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  • Why PIMFA (10)
    • Enquire here about PIMFA membership.
    • PIMFA offers a myriad of membership benefits, from representing members and promoting the value of our industry, to providing expert knowledge and information with practical support and tools.
    • PIMFA's areas of focus and output across our focus areas and member groups.
    • PIMFA Groups consist of committees, forums and working groups which provide an opportunity for individuals from our member firms to discuss relevant topics within our industry and examine issues such as Financial Crime, Regulation, Taxation, and much more.
    • PIMFA provides the methodology for the MSCI PIMFA Private Investor Index Series and Equity Risk Index Series.
    • PIMFA PLUS offers our full and associate member firms a suite of valuable services and curated products at bespoke rates from specialised partners that work with PIMFA.
    • Connect, collaborate, and celebrate with PIMFA Events, and elevate your expertise with PIMFA Learning Events.
    • PIMFA champions our members to key stakeholders such as regulators, policymakers, business leaders, media and consumers.
    • PIMFA are adept at facilitating cross-industry collaboration by gathering professionals from every corner of the industry.
    • PIMFA are dedicated to providing hands-on guidance and practical support to our members on the wide-ranging issues across regulatory compliance and policy.
  • Our Work (43)
    • Ensuring firms adhere to rules, guidelines, and regulations, maintaining market integrity and consumer protection.
      • The UK's departure from the EU, requiring regulatory adjustments to ensure financial stability and consumer protection.
      • Consumer Duty requires firms to act in the best interests of customers, ensuring fair outcomes and clear communication.
      • Where consumers may be more susceptible to harm, requiring firms to provide fair treatment, support, and tailored services.
      • Safeguarding data through secure processing, compliance with regulations, transparency, and preventing misuse or unauthorised access.
      • Protecting against activities like fraud, money laundering, and market abuse, threatening financial system integrity and consumer protection.
      • The UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of UK authorised financial services firms. It can step in to pay compensation if a firm is unable, or likely to be unable, to pay claims against it.
      • Evolving financial advice models, ensuring accessibility, affordability, and consumer protection in changing markets.
      • Regulation to enhance financial markets transparency, investor protection, and improving trading practices across financial sectors.
      • The increasingly complex pension landscape for firms as they navigate a changing regulatory environment.
      • PRIIPs (Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products) ensuring transparent, standardised information for retail investors on investment products.
      • Providing clear, accurate information to consumers about financial products, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
      • SMCR (Senior Managers and Certification Regime) ensures accountability, clarifies roles, and enhances individual responsibility within financial services firms.
      • Integrating environmental, social, and governance factors into investment decisions to promote long-term positive impact.
      • Find out more to see how PIMFA is committed to promoting Talent, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (TIDE) in our industry.
    • Managing relationships with stakeholders, including government, regulators, and the public, to help shape policy and regulatory outcomes.
      • This biannual survey of PIMFA member firms seeks to capture the real-world impact of regulation and the wealth management and financial planning sector.
      • Our policies and goals for creating a UK culture of thriving financial health.
      • Collaborating with legislators to shape the future of financial regulation.
      • This paper outlines how the private banking and wealth management (PBWM) sector contributes to the UK’s economy, and how the Government can further enable the sector to support national growth and drive better financial outcomes for consumers.
    • Firm’s internal processes, systems, and controls, ensuring efficient, secure, compliant, and resilient operational functions.
      • Technology using algorithms and data to enhance decision-making, improve efficiency, and manage risks.
      • CASS (Client Assets Sourcebook) rules ensuring firms safeguard and properly handle client assets and funds.
      • Protecting financial firms' systems, data, and customers from cyber threats through resilience, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
      • The use of technology to enhance shareholder engagement, communication, and information access in financial markets.
      • The ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from disruptions, ensuring continuous services.
      • Transitioning to a new UK settlement cycle where financial transactions are completed one business day after the trade date.
      • Compliance with tax laws and promoting transparency.
      • Processes involving buying, selling, and transferring ownership of financial instruments, ensuring transparency and efficiency.
      • The obligation for firms to report details of financial transactions to ensure market transparency and integrity.
    • Industry-led working group to focus on enhancing sustainable finance capabilities within the financial advice sector.
    • An independent group of retail platforms working together to drive positive change. Run by platform firms, for platform firms.
    • Promoting talent, a diverse workforce, and creating inclusive environments.
    • The PIMFA Leading Lights Forum brings together talented young people from across our member firms who conduct primary research focusing on current hot topics impacting us all across our industry.
    • PIMFA's FinTech platform and digital marketplace created to drive innovation and enhance collaboration between FinTechs and the wealth management and financial advice sector.
    • PIMFA Groups consist of committees, forums, briefings and working groups for our member firms to discuss and examine key topics within our industry.
      • PIMFA’s Committees are a place for decision and action. They focus on deciding PIMFA’s strategies and work plans; agree positions and campaigns; and outputs from these add value to our members and their clients.
      • PIMFA’s Forums & Briefings are available to all members and provide updates on recent activities and announcements from the PIMFA team and provide behind-the-scenes details on initiatives and policy and regulatory changes in the market.
      • PIMFA’s Working Groups are a place for members to discuss projects, consultations, publications and campaigns in relevant policy areas.
    • See a range of Guides to support our member firms covering different topics.
    • Engaging with stakeholders to shape policies, providing insights and promoting informed industry discussions.
    • PIMFA responds on behalf of our membership to regulator and government consultations. We do this via feedback and discussion with member firms via our committees, working groups.
    • Our 'make it' campaign is dedicated to changing perceptions and encouraging an exciting and diverse mix of new talent into our industry.
    • Connect, collaborate and celebrate with PIMFA Events. From insightful webinars and thought-provoking symposiums to prestigious awards and vibrant networking opportunities, our events bring the wealth management and financial advice community together.
      • Celebrations of the best and brightest in our industry
      • Content-rich one day events with packed speaker agendas and cutting edge thought leadership
      • Opportunities to connect with industry peers and expand your network
      • Interactive in-person sessions curated to specific delegate cohorts
      • Large scale flagship events cutting across multiple cohorts and disciplines
      • See past events.
    • Elevate your expertise with PIMFA Learning Events - dynamic, industry-focused training designed to empower financial professionals. Stay ahead with cutting-edge insights, practical skills, and networking opportunities tailored for your growth.
      • Short, deep dive conversations with experts on the topics that matter most to you.
      • Courses that give your team the ‘must-have’ knowledge and skills to keep up with regulatory change
      • Stay informed of the latest regulatory, compliance & risk issues impacting your firm
      • View our past webinars on demand.
    • PIMFA Learning provides expert-led courses and resources to help you develop skills and stay compliant in the wealth management and financial advice industry.”
      • AI is reshaping wealth management, but many advice firms are stuck at the exploration stage. This one-day in-house training course prepares your leaders, managers, and team members to transition from curiosity to confident adoption, providing practical insights into how AI supports client service, compliance, operations, and investment advice.
      • M&A
        PIMFA in partnership with technology specialists SEI, law firm Farrer & Co. and advisory firm Square 4, brings together, in a series of dinners, invite-only events, live webinars and podcasts scheduled over 12 months, regulators, acquirers, sellers, and PE firms to help you cut through the M&A noise and uncover the key trends, challenges, and factors shaping the M&A space in Wealth Management.
      • PIMFA’s monthly Wealth Management Financial Crime Compliance Learning Programme ensures senior managers, MLRO/DMLOs, Heads of Compliance, compliance officers and legal professionals don’t just keep up to date with key changes and regulatory deadlines, but develop the clarity, direction and insight they need to design an effective and efficient anti-financial crime control framework that protects their firm, creates value and enhances revenue opportunities.
    • Short, deep dive conversations with experts on the topics that matter most to you.
    • View our past webinars on demand.
    • PIMFA Groups consist of committees, forums and working groups which provide an opportunity for individuals from our member firms to discuss relevant topics within our industry and examine issues such as Financial Crime, Regulation, Taxation, and much more.
      • PIMFA’s Committees are a place for decision and action. They focus on deciding PIMFA’s strategies and work plans; agree positions and campaigns; and outputs from these add value to our members and their clients.
      • PIMFA’s Forums & Briefings are available to all members and provide updates on recent activities and announcements from the PIMFA team and provide behind-the-scenes details on initiatives and policy and regulatory changes in the market.
      • PIMFA’s Working Groups are a place for members to discuss projects, consultations, publications and campaigns in relevant policy areas.
    • Take an active role in shaping the industry's future. Whether you're looking to attend, sponsor, exhibit, or speak, PIMFA Events offer unparalleled opportunities to connect, share insights, and make an impact. Find out how you can participate today.
    • Stay informed and engaged with PIMFA's Industry Events. Discover a curated selection of conferences, seminars, workshops, and networking opportunities hosted by industry leaders. Stay ahead of trends, gain fresh insights
  • News (6)
    • See PIMFA's response papers to key bodies such as UK's regulators and government departments on important key issues.
    • Read PIMFA's latest press releases covering our latest updates, news and views of the important topics impacting our industry.
    • The PIMFA Bulletin is our weekly email update delivering news and current affairs from within and around the industry.
    • Read PIMFA's thoughts and opinions on industry hot topics in our regular blogs.
    • Read the latest industry thoughts and opinions from our members in our regular guest blog.
    • PIMFA’s magazine contains articles and thought leadership on current issues, hot topics and future developments from PIMFA members. Always a thought-provoking read.
  • Indices (10)
  • About Us (32)
    • Full members provide a range of financial solutions including wealth management, financial advice, planning and execution services.
    • PIMFA is the voice of the UK’s personal wealth services sector. PIMFA champions a culture of financial health for all and represents and supports providers of wealth management services, financial planning and advice.
      • PIMFA's staff cover a variety of aspects at PIMFA from expert technical guidance to membership support and much more.
      • PIMFA’s Board governs the workings and strategic direction of PIMFA led by our Chairman, Lord Deben, and CEO, Liz Field. It consists of leading senior figures from a representative sample across the breadth of our membership
      • PIMFA Groups consist of committees, forums, briefings and working groups which provide an opportunity for individuals from our member firms to discuss relevant topics within our industry and examine issues such as Financial Crime, Regulation, Taxation, and much more.
      • PIMFA provide the Secretariat to the FCA's industry-led working group to focus on enhancing sustainable finance capabilities within the financial sector.
      • An independent group of retail platforms working together to drive positive change. Run by platform firms, for platform firms.
      • Sustainable Finance & ESG is an area of strategic focus for PIMFA making sure we are championing a high standard for our future.
      • PIMFA’s annual report is a review of our purpose, activity and key achievements over our membership year which runs from 1st June to 31st May.
      • PIMFA's membership is on a corporate level. We represent both full and associate member firms. See who our member firms are.
        • Full members provide a range of financial solutions including wealth management, financial advice and planning and execution services. They assist everyone from individuals and families to charities, pension funds, trusts and companies. 
        • Associate members provide professional services to the PIMFA community.
      • PIMFA Plus offers our full and associate member firms a suite of valuable services and curated products at bespoke rates from specialised partners that work with PIMFA.
      • Job opportunities at PIMFA.
      • Use our online directory to find a PIMFA member firm who can help you manage your money, buy and sell shares and access financial advice.
    • Our industry helps people navigate the difficult financial decisions needed throughout the stages of their life. These professionals provide valuable expertise and support.
      • If you are thinking about investing in financial instruments or seeking financial advice you can use our ‘Find a Firm’ service to search for a PIMFA member firm.
      • See how you can protect your investments from criminals seeking to abuse the system and how to find reputable, regulated firm.
      • This page contains frequently asked questions about the savings and investment industry.
      • Links which may be useful to you such as regulators, exchanges, trade associations, other resources etc.
    • PIMFA's membership is on a corporate level. We represent both full and associate member firms. See who our member firms are.
      • Full members provide a range of financial solutions including wealth management, financial advice and planning and execution services. They assist everyone from individuals and families to charities, pension funds, trusts and companies. 
      • Associate members provide professional services to the PIMFA community.
    • PIMFA Plus offers our full and associate member firms a suite of valuable services and curated products at bespoke rates from specialised partners that work with PIMFA.
    • PIMFA Groups consist of committees, forums, briefings and working groups which provide an opportunity for individuals from our member firms to discuss relevant topics within our industry and examine issues such as Financial Crime, Regulation, Taxation, and much more.
      • PIMFA’s Committees are a place for decision and action. They focus on deciding PIMFA’s strategies and work plans; agree positions and campaigns; and outputs from these add value to our members and their clients.
      • PIMFA’s Forums & Briefings are available to all members and provide updates on recent activities and announcements from the PIMFA team and provide behind-the-scenes details on initiatives and policy and regulatory changes in the market.
      • PIMFA’s Working Groups are a place for members to discuss projects, consultations, publications and campaigns in relevant policy areas.
    • PIMFA Wealthtech develops new concepts and promotes the latest technologies for the benefit of our members.
    • Use our online directory to find a PIMFA member firm who can help you manage your money, buy and sell shares and access financial advice.
    • Get in touch if you would like to collaborate with us in any of these areas.
    • All the details you will need to contact PIMFA.
  • My PIMFA (8)
    • Manage your personal information and account settings. Update your details, change your password, and keep your profile up to date.
    • Download and keep track of your CPD certificates in one place. Easily access your records and stay on top of your professional development.
    • View and manage all your past and current orders. Access order details, check statuses, and download invoices whenever needed.
    • Manage your preferences on how you receive and view information from PIMFA here. Select the topics you are interested in to power your personalised dashboard, website experience and the emails you receive from us.
    • Ensure your firm’s membership details are fully up to date
    • Complete your firms quarterly asset allocations surveys, access exclusive information and find out more about PIMFA’s work on the MSCI PIMFA Private Investor and Equity Risk Index Series.
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