Business and Other Briefings

HM Treasury: The Thoresen Review, an independent review set up by HM Treasury to look at how Generic Financial Advice (GFA) can be provided, has announced that Consumer Direct, in partnership with Citizens Advice Bureau, Cumbria County Council and Agilisys, and A4e will operate GFA consumer pilots in the North West, London, Staffordshire and South Yorkshire.
 
The pilots will test out a range of options and evidence the review has gathered from a wide variety of sources (including the responses to the review's call for evidence and consumer focus groups) to see how GFA can best be provided.
 
The pilots will go live on 17 September, operated by Consumer Direct and Citizens Advice Bureau and remain live until 17 December 2007The results from the independent evaluation of the pilots will be published in the final Thoresen Review report in early 2008.
Press release ~ Thoresen Review ~ 'Financial Capability: the Government's long-term approach' ~ Consumer Direct ~ Citizens Advice Bureau ~ Cumbria County Council ~ Agilisys ~ A4e
 
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