CFP : Code of Ethics - FPSB Ltd India

FPSB Ltd India Code of Ethics & Professionalism

FPSB Ltd. adopted the Code of Ethics to establish the highest principles and standards. These principles are general statements expressing the ethical and professional ideals CFP certificants are expected to display in their professional activities. As such, the principles are aspirational in character, and are intended to provide a source of guidance for certificants. The principles form the basis of FPSB Ltd.'s Rules of Conduct and Practice Guidelines, and these together reflect FPSB Ltd.'s recognition of certificants' responsibilities to the public, clients, colleagues and employers. 

Code of Ethics 1 – Client First: Place the client’s interests first.Placing the client’s interests first is a hallmark of professionalism, requiring the financial planning professional to act honestly and not place personal gain or advantage before the client’s interests.

Code of Ethics 2 – Integrity: Provide professional services with integrity.Integrity requires honesty and candor in all professional matters. Financial planning professionals are placed in positions of trust by clients, and the ultimate source of that trust is the financial planning professional’s personal integrity. Allowance can be made for legitimate differences of opinion, but integrity cannot co-exist with deceit or subordination of one’s principles. Integrity requires the financial planning professional to observe both the letter and the spirit of the Code of Ethics.

Code of Ethics 3 – Objectivity: Provide professional services objectively. Objectivity requires intellectual honesty and impartiality. Regardless of the services delivered or the capacity in which a financial planning professional functions, objectivity requires financial planning professionals to ensure the integrity of their work, manage conflicts and exercise sound professional judgment.

Code of Ethics 4 – Fairness: Be fair and reasonable in all professional relationships. Disclose and manage conflicts of interest. Fairness requires providing clients what they are due, owed or should expect from a professional relationship, and includes honesty and disclosure of material conflicts of interest. It involves managing one’s own feelings, prejudices, and desires to achieve a proper balance of interests. Fairness is treating others in the same manner that you would want to be treated.

Code of Ethics 5 – Professionalism: Act in a manner that demonstrates exemplary professional conduct. Professionalism requires behaving with dignity and showing respect and courtesy to clients, fellow professionals, and others in business-related activities, and complying with appropriate rules, regulations, and professional requirements. Professionalism requires the financial planning professional, individually and in cooperation with peers, to enhance and maintain the profession’s public image and ability to serve the public interest.

Code of Ethics 6 – Competence: Maintain the abilities, skills, and knowledge necessary to provide professional services competently. Competence requires attaining and maintaining an adequate level of abilities, skills, and knowledge in the provision of professional services. Competence also includes the wisdom to recognize one’s own limitations, and when consultation with other professionals is appropriate or referral to other professionals necessary. Competence requires the financial planning professional to make a continuing commitment to learning and professional improvement.

Code of Ethics 7 – Confidentiality: Protect the confidentiality of all client information. Confidentiality requires client information to be protected and maintained in such a manner that allows access only to those who are authorized. A relationship of trust and confidence with the client can only be built on the understanding that the client’s information will not be disclosed inappropriately.

Code of Ethics 8 – Diligence: Provide professional services diligently. Diligence requires fulfilling professional commitments in a timely and thorough manner and taking due care in planning, supervising, and delivering professional services.

In short gist we can state that CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct requires CFP® professionals to uphold the principles of integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness and confidentiality. They make a commitment to put their clients' interests first at all times when providing financial advice.

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