IFP suggests CII's 'financial planner' label "raises trademark issues"

In a statement issued this afternoon concerning the Privy Council’s endorsement of Chartered Financial Planner status, the IFP reveals it believes use of the title will not only be confusing to consumers against the CFP mark but “potentially raises trademark issues” which it says “will be unhelpful for everybody involved”. Nick Cann, chief executive of the IFP, adds the Financial Planning Standards Board, which is responsible for managing the international CFP accreditation “are consulting with [legal] counsel to check what the trademark situation is”. Today’s statement follows earlie...