ABOUT US

The Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS)

is a non-profit professional association dedicated to developing and promoting an industry providing unbiased financial advice to the Singaporean.

ESTABLISHED ON 1ST DECEMBER 1998

FPAS is part of a global assembly of financial planning bodies, and a licensee of the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd., a US-based non-profit organisation launched in October 2004 to set standards for and oversee the international CFP® certification program. FPSB currently has 27 members, including Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP® Board), and the number of CFP professionals reached a global high of 213,002 at year-end 2022.

After Australia and Japan, FPAS was the third member to join the federation of CFP® certification bodies in the Asian region and the tenth member of FPSB internationally.

VISION AND OBJECTIVES

The FPAS vision is to ensure that all Singaporeans have access to responsible and appropriate financial planning advice by raising the professional standards of the industry through education and a shared code of ethics

1

Educate and inform the public of the need for objective professional advice in making secure financial decisions

2

Ensure sufficient professional and ethical standards to maintain the confidence and trust of existing and prospective customers

3

To provide members with education, training and information to enhance their provision of objective professional financial advice

4

Develop and maintain high ethical standards for members

5

Represent the industry and its members to ensure an operating environment which is conducive to providing high quality financial advice