ATEB appoints Technical Manager

22 March 2016 Steve BaileyCompliance

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Alistair MacDougall as Technical Manager.

Alistair brings a wealth of industry experience to ATEB, having worked in Financial Services since 1973. Previous roles include Head of Academy for Capita/Lloyds Bank and a variety of senior management roles for a national IFA. Alistair founded and ran a consultancy business in 1998 and since then has worked with a variety of clients, including Insurance Companies, Banks, Wealth Managers and Advice firms, in the UK, Channel Islands and Europe.

He has created and run Leadership and client facing skills programs for many well known financial firms.

In the run up to RDR, Alistair worked with many IFA firms to help them prepare for RDR changes and he presented workshops around the UK on RDR changes, Investment Process, Effective Pricing Models and VAT.

He has written many articles for the financial press over the years and has a broad range of expertise and knowledge that we know will be of value to our clients.

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“ATEB has a stated objective to employ only the highest quality consultants in line with our Section 166 Skilled Persons accreditation. Alistair’s appointment complements this objective perfectly. With an unquestionable depth and breadth of both practical and technical knowledge, and a clear passion for the industry, he is never one to shy away from challenging the status quo. He adds another dimension and we are delighted to have him on board.”

Huw Reynolds, Director

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