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Paraplanner of the Year

by Richard Allum on 12 August 2010

Yes, it’s that time of the year again when you have a chance to win some nice prizes and be crowned Paraplanner of the Year 2010.  Full details of the awards, entry criteria and prizes can be found here.

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Meet the Paraplanner | Martin Vaughan

by Richard Allum on 1 October 2009

Martin is the featured paraplanner in Professional Adviser this week which has recently introduced a paraplanner section.  It’s good to see another publication recognising the importance of paraplanners and dedicating resources.  Here is what he had to say.
Martin Vaughan is founder of Paragon Paraplanning.  He is also co-founder of theparaplanner.com, the UK’s first website dedicated [...]

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Our new look

by Richard Allum on 29 September 2009

If you have logged in to the site today you may have noticed that things look a bit different.  We have given the site a bit of a make over and added some new features.
The previous version of the site was set up as an online magazine with lots of sections and features which required [...]

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Paraplanner of the Year 2009 Announced

by Richard Allum on 29 September 2009

The 2009 Paraplanner of the Year is Svenja Keller from the John Lamb Partnership.
The overall competition was of a very high standard and we would like to thank all those who entered for your time and effort.
The winning margin was a narrow 4% and Svenja just edged the win with the joint highest score in [...]

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Paraplanner of the Year 2009 – 2 weeks left

by Richard Allum on 7 September 2009

Registrations are well up on last year but there are only 2 weeks left to complete your entries.  If you have not registered yet there is still time.  Some of you have completed your technical questionnaire but not yet sent in your testimonials or short essays.  Don’t leave it to the last minute or you [...]

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Paraplanner of the Year 2009 – Awards Launched

by Richard Allum on 10 August 2009

Following the success of the Awards last year we are pleased to announce that the 2009 Awards are launched today. There will be lots of publicity and press announcements next week but you can see all the information and details of how to enter now on the Award’s very own site by clicking here.  The [...]

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Paraplanners and Financial Planners

by Martin Vaughan on 17 February 2009

I am writing this short article to ask you all for your thoughts and comments.
Richard and I were asked to participate in the Institute of Financial Planning’s (IFP) North of England Conference to be held in Leeds on 24 March.
We agreed because we thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile or [...]

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Happy New Year!

by Martin Vaughan on 4 January 2009

The start of the new year is traditionally a time for looking back over the past 12 months and looking forward to the next 12 months. It’s also a time for making predictions and being optimistic about the future.Well I’m going to stick my neck out and make a prediction for the next 12 months [...]

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Off the Road – for now!

by Martin Vaughan on 12 November 2008

We’ve now completed the first series of On The Road events and they can only be described as a great success!Events were held in Birmingham, Watford, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Southampton, Bristol, Manchester and London. At each of the events the delegates heard from a number of speakers and also had the opportunity to get [...]

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Update from the team

by Richard Allum on 5 November 2008

It’s been a very busy month for us with the IFP Conference, Paraplanner of the Year and On the Road workshops.  There has also been a little bit of activity in the markets and economy which have taken up some time.  We are aware that there has been little activity in terms of updates during [...]

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