Globally, over 140,000 professional financial planners now hold the CFP designation. This includes the 5,500 strong community of CFP professionals in Australia who proudly fly the flag for the gold standard in financial planning.
Independent research now proves that the CFP designation has clear benefits for financial planning professionals. This research takes into account how the CFP designation is viewed across four key perspectives:

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Enrolments in the CFP Certification Program open on 10 January 2013. Find out more here.
Sources: * Investment Trends August 2012 Advice and Limited Advice Report survey of over 1,400 consumers; ** Investment Trends FPA Professional Dividend Report September 2012; † Investment Trends April 2012 Planner Business Model Report; †† Comparator Business Benchmarking September 2012 Market Pulse Report representing 60% of planner market; ^ FPA and ASIC data for past three years.