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Based in the heart of London, close to Monument, the ifs School of Finance provides exclusive and modern meeting rooms, with stunning views overlooking the City and River Thames.
Fully air conditioned and naturally bright, the meeting rooms provide convenience and privacy, whilst incorporating the latest audio-visual and conference equipment. Each room includes interactive Smart technology, PA systems and DVD capability. A separate, bespoke ifs e-test™ centre is also available within the premises. The centre holds 13 computers, making it ideal for ifs e-testing™ or for sessions requiring individual computer access.
The individual rooms can be adapted to accommodate between 10 and 100 delegates, allowing for maximum flexibility and to meet any requirement. The breakout area, with its inspiring views, is an ideal location for lunch, coffee or networking events. Internet kiosks are available within this area for instant web access, in addition to Wi-Fi access throughout the premises, making this a genuinely functional space.
Founded in 1879, the ifs School of Finance is a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter. Our team have years of event experience and will be available throughout your event to ensure all requirements are met and expectations exceeded.
Throughout September the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) will be running a series of industry focus groups aimed at understanding current employer perceptions of the FSSC as well as establishing how the industry believes it could enhance its service. The FSSC has asked ifs School of Finance to bring the focus groups to the attention of members.
It is for the above reasons that the FSSC has commissioned a series of focus groups, to be run across the UK during September, designed to solicit the views of those people that influence and shape strategy within their own organisations. The feedback from these groups will populate an industry-wide online survey which will, in turn, help form the FSSC strategies to best support and represent the sector.
Each focus group will only take a short period of time (around 90 minutes).
The dates and locations of the sessions are listed below:
If you are an employer and wish to register to attend one of these events please use the booking process on the FSSC website under the "Employer Focus Groups" section indicating your preferred location/date.
The ifs School of Finance has developed a new qualification in advanced financial advice benchmarked to QCA level 4. The Diploma for Financial Advisers (Dip FA) is aimed at advisers who have built up experience and a customer profile that is commensurate to higher level advice.
The overriding objective of the qualification is to enable advisers to help consumers gain maximum benefit from the advice process through clear communication of advice.
Mystery shopping exercises have shown that not only does an adviser need to do what is necessary to comply with regulation, they must also communicate effectively to ensure that the client understands what advice is being given and why. Failure to meet consumer expectations of the advisory process remains the greatest obstacle to professional recognition and is of fundamental importance of the retail financial advice sector.
DipFA
Registration will be open in the autumn, to register your interest and find out more please click here.
ifs e-test™ is the electronic assessment system for objectively tested examinations designed and built by the ifs School of Finance.
It allows corporate customers to take examinations within a controlled environment on their own premises at times convenient for them.
It is designed to sit alongside and supplement our leading current e-assessment provision, which offers over 150 test centres in the UK and is the largest assessment network for regulated qualifications.
ifs e-test™ offers potential cost savings over other forms of assessment, for more information, please click here. Alternatively, if you are a school/college interested in ifs e-test™ please click here.
The pre-update bulletins show changes to the syllabuses that have been made for the 2007/08 examinations and how those syllabus changes will be addressed in the new editions of the study materials.
The bulletins for UK Financial Regulation (CeFA®/CeMAP® 1, CeMAP® 2, CeFA® 2 and CeFA® 3) are now available to existing students at http://www.myifslearning.com/ alongside the current editions of the study materials. They can also be viewed via the links below:
Unit tasters are available for the following units:
Shows you step-by-step how to download and install the software you need in order to view PDF files.
If you are considering a career in financial services and would like to know more about the different options available, this site is for you.
You'll find detailed profiles for a wide range of careers. Each includes information about salary expectations, the working environment and qualification requirements.
