A young Financial Planning trainee has said he is thrilled to have won a £2,000 prize to fund a trip to the annual conference of South Africa's Financial Planning Institute in Cape Town.

Dozens of Financial Planners are set to attend information and advice workshops on how to grow small businesses.

Risk profiling software provider FinaMetrica is offering young Financial Planners and Paraplanners a chance to attend the prestigious Financial Planning Institute Annual Conference in South Africa. 

The definition of a Paraplanner and whether there should be a new standard for Paraplanning has been a hotly debated subject for some while.