PIMFA’s Virtual Fest adds Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq as second keynote speaker

9 March 2022

PIMFA’s Virtual Fest adds Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq as second keynote speaker

PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, is delighted to welcome Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury & City Minister, Tulip Siddiq as its second keynote speaker at Virtual Fest 2022.

Virtual Fest takes place between 14 and 25 March this year and in a change in format will run in a more flexible way as a series of two-hour sessions each day over a fortnight.

Ms Siddiq will be outlining Labour’s priorities for the City and financial services more broadly, as well as retail savers. She joins a growing roster of pre-eminent speakers at Virtual Fest which includes Dr Rebecca Harding, Chief Executive of Coriolis Technologies, who will be offering her analysis of the situation in Ukraine, and previously announced keynote speaker, Therese Chambers, Director of Consumer Investments at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Virtual Fest 2022 will provide access to a variety of content in the forms of webinars, virtual sessions with speakers and trainers, videos, PDFs and online resources which once again will be available for one month after the event closes.

Throughout the fortnight delegates will have the opportunity to hear from renowned experts and fellow industry colleagues on topics including:

• Consumer Duty – What Will Regulation Look Like in the Future?
• Financial Exclusion – The Role of Firms and Advisers on Creating an Inclusive Sector
• The Latest on DEFI, NFTs & Stablecoins
• Responsible Investment – Preparing for a Climate of Change
• And the brand-new Advisers Skills Hub – a variety of bite-size content to help advisers improve their skillset
• and many more…

As always delegates will be able to network and earn up to 10 CPD hours at Virtual Fest supported by PIMFA’s partners Royal London, Seccl, TIME Investments, Mapped Marketing, Kroll and Graham Aikin Consulting.

Liz Field, Chief Executive of PIMFA, commented: “Virtual Fest, as before, brings together speakers within and outside our profession to discuss topical issues relevant to our current climate.

“We are delighted that Labour’s Shadow City Minister Tulip Siddiq will be joining us this year to talk about what Labour’s priorities would be for the City and retail savers.

“Our work as a trade association means that we will always try to build a broad base of support for any reforms to Government policy that would benefit our industry and the clients we serve. There are potentially many positive changes that we can make in the years to come and I’m looking forward to hearing how Labour’s ideas on policy might contribute to those changes.”

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Notes for Editors

About PIMFA – the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association

• PIMFA is the trade association for firms that provide wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice to everyone from individuals and families to charities, pension funds, trusts and companies.
• The sector currently looks after £1.65 trillion in private savings and investments and employs over 63,000 people.
• PIMFA represents both full and associate member firms. Full members provide a range of financial solutions including financial advice, portfolio management, as well as investment and execution services. They assist everyone from individuals and families to charities and pension funds, all the way to trusts and companies.  Associate members provide professional services to the PIMFA community.
• PIMFA  leads the debate on policy and regulatory recommendations to ensure that the UK remains a global centre of excellence in the wealth management, investment advice and financial planning arena. Our mission is to create an optimal operating environment so that its member firms can focus on delivering the best service to clients, providing responsible stewardship for their long-term savings and investments. 
• PIMFA has made numerous recommendations to the FCA regarding the Future of Advice, Future of Supervision and the FSCS levy – read more.
• PIMFA was created in 2017 as the outcome of a merger between the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) and the Wealth Management Association (WMA) with a history as a trade association since 1991 – read more.
• Further information can be found at pimfa.co.uk

Contact

For further information on this release or other press matters please contact:

Matthew West, PIMFA PR Manager – MatthewW@pimfa.co.uk, +44 (0)20 7382 0376

Sheena Gillett, PIMFA Communications & PR Director – sheenag@pimfa.co.uk, +44 (0)20 7011 9869 / +44 (0)7979 493225