FPSC Announces
November 2001 CFP Examination Results
January 9, 2002, Toronto
- One thousand four hundred and ninety-seven (1,497) individuals
wrote the Financial Planners Standards Council's (FPSC) Certified
Financial Planner® (CFP®) Examination on November 10th and
58.9 per cent (882) of these individuals passed. Of those
writing the exam for the first time, 64.4 per cent passed.
The list of the 882 successful CFP candidates
will be published in the Thursday, January 10 National Post
and in the February issue of Investment Executive.
"We have now completed the tenth sitting
of the CFP Examination," said FPSC President Don Johnston.
"I congratulate the recent group of successful candidates.
They have proven their dedication to the financial planning
profession by stepping forward to pass the examination requirement
of the CFP designation."
The six-hour CFP Examination is administered
in both official languages twice a year in centres across
Canada. Topics covered reflect the knowledge and skills required
in the current practice of financial planning as established
by academics and CFP professionals. Only candidates who have
completed the educational requirement set by FPSC are eligible
to write the CFP Examination.
The next scheduled CFP Examination is on Saturday,
June 8, 2002. Registration closes May 8, 2002. Examination
information and applications are available at www.cfp-ca.org.
Financial Planners Standards Council is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to benefiting and protecting the Canadian
consumer by establishing and enforcing education, examination,
experience and ethics requirements for financial planners
who choose to earn the CFP designation. FPSC is the Canadian
licensor of the internationally recognized CFP certification
marks used by over 62,000 planners in 15 countries around
the world. There are more than 13,000 planners licensed to
use these marks in Canada.
For more information contact:
Blake Glendenning, Communications Specialist
416.593.8587 ext. 229 bglendenning@cfp-ca.org
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.
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