335:. The London Institute of Banking & Finance (now renamed The London Foundation for Banking & Finance) was invited to assume control of the Grunfeld Foundation in the mid-1990s with the Board of Governors acting as trustees. The Foundation has funded scholarships for the full-time undergraduate programme, as well as learning resource provision, including the Henry Grunfeld Library at the campus in Lovat Lane. The Foundation also funds research fellowships and supports a longstanding commitment to
240:, and has trained over 100,000 qualified mortgage advisers. It is an FCA Accredited Body and also offers qualifications at Level 4 and Level 6 for regulated financial advisers (DipFA and Adv DipFA). As part of its role as an FCA Accredited Body it issues Statements of Professional Standing (SPS) which are required for those practising as a professional retail investment adviser, and has a publicly searchable
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Markets Academy (ADGMA). ADGMA and LIBF have set up a learning centre to provide education in banking and financial services to young Emirati professionals. The learning centre also publishes research, contributes to debates
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Foundation for Banking & Finance, retaining its status as an educational charity, and a new limited company, LIBF Limited was created. The institute's operations and Ofqual-recognised awarding powers were transferred to the new
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Financial Capability qualifications specifically designed for 14 to 19 year olds in the UK, but it has announced that no new students will be enrolled for these qualifications after November 2023, and they will be phased-out by 2026.
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