Since our foundation in 2004 Dominion has worked closely with professional Financial Planners, offering high-quality global funds targeting superior returns through a combination of innovation, diversity and investment expertise.
Morningstar is proud to again be working in association with the IFP for the Sixth Annual Morningstar Investment Conference which will be held in London on 15 and 16 May.
The unsettling events that have occurred since the bursting of the US housing market bubble in 2007 have created a tough and challenging business climate for financial advisers and planners across the UK.
HSBC Life is proud to sponsor the IFP in its efforts to promote professionalism in the sector and help raise consumer awareness of Financial Planning.
Do you know a team for the University Team Challenge?
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Applications are invited from teams of up to four students who are studying at a UK university and wish to enter the 2012 University Team Challenge competition.
IFP members dominate at New Model Adviser Awards 2012
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As part of the New Model Adviser conference held on 12 and 13 January in London, the winners of the 2012 regional adviser firms of the year awards were announced.
Northern Ireland branch deals with proposition and pricing
Don't deleteIn December, the Northern Ireland Branch of the IFP held its last meeting of 2011. It continued the branch’s focus on the changes needed to meet RDR requirements. The session - followed by the annual Christmas Dinner - was facilitated by Zurich and was entitled: “Adviser charging – where are you now?”
Setting the Standard – Why your firm should consider becoming an Accredited Financial Planning FirmTM in 2012
Ethical conduct is a hallmark of any profession and Financial Planning is no exception. The FSA expects members to do the best for their clients and demonstrate strong ethical behaviour as a core part of their overall competence and professionalism.
Many Financial Planners aspire to become authors, yet one of the obstacles will be finding the time, particularly in the run up to the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review, London Branch heard recently.
IFP TV Financial Planning news at the click of a button
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One of the new initiatives introduced by IFP for members’ benefit in 2011 has been the launch of IFPTV, the IFP’s very own online TV channel. IFPTV has been successfully developed with the help and support of London based MultiChannel TV.
2012 sees branch meeting attendance flourish across UK
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Branch chairmen across the UK have been reporting particularly strong interest in attending branch meetings so far in 2012, indicating that the sessions and speakers are proving even more popular than ever.
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In a twist to the format of its usual monthly sessions, Bristol Branch welcomed the IFP’s Nick Cann, Barry Horner CFPCM (CEO Paradigm Norton) and Philip Ryley, associate at Mitchelmores LLP to a round table discussion in December on all things RDR.
Cotswolds branch investigates repercussions of Legal Services Act
Don't deleteGareth Fatchett of solicitors Regulatory Legal was the speaker at the Cotswold Branch November meeting, held at branch sponsor Zurich’s offices in Cheltenham.
Last year’s sell out IFP Annual Conference received a fantastic response both in terms of support from the Financial Planning community and IFP supporters.
With less than a year to go before the RDR changes take effect, the IFP is expecting a very busy year in 2012.