The ifs School of Finance today welcomed the appointment of Chris Pond as the new Director of Financial Capability at the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Anne Kiem, Director of External Affairs at the ifs School of Finance, said:
"We welcome the creation of this new post which demonstrates a clear intent to build on the existing FSA work on improving financial capability.
Chris has a solid background in this area, having served on the FSA Steering group on financial capability, as well as the family group. As a former MP we trust that he will also be able to ensure Government takes seriously the need for far better levels of financial capability than is currently planned.
We look forward to working closely with Chris in the coming months and years to achieve our shared ambition of significantly increasing the financial capability of the nation."
The ifs School of Finance is currently the only provider of GCSE, AS and A level equivalent qualifications in personal finance. These qualifications are being taught in almost 300 schools and colleges in England and Wales, benefiting approximately 7,000 students.
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