Welcome to Great Expectations 2012

Welcome to the PFS 2012 National Conference homepage. If you haven’t been before the PFS Conference is an annual event that showcases the UK financial planning profession. It is the largest event of its kind and this year will be looking beyond the introduction of the RDR to try to identify the key themes of the future of financial planning. It promises to be a feast of top-quality CPD, inspiration, ideas and power networking.

Building on excellent 2011 feedback

The feedback from last year’s event was exceptional. We introduced a new format giving delegates unprecedented choice and variety. Sessions were more interactive and the quality of speakers was second to none. The feedback speaks for itself:

• 96% agreed that the ICC was an excellent/good conference venue
• 93% thought the new event format was excellent/good
• 92% found the relevance of topics to be excellent/good
• 90% rated the event very/quite worthwhile, in terms of value of time away from the office
• 87% said they were very/fairly likely to recommend that a colleague attends in 2012

Click here to access the video, audio and PowerPoint presentations from 2011

Eagerly anticipated

The PFS Annual Conference is without doubt the biggest and most eagerly anticipated event for professional financial planners in the calendar. Here are some of the reasons you might want to consider attending in 2012:

• Two full days of professional education, CPD, inspiration and new ideas
• Circa 40 workshops, case studies and presentations to choose from, with repeats for increased choice and flexibility
• A focus on business skills to help drive leads, improve client satisfaction, increase profitability and inspire the pursuit of competitive advantage
• All the leading subject specialists under one roof
• An opportunity to ‘meet our experts’ for free one-to-one consultations
• The price includes the 2012 Chartered Awards gala Dinner (with a new Award ‘Paraplanner of the year’ making its debut this year!)

Act fast and save £50!

If, like us, you have Great Expectations for the future of financial planning, the ICC Birmingham is the place to be on 8th & 9th November 2012 – for a limited time you can also book your place at the special PFS member early-bird rate of £245 and save yourself £50.00 [the non-member rate is £495]

Oh, and don’t keep it to yourself – tell a colleague, we’d hate for them to miss out again!

Event Theme - Great Expectations

The 2012 PFS Annual conference theme, ‘Great Expectations – The Future of Financial Planning’ was inspired by the bicentenary of Charles Dickens birth. The financial planning profession is in expectant mood ahead of the imminent introduction of the RDR and, as a result of the RDR, there is a great expectation that financial planning will become more professional, inspiring greater consumer confidence and trust.

2012 also marks the CII’s centenary year as a Chartered professional body. It is celebrating the granting of this royal Charter by looking to the future to try to determine what the key risks and opportunities might be that face the profession over the coming decades.

For those advisers and financial planning firms that embrace high professional standards the reward will ultimately be a parity of esteem with other established professions such as accountancy and law.