International Federation of Financial Standards Association (“IFFSA”) is a financial planning Association, that is not organized for pecuniary profit or financial gain, and no part of its assets, income, or profit shall be distributable to, or insure to the benefit of its Members, Executive Committees, or Officers, except to the extent permitted under law. IFFSA was formed in 2005 as an outgrowth of its International Financial Planner Education Institute (“IFPEI”), and was created and is advanced to achieve the following goals:

• To introduce and promote the designation, CCFP (Certified Corporate Financial Planner) and CPFP (Certified Personal Financial Planner), to help the public in easily identifying those professionals specifically educated & trained in the discipline & profession of Corporate and Personal Financial Planning, from the more generalized field of financial services.
• To help in distinguishing the Corporate and Personal Financial Planning discipline, methodology, and profession as separate and distinct from other fields of finance and financial services.
• To consider and deal by all lawful means with common problems involved in Corporate and Personal Financial Planning fields and to secure cooperative action in advancing common purposes of the Members of the association.
• To distinguish those duly accredited with Corporate and Personal Financial Planning specific designations from the many hundreds among the more general field of financial services.
• To provide an Internet based, free, public educational platform with articles and releases defining, introducing and explaining various Corporate and Personal Financial Planning subjects and computer method for verification and location of Corporate and Personal Financial Planners, to help the public more easily identify and locate qualified Corporate and personal Financial Planners in their geographic area.
• To provide a medium for professional interchange by those who are recognized as duly accredited, educated and trained in the discipline of Financial Planning, and to hold such meetings as may facilitate this general purpose.
• To explain and advance the discipline, theory, and practice of Corporate and Personal Financial Planning by: Encouraging research, preparation and presentation of educational papers for the public and for the membership. Holding forums for the presentation and discussion of issues and concerns to its Members. Publishing articles, press releases, and other communications that help to disseminate knowledge, facts, information, experience, and other value to the public. Encouraging interaction among Financial Planners for the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience.
• To concern itself with issues & matters affecting its Members in their professional practice of Corporate and Personal Financial Planning, their education, ethics, examination, etc.