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  Winner of the CISI Paraplanner of the Year Award

  2 October 2018

  CISI announces the winners of five awards, including Paraplanner of the Year, at the professional body’s annual Financial Planning conference. Among the winners, Rebecca Tuck, paraplanner with Magenta Financial Planning, has been named as the CISI Paraplanner of the Year 2018. Rebecca joined 5-woman Magenta, based in Bridgend, Wales, from the firm’s launch in...

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  TDQ: Test Your Knowledge – Answers

  27 September 2018

  As part of our Training, Development and Qualifications (TDQ) series, Professional Paraplanner has teamed up with key training and exam support providers to help you to, amongst other things, revise for your qualifications. Below you will find also the cross-references for the 10 questions in this month’s TDQ: Test Your Knowledge, which we posed...

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  TDQ: Test Your Knowledge – Questions

  27 September 2018

  For Professional Paraplanner’s TDQ (Training, Development and Qualifications) series, we have teamed up with key support providers, such as Brand Financial Training, to provide our readers with the very best in training, development and exam support. This series aims to provide you with valuable advice and guidance materials to help you achieve your training...

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  October 2018 Out Now

  26 September 2018

  Welcome to the October 2018 issue of Professional Paraplanner Click here to read you new issue For this issue’s Paraplanner Profile, editor Rob Kingsbury spoke to Blake Ellis of Simpson Financial Services about why he feels cash flow modelling is core to all clients’ plans and the benefits of being the sole paraplanner in...

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  Paraplanning firm shortlisted for entrepreneur award 

  18 September 2018

  Paraplanning firm Para-Sols has been shortlisted for an entrepreneur award, after spending over a year and a half focusing on its growth strategy.   The Darlington-based firm of 27 beat off tough competition to make the regional shortlist for the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards’ Team of the Year award. Now in its sixth...

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  Cathi Harrison launches ‘Going it Alone’ service

  11 September 2018

  Apricity, the compliance service founded by Cathi Harrison, has launched a new service providing hands-on support for those looking to start their own advisory business or move to a directly authorised status. The service ‘Going it Alone’, offers a range of advice, support, guidance, tools and practical help, such as with applying for authorisation, building...

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  Should paraplanners spend time as administrators?

  6 September 2018

  Over half of paraplanners (54%) believe those working in the profession should spend time working as a financial planning administrator first, according to a survey by Professional Paraplanner. However, just under a quarter (24%) of respondents did not think it was a requirement, while a further 22% answered ‘not necessarily’. Of the majority of...

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  Rory Percival to talk DB Transfers in Nottingham

  4 September 2018

  Interested in hearing from Rory Percival on DB Transfers? Rory will be running 45 minutes sessions in small groups (6-10) at the Professional Paraplanner Technical Insight Seminar in Nottingham on the 19th September at the Park Plaza. We have limited spaces left – the event qualifies for CPD, and is free to attend for...

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