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Freddie Flintoff to speak at AJ Bell inaugural investment conference
Mr Flintoff, who appears regularly on TV and is looking to develop a career as a professional boxer, will join a number of well known speakers at the event including the FCA's Rory Percival.
The Manchester-based Sipp and platform provider has closed registrations to its inaugural annual investment conference, due to reaching full capacity with 275 advisers registered to attend the event. The conference will be held at London's Millbank Tower on 14 November 2013.
The company says that the event, hosted by BBC presenter Nina Warhurst, will hear from many of the UK's leading fund managers and industry experts, speaking on a wide range of platform and investment related issues.
In addition, the FCA's technical specialist, Rory Percival, will hold a Q&A session, and AJ Bell's CEO, Andy Bell, will open and close the day with his thoughts.
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Billy Mackay, marketing director at AJ Bell, said: "We are delighted that 275 of the UK's leading advisers have signed up to join us at our inaugural annual investment conference. A great deal of work has gone in to making sure that we provide those attending with the opportunity to listen to some of the leading specialists in our industry speaking on a number of very topical subjects.
"With (Andrew) 'Freddie' Flintoff agreeing to speak at the evening drinks reception it tops off what we know will be a great day."
Mr Mackay continued: "With a list of speakers that includes Roger Bootle, Edward Bonham-Carter, Terry Smith and Freddie Flintoff you can be sure that it will be both an informative and entertaining day."
Q&A videos with the speakers will also be posted to Sippcentre's newly launched Infocentre, following the event, at www.sippcentre.co.uk