Inspire
The New Talent Alliance (NTA) will inspire and encourage advice firms to recruit and develop new talent by overcoming concerns, and outlining the benefits and support available.
Nothing will change unless more firms are inspired to offer more career opportunities and more candidates are inspired to consider them.
The New Talent Alliance aims to:
- Acknowledge the challenges firms face when recruiting new talent.
- Understand the perceived barriers to sourcing and recruiting new talent, and how to overcome them.
- Promote the benefits of hiring new talent including energy, innovation and diversity of thought.
- Promote talent acquisition as a succession planning alternative to consolidation.
- Share success stories at every opportunity through case studies and other media.
Support
The New Talent Alliance (NTA) will share good practice to support firms in attracting, recruiting, training, developing, managing and retaining new talent.
This activity is all about making it easier for firms of all sizes to translate recruitment ambitions into action and achieve successful results.
The New Talent Alliance aims to:
- Highlight the mechanisms firms can use to attract new talent to the sector.
- Provide ideas on where and how to source potential talent.
- Explain how firms can enhance their recruitment processes and acquire new talent.
- Provide firms with career pathways enabling career progression for new and existing staff.
- Highlight all professional qualification options to help firms choose the most appropriate.
- Support firms with quality knowledge, skill and behavioural development options for new talent.
- Support firms to fulfil their regulatory and supervisory requirements.
- Provide ideas and options for firms to manage and retain their new talent effectively.
ABOUT THE NEW TALENT ALLIANCE
The Consumer Duty Alliance launched the New Talent Alliance (NTA) on 25 March 2024. It brings together many of the sector’s leading academies, training organisations, recruiters and qualification bodies with the joint aim of reshaping talent acquisition and development within the financial services profession. Find out more about the NTA, their mission and objectives.
The NTA Steering Group is chaired by Tom Hegarty, CEO of SimplyBiz, previously Managing Director at M&G Wealth Advice. The London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF) will act as Secretariat for the steering group. Find out more about the NTA Steering Group.
Upcoming and recent events
Apprenticeships in Practice: Real World Insights, Case Studies and FAQs
February 2026 - webinar recording
The NTA's first webinar (see below) covered the basics of apprenticeships, this second webinar gives more insight and looks at apprenticeships in action.
Join the NTA's Steering Group members John Somerville (Director of Financial Services, LIBF), Alex Langhorn (The Davies Group) and Natalie Dawes (Editor at Professional Paraplanner) as they discuss real case studies, success stories and what an apprenticeship programme is really like. Topics include:
- What actually happens on an apprenticeship programme for the apprentice?
- How can employers maximise the effectiveness of an apprenticeship programme?
- The benefits of a partnership between the apprentice, employer and trusted training provider.
An Introduction to Apprenticeships for Employers
November 2025 - webinar recording
The new L4 apprenticeship standards have received a lot of coverage, but what exactly is an apprenticeship, how does it work and why could it be a great way for your business to recruit successfully?
Join the NTA's Chair, Tom Hegarty (CEO, SimplyBiz), and Steering Group members John Somerville (Director of Financial Services, LIBF), The Davies Group's Jude Pilcher (Client Success & Growth Director) and Natalie Dawes (Candidate Support/Trainer & Business Development Adviser) as they discuss these and other issues in this practical and insightful webinar.
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