Money Advice Scotland News

PRESS RELEASE: 30th November 2011

Money Advice Scotland and the Institute of Money Advisers join forces to offer a qualification for money advisers in Scotland.

Money Advice Scotland (MAS) and the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA) are pleased to announce they will be working together with Staffordshire University to adapt the IMA Certificate of Money Advice Practice qualification to cover Scottish law and practice and make it available to Scottish money advisers in 2012.

This means that for the first time there will be one standard professional qualification for money advisers across all of the administrations in the UK available to advisers in both the free and fee charging sectors.

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Investors in People Award to Money Advice Scotland - May 2011

Money Advice Scotland has again achieved Investors in People recognition, attaining Bronze status.

Chief Executive Yvonne MacDermid commented “Yet again Money Advice Scotland has shown that it can meet national standards, its commitment and investment in our staff and volunteers. Our people are our best asset.

I am personally delighted that given the tough business environment, in which we operate that we are being recognised for our hard work,  with our people at the heart of the matter. This is a great achievement for all involved at Money Advice Scotland.”