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FPIAA still working on CFP licence transfer

Monday 29th of March 1999

When the Financial Planners and Investment Advisers Association (FPIAA) kicks off on April 1, it will do so without having secured the New Zealand licence for the prestigious Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.
Currently the Association of Investment Advisers and Financial Planners (which is merging with the Insurance and Investment Advisers Association to form the FPIAA) holds the...

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