The Devon Hotel in Exeter was almost not big enough to hold a record attendance for the first South West branch meeting of the year as 21 financial planners squeezed into the Edwardian Suite to hear two quality presentations which were very different, but equally valuable reports branch chairman Pete Matthew CFP^CM. Read more ...

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The Northern Home Counties Branch held its first meeting in 2014 at the Sunley Conference Centre based at the University of Northampton, reports branch chairman Dr Lien Luu CFP^CM.
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Financial Planning day
The Financial Planning day on Wednesday 30 April in the Midlands will focus purely on key elements of the Financial Planning process including cashflow planning, the Financial Planning proposition, assumptions, the Financial Planner and Paraplanner relationship and more. Financial Planners and other experts will share what works for them and their businesses, giving practical insight and ideas that will help to boost your business success too. It'll be a day packed full of useful tips and actionable ideas about Financial Planning, designed to make your business even better.

Exclusive Paraplanner conference
The IFP Paraplanner conference makes a welcome return on 22 May. It's now a fixture in many Paraplanners' calendars and provides an opportunity for them to focus on the topics and issues most relevant to them. And it's the perfect forum for Paraplanners to network with others in similar roles. Sessions will be a mix of keynote, optional and interactive sessions. They'll be a dinner the night prior so delegates can relax ahead of the busy day ahead and they'll be an interactive exhibition. Early booking is recommended as this one is always popular.

CFP^CM professionals' conference
The format of last year's CFPCM professionals' conference was extremely well received and it's therefore set to be repeated this year. The conference is taking place at Chesford Grange in Warwick on Thursday 12 June following a dinner the night before. The day will be split into sections covering communication, practice management and technical topics. Experts will lead high level, interactive sessions and at the end of the day there will round table information sessions where the delegates have the opportunity to discuss key issues with the experts from the day and each other. You can be sure of content appropriate and relevant to CFP professionals. It's a must for all CFP professionals.

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As well as having a new branch chairman in Ed Green CFP^CM of Close Brothers Asset Management, Bristol branch also has a new venue for its meetings this year - the IFP offices in Redcliff Street, Central Bristol. Read more ...

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January was a great month for attendance at Branch Meetings across the UK, with more and more IFP members realising the value of attending sessions. Read more ...

The London branch meeting took on a rather different tone as 65 or so members spent an hour with an hostage negotiator – well, except that no one was taken hostage and we were all there of our own free will, reports co-chairman Abraham Okusanya CFP^CM.

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At the January Chester and North Wales Branch Meeting, all thoughts were on the year ahead. Read more ...

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January's announcement that Joanna Hague CFPCM of Investment for Life had become the 1000th practicing CFP Professional in the UK was a significant milestone for both the IFP and the Financial Planning profession. Read more ...

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IFP has extended its team handling events and training to cope with increasing demand for services.
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A Happy New Year to you all. I know it's very late to say this but I haven't written it in my column yet, and there is still plenty of the year left yet, writes IFP President Rebecca Taylor.
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