Certified Financial Planners up 20% in 2008

According to figures from the Institute of Financial Planning, there are now 900 CFP's in the UK and it expects to welcome its 1000th CFP professional in the first quarter of 2009. The rise comes as adviser qualifications have been firmly in the spotlight this year following proposals outlined in the FSA's RDR Feedback Statement. "Despite everything else happening at the moment, the growth in CFP professionals continues unabated and another significant landmark has been met," says Nick Cann, CEO of the IFP. "Whenever I speak to those planners who have reached this significant goal, ...