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 02 May 2021 - 9:51 Emelith Cerbito (left) and Laila ElMancy The Peninsula Doha: Five students from Qatar University College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) recently participated in the 2nd International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) case-based learning competition (CBL).  Participants were divided into four groups, and each group comprised four members from the different EMRO regions. A hypertension case was distributed among the groups, and one week was given for solving the case. CPH students participating in the competition included Pro...

At the same time, 48 groups posted declining numbers of advisers and in total saw a loss of 66 adviser roles during the week.   AMP Financial Planning traditionally accounted for the biggest loss and saw a departure of five roles and was followed by three groups – Aware Financial Services, Skylight Financial Solutions and Synchron – which each saw a departure of three advisers. On top of that, a further eight groups lost two adviser roles while 36 licensees reported a loss of one adviser role.  According to data from HFS Consulting, there were also two small licensees for which the rep...

Preparing the new faces of financial advice Preparing the new faces of financial advice One of the biggest challenges impacting financial planning businesses today is ensuring new graduates and career changers thrive through the professional year (PY). A A While compliance and affordability may be key challenges for financial planners already in practice, it is the path to becoming qualified that is most critical for new graduates and career changers starting out their new career. It is now two years since the PY Standard commenced on 1 January 2019, requiring all new entrants to undertake ...