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Gone too soon
The death of a child is heartbreaking for families and professionals alike, but the role funeral directors play in caring… Read more > -
COVID-19 contingency planner
View this month’s print issue for your pull-out contingency planner. In early March 2020, as the pandemic began, representatives from… Read more > -
Awards revamped for 2021
Looking ahead to The Independent Funeral Director Business Awards 2021 Golden Charter’s annual celebration of the independent sector will be… Read more > -
The long road to regulation
Consumer first approach In 2012, addressing Parliament ahead of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launch, then Chancellor George Osborne said… Read more > -
Remedies “no surprise”
As the final CMA report lands, Joe Murren of the SAIF-CMA Regulatory Taskgroup examines its remedies for the sector After… Read more > -
Repatriating family members: To love through life, to love through death
James Kindleysides and Alan Webb-Moore, of ECD International, reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on the families waiting for a… Read more > -
FCA regulation: A partnership approach
It’s been an unprecedented year for funeral directors; providing a frontline response to a global pandemic while navigating the latest… Read more > -
COVID-19: Navigating the path
The pandemic brought trials, tears and trauma to the front line – with more challenges ahead. SAIFInsight finds out how… Read more > -
Keeping up with online pricing
New SAIF member requirements mark an important move to greater transparency Following October’s announcement that SAIF is to make online… Read more > -
I’ll be home for Christmas
2020 will go down as the year the world pressed the pause button. It certainly has not been a great… Read more >