Lowes Magazine Issue 116

WE TALK ABOUT THE LOWES FAMILY AND WE ARE VERY much that – many of our Consultants and support staff have been with us for decades. That is how we deliver financial advice in the way that we do: Personal finances cared for personally. It also means that some of our longstanding Consultants have either reached retirement age or are approaching it. At the same time, we are seeing a growing need and demand for Independent Financial Advice. In many ways the Covid-19 crisis has focussed attention on the need to put our finances in proper shape – not least when it comes to tax and inheritance issues. Lowes has built its reputation on delivering personal finances in a personal, approachable way. We want that to continue so we took the decision to build our own in-house Academy to train and develop the Independent Financial Advisers and technicians of the future. We have launched the Lowes Financial Academy, which will take candidates from scratch through a training and development programme to gain the qualifications they need to become sector technicians. The training will be supported by some of the most highly qualified people in the profession. As well as playing an incredibly important and valuable role in people’s lives, being an Independent Financial Adviser can be a highly satisfying career. Our Consultants consistently say that the reason they do the job is the satisfaction of helping people build their wealth and achieve the financial security they desire. Through the Lowes Financial Academy our aim is to help inspire, motivate and encourage the next generation of financial advisers. Thinking ahead

We want to promote Independent Financial Advice as a fantastic career choice and to give people the pathway, learning materials and support they need to pass their exams and to pursue a successful career as an adviser. We are providing weekly training, delivered online by dedicated tutors via live webinars, with the candidates working through digestible workbooks in between, aimed at taking them through to achieving the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Level 4 Diploma qualification in Regulated Financial Planning. The weekly webinars will allow participants to ask any questions about the current and previous week’s material and they will be complemented by exam-style questions, incorporated throughout the course, focussed on the current and previous weeks’ learning, to help candidates prepare for their exam sittings. The course is open to anyone and is designed so that no matter what level of financial knowledge and ability a person has, they can work through the training programme to become an Adviser, or technician. This is an exciting step for Lowes and illustrative of our commitment to providing the very best advice for our clients both now and in the future.

If you know someone who would like to consider a career in financial services and would benefit from our programme, they can find out more information at LowesAcademy.co.uk or they can call 0191 281 8811.

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