisers (DipFA) CISI Investment Advice Diploma (3 modules including securities module) BA (Hons) Financial Services, Planning & Management Certified International Wealth Manager Masters in Wealth Management (post 2010)

Examples of Qualifications that require Gap Fill CISI Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice & Management CISI Investment Advice Certificate MSc in Investment Analysis CII Advanced Financial Planning Certificate Masters in Wealth Management (pre 2010) London Stock Exchange, Registered Representative Full Membership Exams (records now kept by CISI)

What do we mean by Gap Fill? Prime focus of qualification gap fill should be on the relevance of the learning activity and indicative content to be achieved If the activity completed meets the learning outcome you need do nothing more Must be completed before 30 December 2012

ICAEW Gap Fill Tool In conjunction with CIOBS and Competent Adviser Aims to cover ALL core modules Meets new RDR qualification standards On completion of programme deemed ‘RDR competent’ Suitable for use when applying for ICAEW SPS

What does it cover? Core Modules √ Financial Services Regulation & Ethics √ Investment Principles and Risk √ Personal taxation Specialist Modules √ Pensions and Retirement Planning Please note anyone wishing to provide advice relating to Securities/Derivatives would need to complete additional study.

Range of Modular Tests covering core RDR standards

PDP programmes to assist your study

Immediate access to learning material and a self test facility

On successful completion programme turns green

In preparation for your post-study Gap Analysis assessment

To Recap … RDR requirements come into effect from 1 st January 2013 From this date Retail Investment Advisers will need to: - Subscribe to a code of ethics - Hold an appropriate qualification including any qualification gap fill - Hold a Statement of Professional Standing from an accredited body - Carry out at least 35 hours of continuing professional development a year ICAEW (in conjunction with CIOBS and Competent Adviser) have launched a fully compliant Gap Fill tool Completion of this programme will enable eligible applicants to apply for an ICAEW SPS

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