Liz Field
Liz Field has been chief executive of Pimfa since it was formed in 2017 by the merger between the Wealth Management Association and the Association of Professional Financial Advisers. Before that, she had been chief executive of the WMA since 2014. She has worked in the financial services sector for 30 years, including four as chief executive of the Financial & Legal Skills Partnership.
'Closing the advice gap: this time could really be different'
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'Pimfa: We strongly support the FCA's working group on sustainability rules'
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'Industry collaboration on diversity and inclusion will benefit all'
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‘Making our industry fit for the future involves negotiating changes to legislation’
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'We have an opportunity to radically rethink our disclosure regime'
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'FCA should remove restrictions on its advice proposals'
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Edinburgh reforms welcome but govt must take a cautious approach
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We need to work with the FCA to build a regulatory system fit for purpose
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Help is here for prepping your consumer duty plan
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In Focus: Profitable advice business
There is scope to diverge from suitability requirements
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SMEs are being let down by the finance system
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Pimfa continues push for regulatory clarity
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FCA must look at the whole picture for FSCS reform
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Online safety bill needs to go further
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2022 will see more digitalisation as tech sector grows
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The direction of travel for FSCS levies is not one that brings confidence
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Regulator should overhaul entire Priips regime
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It's time to get to grips with ESG investing
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