IFAonline: FSA on gap-fill: Reading 'suitable' material may count

21 January 2011

The FSA has reiterated that qualifications gap-fill should be structured CPD, but it says reading 'suitable material' is acceptable where it is not available for specific knowledge gaps.

In yesterday's Policy Statement on professionalism, the regulator said while this will be allowed, it expects such cases to be for a minority of gaps, if any.

It will be the responsibility of accredited bodies to check advisers have completed their gap fill between now and the end of 2012.

Meanwhile, the regulator has provided a template it says "clearly shows" the knowledge gaps it wants advisers to check they have filled before 2013.

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