Trade Associations

RIAs Driving New Wave Of Interest In CIMA Designation, IMCA Membership

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The Certified Investment Management Analyst designation got a lot of press last year as an emerging competitor to existing credentials. It turns out that nearly all of that interest was driven by registered investment advisors.

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Alan Goldfarb, CFP, To Serve As 2012 Chair Of CFP Board's Board of Directors

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Alan Goldfarb of Weaver Wealth Management in Dallas is the new Chair of the Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

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Sizing Up The Powerful Forces Aligned To Fight Making FINRA The SRO For RIAs

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Last Thursday’s press conference went on for an hour but it took just three-minutes for David Tittsworth of the Investment Adviser Association to offer a scathing attack on the proposal to make FINRA the SRO for Registered investment Advisers.

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Regulation, Younger Advisors Are Key Issues For The Financial Planning Association's Next President

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Minnesota financial planner Michael Branham has been elected president of the Financial Planning Association and aims to keep the organization flexible to its members' concerns.

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CFP Board Elects Four New Directors As Charles Moran, Others Prepare To Step Down

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The certifying body for the financial planning profession is getting some new blood at the top, including several noted advisors.

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