This paper sets out the CII’s conception of an Independent Professional Standards Board (IPSB). It reviews the proposal as it stands now, takes a critical look at some of the myths that have developed about it, sets out what a possible model IPSB might look like in the future, and explains the...

A starting point to any understanding of British professions in the twenty-first century is an appreciation of what it has meant to be a profession up to this point.This is no easy task. There is no single, generally accepted definition of ‘profession’ in the English language. The term has...

The CII’s position paper no.1 (‘A professional body forretail financial services?’), published in October, set outan overview of the possible professional response to theFSA’s Retail Distribution Review and to the challenge ofestablishing, against the background of more...