December 2, 2008
Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) has officially announced changes to its Certified Financial Planner® certification program, which will come into effect July 1, 2010.
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and 
® are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planners Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.
