More Chartered Financial Planners is good news for consumers

New figures from the Personal Finance Society show a 25% increase in the number of firms of Chartered Financial Planners over the past year.

There are now over 500 firms of Chartered Financial Planners in the UK.

Informed Choice became the 99th firm of Chartered Financial Planners in 2007.

Nick Bamford, our executive director, was instrumental in obtaining this prestigious status for the profession in his role as chairman of the Society of Financial Advisers, which later merged with another organisation to become the Personal Finance Society.

Only advisory firms which demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism can obtain the corporate Chartered Financial Planners status, making this a very exclusive club.

Chartered status is a quality mark for corporate culture and ethics, according to the Personal Finance Society.

As a firm of Chartered Financial Planners, we have satisfied rigorous criteria relating to professional qualifications and ethical good practice. You can be confident that you will be dealing with a leading firm wholly committed to providing the best possible advice, service and support.

More firms of Chartered Financial Planner is good news for consumers, who can be confident they are dealing with professional advisers.

When combined with independent financial advice, Chartered status really is the gold standard of financial advice and something every investor should seek when looking for an adviser.