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AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

BY LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013 11:00AM

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014.

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