As a member of the Faculty of Life and Pensions, you will gain access to a wide range of material and support services that will enhance your ability to provide high standards of advice to clients.
As an individual member of the faculty you will gain access to a wide variety of information and services that can help support you in your role in the life and pensions sector.
In practical terms, the faculty will achieve this by:
- Defining standards of conduct that reflect good practice.
- Promoting highest levels of professionalism.
- Acting as the centre of technical excellence and good practice that can be accessed by members, commentators, regulators and policy makers.
- Working closely with stakeholders, such as trade bodies in making relevant and timely comment on policy discussions.
- Providing an extensive range of examination subjects to demonstrate your knowledge, understanding and application of life and pensions.
- Provision of a programme of training and learning support that is relevant to members' needs and reflects good market practice, is of a high standard of technical accuracy and which reflects the FSA's requirements.
The members of the Faculty of Life and Pensions Advisory Board are:
Richard Anderson
Distribution Director, Scottish Widows
Margaret Craig
Director of Life & Savings, Association of British Insurers
Ken Davy
Chairman, SimplyBiz
Jo Dawson
Chief Executive of Insurance & Investment Division, HBOS Plc
Robert Fletcher
Faculty Chairman - Strategic Account Director, Scottish Widows
Steven Haasz
Managing Director, Wholesale - Prudential
Peter Hales
Past Chairman - Non Executive Director, Just Retirement
Patrick Gale
Non Exec Director, HBOS
Ben Gunn
Chief Executive, Friends Provident Life & Pensions
Carole Jones
Human Resources Director, Norwich Union
Barry Kayes
Chairman, AIFA Board Working Group
Elaine MacLean
HR Director, UK Operations - Legal & General
Paul Matthews
Managing Director, Distribution - Standard Life
Robert Reid
Managing Director, Syndaxi Financial Planning Ltd
Sandy Scott
Director General, Chartered Insurance Institute
John Simmonds
Chief Executive Officer, Thinc Group
The faculty focuses on three core areas:
- Maintaining and enhancing competence. By providing access to information, training events and support, ensuring that you are up to date on market information, changes in life and pensions market practice and current practice.
- Raising standards and levels of professionalism across the market through guidance, focus on ethics and conduct and the promotion of good practice.
- The provision of appropriate examinations, assessments and qualifications for the various roles undertaken in the life and pensions company manufacturing sector.
This online tool has been developed to provide you with the support you need to effectively plan your programming and development throughout your CPD year. Use the tool to assess your skills gap and to determine and plan the appropriate development activity.
