The Certified Financial Planner designation, the global qualification for Financial Planners, has been extended to Financial Planners in Italy.

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the global Financial Planning professional body, has appointed a new chair and board leaders to support worldwide professional standards in Financial Planning.

Financial services company Mazars, which has a substantial UK Financial Planning arm, has launched a global rebrand.

The Financial Planning Standards Board, the international Certified Financial Planner standards body, is aiming to have 250,000 CFP holders by 2025 - an increase of 62,000 over the next five years.