Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and its global network of organizations has revealed the date for the eighth annual World Financial Planning Day (WFPD).
It will held on 9 October, to raise awareness about the wide-ranging benefits of financial planning and of working with a financial planner who has committed to rigorous standards of professionalism and to putting clients’ interests first.
World Financial Planning Day will coincide with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) World Investor Week (WIW) from 7 to 13 October.
FPSB CEO Dante De Gori (pictured) said: “We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve financial well-being,
“Through World Financial Planning Day, we aim to help individuals discover the importance of financial planning to help build a brighter and more prosperous future for all.”
Last year, FPSB and its network reached out to more than 559 million people through media coverage, financial education events and social media as 21 territories around the world united to celebrate World Financial Planning Day.
The 2024 campaign will include a variety of educational activities across the globe in observation of this year’s World Financial Planning Day to help increase financial literacy. Events and programs will be featured on the WFPD website in September.
“In today’s complex financial environment, the importance of financial planning and of working with a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional to develop a holistic financial plan cannot be overstated,” added De Gori. “Research* has shown that those who work with a financial planning professional are better off — reporting a better quality of life, enjoying more financial confidence and being more satisfied with their financial situation.
“We want individuals to realize the wide-ranging benefits of financial planning and are looking forward to hosting our eighth annual World Financial Planning Day, alongside IOSCO’s World Investor Week, to raise awareness of the transformative power of financial planning to give people financial security and freedom.”
Tajinder Singh, Acting Secretary General at IOSCO, said: “We are pleased FPSB is hosting its eighth annual World Financial Planning Day in conjunction with our own World Investor Week again this year. Collaborating in this way emphasises our respective efforts to improve investor education and help people all around the world make more informed investment decisions.”
Since 2017, FPSB has celebrated World Financial Planning Day on the Wednesday of World Investor Week. Together, with international regulatory organizations, educational programs and resources are provided to help individuals make informed financial decisions and increase investor protection.
“We are honored to continue our partnership with FPSB to support World Financial Planning Day as part of IOSCO’s World Investor Week,” said chair of IOSCO’s Committee on Retail Investors, Pasquale Munafò. “Through our work together over the past eight years, we are helping more people around the world gain the skills and knowledge needed to achieve investor and financial resilience and build brighter futures.”
