Media Releases - 2000

December 8, 2000, Toronto - Shining shoes paid off big for one Shinerama volunteer. Trent University student Nicole Oster recently won a draw prize of $1,000 from Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) to put toward a financial plan developed by Investors Group's Jane Landriault, CFP. The two met for a one-hour session last Thursday at Investors Group's Peterborough office. More >

September 1, 2000, Toronto - Charities will soon be moving into high gear with their annual campaigns and professional financial planners can help Canadians reap financial benefits from their own charitable giving. More >

August 30, Toronto - Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) kicks-off its fall CFP® brand awareness campaign by sponsoring " Shinerama 2000" , Canada's largest post-secondary student fundraiser that promotes awareness of Cystic Fibrosis and raises funds for research and treatment. More >

July 19 2000, Toronto - A record number of candidates for a spring sitting of the CFP Professional Proficiency Examination (PPE) wrote the June 10, 2000 exam in 66 centres across Canada and two international. More >

July 18, 2000, Toronto - Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) issued a call today to the Canadian academic community and industry practitioners to submit research papers on long-term care/health issues, the theme for the next International CFP Council Academic Advisory Panel meeting to be held in New Zealand, April 2001. The deadline for submissions is January 4. More >

TORONTO, JUNE 13, 2000 (Denver, Colorado) - Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) has become the fourth organization to secure permanent member status on the International CFP Council. More >

February 15, 2000, Toronto - Do you know the most common mistake people made when seeking financial help is they confuse financial planning with investing or retirement planning? Do you know that professional financial planning is the process of meeting your life goals through the proper management of your finances? More >

January 12, 2000, Toronto - The sixth CFP Professional Proficiency Examination (PPE) developed and administered by Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) was written on November 13, 1999 in 64 centres across Canada and seven offshore - a new record. There were 1,632 individuals who qualified to write the PPE, which is more than a 30 per cent increase from the June 1999 exam. More >