Article: IFP threatens legal fight on CFP letters.(Institute of Financial Planning)(Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.)(Brief Article)

The Institute of Financial Planning is threatening legal action over the use of the letters CFP by the CII.

The IFP says the CII's decision to launch its chartered financial planner qualification undermines its own certified financial planner accreditation.

At its AGM last week, IFP president Ian Shipway pledged to do whatever necessary under trademark law to "protect the integrity of the CFP mark". He accused the CII of deliberately creating confusion with the launch of its chartered financial planner status and said people were already referring to both CII and IFP qualifications as CFP despite the Privy Council banning the CII from ...

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