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.

Maintaining the abilities and knowledge necessary to provide a professional service has been voted as the greatest ethical challenge for Financial Planners.

The IFP held its inaugural ethics conference last Thursday, looking at the topic of Managing Conflicts of Interest.