There is one week left for Accredited Financial Planning Firms to submit their entries for the Institute of Financial Planning's 'Recognising Excellence' award.
The award recognises the best-performing Accredited Firm on the register based on their impact on the Financial Planning profession over the past 12 months.
Entries will close on Monday 1 July and candidates will be shortlisted by 1 August.
Judges will be IFP President Rebecca Taylor FIFP CFP^CM, IFP board member Janet Walford, IFP education director Sue Leech and Brett Davidson from FP Advance.
The 'Recognising Excellence' award was first announced by IFP chief executive Nick Cann at the Accredited Firms conference back in March.
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Firms will be judged on their impact on the Financial Planning profession and their business performance.
The impact of the Financial Planning profession will be judged via one or more of the following criteria:
-Contribution to the Financial Planning profession (which includes building best practice and development of consumer awareness of Financial Planning.)
-Innovation
-Service excellence
To enter, firms should submit a written application of up to 2,500 words setting out what the firm has done in the previous 12 months and why they should win. Judges will also look at firms' business performance figures.
For more information or how to submit an entry, visit the IFP website at www.financialplanning.org.uk 

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