The Institute of Financial Planning has now officially merged with the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment as of 1 November and CISI welcome packs are on their way this week to IFP members.

Outgoing IFP President Rebecca Taylor FIFP CFP^CM and next President Alan Dick CFP^CM, who will take over tomorrow, said achieving “critical mass” for Financial Planning in the UK was a major motivator for the IFP-CISI merger. Read more...

The outgoing president of the IFP says she can fall in love with the new organisation created by the merger with the CISI. Read more...

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Institute of Financial Planning have signed and exchanged contracts confirming that the merger of the two institutes will go ahead as planned. Read more...