IFP news

Friday, February 24, 2012
At Standard Life Investments, we pride ourselves on being a trusted source of information and support to the adviser community. Given the far-reaching implications of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the long-term educational challenges this...
Friday, February 24, 2012
When I first started in pensions, defined benefit (final salary) pension schemes were very popular with employers and employees. Since then a combination of factors including increased longevity, regulation, legislation (particularly following the...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) is pleased to announce the latest programmes on its highly popular online TV Platform IFPTV. The platform aims to help Financial Planners and advisers to develop their technical knowledge as well as to share...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
IFP Launches Financial Planning University Team Challenge 2012 – Directly engaging University students with the UK Financial Planning profession The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) extends an invitation to all UK University students to...
Friday, February 10, 2012
A campaign to address the lack of public trust in financial services is formally launched. The 'Question of Trust' campaign is the inspiration of Shane Mullins, Managing Director of financial advisory firm Fiscal Engineers. The campaign is...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The IFP’s upcoming Financial Planning conference on 23 February in London has proved to be extremely popular so far. The last few delegate places now remain but are likely to sell out by the end of January. With many advisers wanting to find...
Friday, January 20, 2012
IFP is delighted to announce a series of four films which are now available on IFPTV, having been supplied by Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. These films are taken from Dimensional’s Fama French forum and offer an avenue for the financial...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
In 2011, the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) launched its new Accredited Financial Planning FirmsTM register to help consumers identify those firms offering a comprehensive Financial Planning service. During December, two more of the UK’...
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Back in October, the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) launched its new Accredited Financial Planning FirmsTM register. The professional body announced the first 25 firms to meet the stringent requirements for entry at its national conference on...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) would like to thank all those firms and individuals who gave such excellent support to this year’s consumer awareness campaign, Financial Planning Week (21-27 November). The IFP is delighted to report...