PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE..OCTOBER 2019

Your monthly update is a little later than usual due to a bit of work upheavel and a little Spanish sun but here we go!

Firstly,fingers crossed to all members who took written exams in October, thanks to the inviligators who make it possible and continued good luck to those who take exams all year round. I am delighted to say 345 papers have been passed in the January-July period,some of which resulted in the following qualifications for our PFS/CII members

Award in Life and Pensions Foundations 1

Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management 8

Certificate in Investment Operations 2

Certificate in Securities Advice & Dealing 1

Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice 2

Certificate in Financial Services (General Route) 7

Certificate in Pension Transfer Advice 3

Certificate in Mortgage Advice 8

Award in Financial Administration (Pensions) 1

Certificate in Equity Release 5

Award in Long Term Care Insurance 8

Diploma in Financial Planning 6

Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning 9

Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning 7

Fellowship in Financial Planning 3

Award for the Foundation in Insurance Test 3

Certificate in Insurance 13

Certificate in London Market Insurance 1

Diploma in Insurance 7

Advanced Diploma in Insurance 2

Many congratulations to all successful members and we will be recognising your successes formally in 2020

Couple of very good and well supported CPD events were held in October with presentations on under insurance from Martyn Barrett from Barrett Corp & Harrington and new SMCR from Branko Bjelobaba

More events continued to be booked in and in reality we are starting to plan for 2020-21 Education year which starts next May. If you have ideas or wish to present an event yourself,please contact your Education Programme Leader,Tim Chandler

47 lucky ticket holders enjoyed a night at the theatre as The Lion King premiered at The Bristol Hippodrome and 83 tickets are currently being distribured for the Christmas Pantomime. Your next S&S event is Winter Market drinks in Gloucester Quays (Dr Fosters) on Friday 29th November and for 2020,a male and female 5 a side football night,the quiz and a trip to Highgrove House are all in planning.

Charity awareness continues to be at the fore of our thoughts and we will soon be distributing items for collection which the Cheltenham Animal Shelter are seeking and will be helping Gloucester Foodbank again in January 2020. Our cake bake has a new date of the week commencing 27th January but with the added bonus that members of IICG New Gen and me will be walking from Gloucester to Cheltenham on the Friday stopping at selected offices/pubs to collect your takings.

The IICG President's Charity Dinner prep is in full swing and tickets are flying out of the door. My sincere thanks to the following sponsorship partners who have all stepped up so far

Capita

PIB Group

Brunsdon

Crawford and Company

Inspection Network

M..R Ratcliffe

Sponsorship opportunties continue to be available via Nicola Hunt, your Dinner Secretary.

Thankyou for my new donation this month from Mike Chiswell and the team at KFS Insurance, much appreciated

Only 80 miles again In October but my new cunning plan of walking to work is already paying dividends. On the 18/19th July 2020 I am now booked in for Race to Broadway Tower which is 53 miles in 2 days and more events to follow. Read and donate via

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/simonmcgill51

We have continued this month to add new events for you for the rest of 2019 and 2020 which can be found at https://www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/cheltenham-gloucester/home/events/forthcoming-events/

Finally,I have new contact points at simon.mcgill@ecclesiastial.com and 0737 667 3833

Thankyou again for the Local Institute support

Simon McGill

IIC&G President

**BREAKING** General Election means the BofE presentation on 4th December now has been moved to 8th January **