CFP Board Strengthens Its Governance of Disciplinary Procedures.New Resources and Safeguards to Ensure Fair, Objective and Transparent Process WASHINGTON -- Certified Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). Board), in a unanimous decision A Unanimous Decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all 3 judges agree on which fighter won the match. by its Board of Directors, has adopted new governance policies related to the oversight of its Disciplinary and Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. (Commission), the body that administers disciplinary hearings. The new policies increase safeguards to the public through clear accountability, increased transparency and public representation on the Commission. "These governance changes incorporate best practices of the sort CFP Board introduced in the strengthened ethical standards for CFP([R]) professionals that take effect in July 2008," said David G. Strege, CFP([R]), Chair of CFP Board's Board of Directors. "They are based on extensive and thoughtful examination of best practices of corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. and of professional review processes inside and outside the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. Without compromising the integrity and autonomy of CFP Board's long standing disciplinary process, we have strengthened our procedures to ensure certificants and their clients have access to a fair, objective and consistent professional review process." Hearing Panels will continue to deliberate autonomously, and CFP Board staff counsel will be available to offer the Commission guidance on CFP Board's disciplinary procedures disciplinary procedure A sanction, or restriction of the right to practice medicine, imposed on a professional and on possible interpretation of the ethical standards for CFP([R]) professionals. CFP Board has also retained independent legal counsel to act in an advisory role to its Appeals Committee, the body that reviews challenges to Commission decisions. "The additional support the dedicated volunteers on the Commission will receive from staff as a result of the new policies should have immediate benefits for CFP Board's professional review process and the members of the Commission," said Daniel J. Candura, CFP([R]), former Chair of the Board of Professional Review who currently serves on the Board of Directors. "The addition of public representation on the Commission will create greater accountability and transparency at a time when Americans increasingly rely on financial planners to help plan for their financial security." The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by granting the CFP([R]) certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against . CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP([R]), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER[TM] and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 57,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more about CFP Board, visit www.CFP.net. CFP([R]) - The Recognized Standard of Excellence in Personal Financial Planning |
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