The Institute of Financial Planning Conference has ended for another year with excellent feedback from delegates.

The first 25 firms to be recognised as Accredited Financial Planning Firms were announced at the Institute of Financial Planning annual conference today.

Institute of Financial Planning chief executive Nick Cann believes that Financial Planning should become more “normal” or mainstream if it wants to increase membership.

Two more Financial Planners were honoured at the Institute of Financial Planning conference this afternoon for their roles in Financial Planning.

The IFP’s second keynote speaker Dan Sullivan gave a speech to delegates about how to become a top financial adviser.

John J Brennan kicked off this year's IFP conference today as the first external keynote speaker.

The Institute of Financial Planning has officially announced changes to its board with the arrival of new directors including the first independent outside director and the departure of some familiar faces ending their terms.

 Delegates were rewarded for their talents today as the first set of awards were presented at the IFP conference at the Celtic Manor resort in front of more than 600 attendees.

The IFP conference officially opened today with an ambitious and forward-looking keynote speech from Marlene Shalton FIFP CFP^CM, President of the IFP.