Simon Albright APFS

Experience

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  Deloitte UK

  Aug 1998 - Jan 2003

  Business Review Team

  - Signed off loss assessment calculations for Pension and FSAVC Reviews- Project management leading a team of 8- Provided in depth training to new recruits- 2 year secondment to St James Place, Cirencester

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  Fraser Anderson & Partners Ltd

  Feb 2003 - Jun 2004

  Pension Administrator/Trainee Pension Consultant

  Worked closely with the Pension Director administering and helping issue written advice for GPPs, CIMPs, SIPPs and SSASs for high net worth clients and their businesses.

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  AXA

  Oct 2004 - Mar 2005

  Pension Transfer Specialist

  Review business submitted by direct sales force.

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  Pannells Financial Planning Ltd

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2016

  Head of Technical Services

  Working as part of the Risk Management team my key responsibilities included:- Signing off high risk business and ensuring regulatory compliance- Helping advisers to improve their written advice and advice strategies- Ensuring advisers aware of technical developments and implications for advice. Providing training where necessary- Researching, implementing, maintaining and reviewing the investment, product and platform provider panels- Composing written advice templates and maintaining technical appendices- Carrying out regular past business reviews and issuing reports detailing findings- Amending and implementing processes to meet regulatory changes Show less

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  ComplyMe Ltd

  Sept 2016 - now

  Technical Consultant and Paraplanner

  Providing bespoke outsourced solutions to IFAs:- Compliance consultancy and health checks covering all areas of regulatory risk- Para-planning services- Past business review- Help with ensuring a compliant and effective investment process- Putting together provider panels meeting a firm's clients' needs- Complaints handling- Pre-approval of advice prior to issue