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Certified Financial Consultant ® mark is registered with US Government Patent & Trade Mark Office, USA, and with the National Certification Commission, USA.
IFC
offers an educational program leading to the designation of Certified
Financial Consultant (CFC) issued to qualified graduates.
The
Institute is multidisciplinary, drawing its members from the related
but separate fields of accountancy, insurance, law, funds management,
tax and pensions. The Institute is forging a "new" profession
that adopts the best features from these related professions and
encourages the development of members' qualifications as financial
consultants on the basis of their current professional qualifications. Financial
consultants provide advice to clients in a wide variety of situations
from the financial planner advising individual clients on investments
to those working as corporate financial officer, portfolio manager,
security analyst and investment banker in organizations as diverse
as brokerage firms, mutual funds, banks, trust companies, corporate
finance departments, insurance companies and other financial management
firms.
IFC
aims to ensure its members provide competent, ethical and objective
financial advice. This is to the advantage of clients and employers,
the profession and individual members of the Institute. Vision The
vision of IFC is to be the global leader in educating and certifying
financial consultants.Mission The
mission of IFC is to provide education and certification for financial
consultants so that members qualified to use the designation Certified
Financial Consultant are recognized internationally as trusted
financial advisors.Objectives The
objectives of IFC are to:
- offer
thorough and accessible educational programs for professionals
anywhere in the world to qualify as competent financial consultants
- issue the designation of Certified Financial Consultant (CFC)
to qualified graduates of the education program
- ensure each member adheres to the Institute's code of ethics
- grow public respect for, and confidence in, the profession of
financial consulting
- gather and circulate current information relevant to financial
consulting to Institute members
- encourage and provide opportunity for Institute members from
all countries to share their knowledge and experience in financial
consulting
- promote and enhance professional and career opportunities for
Institute members throughout the world by maintaining the high
standards of the Certified Financial Consultant designation.
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