Financial Planning Standards Board India

Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India is a Public – Private Enterprise and a Professional Standards Setting body that proactively guides the development and promotion of standards for Financial Planning professionals to benefit and protect the public in the country. FPSB India closely works with all the stakeholders’ viz. the Government, the Regulators, the Industries/Associations, the Corporate, the Media and the General Public to achieve its objectives. It is a Professional Membership & Certification organization-part of leading Global Confederation established by prominent financial service corporations with an objective to professionalize the concept of Financial Planning in India.

As a professional Self-Regulatory Organization, FPSB India promotes and maintains voluntary standards of professionalism including Education, Examination, work Experience and Ethics requirements and will continue to co-operate the Government, Regulators and other agencies to appropriately, effectively and uniformly regulate personal Financial Planning practitioners. Our stewardship of financial and human resources will be characterized by fiduciary responsibility. Our members, volunteers and our staff will uphold the same attributes and principles. FPSB India expects of its own Certificants integrity, objectivity, competency, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism and diligence in the performance of our mission.

FPSB India is based on Self Regulatory Mechanism, which is reflected by virtue of its Code of Ethics & Rules of Professional Conduct, which is mandated for all its members. The creation of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), India represents commitment to the emergence of Financial Planning as a respected profession in India and globally, and will strengthen our ability to educate the public about the Financial Planning process and about the professionalism of Financial Planners who have committed to competent and ethical behavior in India. Consistent with development in other countries FPSB India will attempt to ensure that Financial Planning Certificants in India meet Competency and Ethics standards which are based on a platform of Education, Examination, Experience and Ethics requirements (the 4Es). Financial Planning Standards Board India is marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in India, through an Affiliate Agreement with FPSB Denver, USA. The other peer countries are Australia, Austria, Belgium Brazil, Canada, China, China Taipei, France, Germany, Hongkong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America

There is a crying need to establish professional Financial Planning standards, inculcate financial literacy, and create suitable redressal mechanism for the investors in India, so that not only they can make responsible use of credit & money but can make informed financial decision that affect their family and future. Leading personal financial services establishments all over the world have been concerned about these issues as well: as this not only impacts the businesses of the corporations but also the credibility of the institutions - as it is largely a function of the professionalism demonstrated by its associates vis-à-vis their investors. Globally many leading personal financial services firms are coming together and attempting to professionalize the business of Financial Planning, and setting standards in the discipline. Currently in over 20 countries over 200 leading financial firms have joined hands towards this objective. In India – Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India has been set up to achieve the same. Over 40 leading Financial Services firms have come together to promote FPSB India

External links

* [http://www.fpsbindia.org Official web site]