| 3 November 2005 |
ORIGEN become first mortgage team to take Advanced CEMAP®
Leading advice and distribution firm Origen has become the first company to sign up its entire mortgage team for the Institute of Financial Services (ifs) new advanced mortgage advice qualification: Advanced CeMAP®.
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| 26 October 2005 |
Insurance Chief elected president of ifs School of Finance
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chief Executive of Marsh UK & Europe, has been elected president of the Institute of Financial Services (ifs).
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| 19 October 2005 |
1,500 signed up for Lifetime Mortgages qualification
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) has announced that the total number of students registered for their Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages (CeLM®) has now reached 1,500.
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| 10 October |
Alternative Residential Lending Module opens for registrations
The ARL module forms part of the recently launched Advanced CeMAP® qualification and giving candidates greater flexibility in their specialist area.
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| 6 October |
CML Annual Conference
The sixth CML Annual Conference, Exhibition and Dinner, Tuesday 6th December 2005.
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| 4 October |
Regulatory supervision module now accepting registrations
The new Supervising in a Regulated Environment (SRE) module, which forms part of the Advanced CeMAP® qualification launched earlier this year, is now open for registrations.
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| 27 September |
ifs announces announces development of new Commercial Mortgages module
A specialist Commercial Mortgages module is in development at the Institute of Financial Services (ifs), with launch expected early 2006.
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| 14 September |
Launch of the 2006 ifsProShare Student Investor programme
Britain's largest financial capability initiative for young people goes live!
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| 6 September |
5,000 advisers have taken ifs General Insurance Qualification
The single-module qualification was developed around the tried and tested model of CeMAP®, the benchmark qualification for mortgage advisers.
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| 30 August |
FSSC conference: the productivity challenge 14 October 2005
14 October 2005, QEII Conference Centre, London
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| 30 August |
Treating Customers Fairly: Strategic Opportunity and Cultural Change
ifs to run TCF Masterclass November 2005
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| 1 August |
The ifs goes online and stays on top with CeMAP® ongoing competency initiative
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) is set to offer mortgage advisers the chance to maintain competence online.
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| 27 June |
ifs wins Lloyds TSB tender
Lloyds TSB are to adopt ifs' revised Certificate for Financial Advisers (CeFA®) as the appropriate examination that all aspiring financial advisers in its retail network will be expected to achieve.
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| 26 June |
ifs launches Other People's Money - Book Launch
In this fascinating study written by one of Britain's leading analysts of the banking scene, Other people's money traces the impact of change on the high street banks from World War 2 to the present day.
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| 22 June |
Study materials update for CeMAP/CeFA/CSP
The following changes will come into effect for all examinations taken from 1 September 2005
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| 13 June |
ifs School of Finance launches ifsProShare
The ifs will tonight outline its plans to support wider share ownership and provide financial education for young people.
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| 23 May |
ifs' New Advanced CeMAP® Anticipates FSA Regulation
Just as the Government announces plans to extend the remit of the FSA to include home reversion plans, the ifs announces the launch of a new qualification that will cover these elements.
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| 10 May |
ifsProShare Student Investor Portfolio Challenge winners announced
The National Final of the ifsProShare Student Investor Portfolio Challenge - the largest investment competition for schools in the UK.
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| 3 May |
CeMAP® Regulatory Services Events
CeMAP® Regulatory Services is a new compliance guidance service brought to you by the ifs and CML.
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| 25 April |
Mortgage Industry Leads Fair Treatment of Customers
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) has received unequivocal support for a new qualification that teaches financial services industry professionals how to 'Treat Customers Fairly'.
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| 15 March |
ifs acquires ProShare
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) has acquired ProShare UK Ltd.
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| 8 March |
First 130 registered for new Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages (CeLM®)
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) is pleased to announce that over 130 people have now registered for the new Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages (CeLM®).
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| 8 March |
CeMAP® Services launches new ICOB section on compliance guidance website
January saw the regulation of the general insurance industry. CeMAP®
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| 1 March |
ifs membership enhanced with OnlyStrategic market intelligence service
Institute members now benefit from access to the market intelligence services of OnlyStrategic. The service offers access to 30,000 banking and insurance articles through ifs KnowledgeBank.
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| 22 February |
New CeMAP® Module announced
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) has developed a lifetime mortgages (LTM) module to complement the existing CeMAP® qualification.
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| 24 January |
ifs launches TCF qualification
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) is launching a new qualification to help companies address the FSA's concerns around treating customers fairly.
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| 13 January |
ifs launches three new diplomas
The Institute of Financial Services (ifs) has launched three new diplomas, which replace the existing Diploma in Financial Services Management (DFSM®).
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| 11 January |
CeFS takes students higher
The Certificate in Financial Studies (CeFS) qualification has been recognised by UCAS and gives students 60 points to go towards their university entry.
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