KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Shariah Registered Financial Planner (RFP) was named the Best Islamic Finance Qualification 2016 yesterday by the Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA) consecutively after receiving the Best Islamic Finance Education Provider in 2015.
 
MFPC’s President, Mr. Md Adnan Bin Md Zain received the award at the 6^th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) held in Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia on 29^th September 2016. Md Adnan was accompanied by Mr. Michael Kok Fook On, Deputy President of MFPC, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna, Shariah Advisory Committee of MFPC.
 
“It’s truly gratifying to have our Shariah Registered Financial Planner (RFP) to be recognized once again by the GIFA Award’s committee as we have been named the ‘Best Islamic Finance Education Provider’ last year.”  It is known to many, our initiative in developing Shariah RFP is to play a part of making Malaysia as an international marketplace for Islamic finance. We believe that our initiative in developing the Islamic financial planning will further solidify our position as the premier umbrella body representing Financial Planning Professionals and Financial Services Providers in Malaysia. We are humble of what we (MFPC) have achieved all these years and this recognition will indeed be the catalyst to further drive us to be committed in what we do, and to benefit not only Malaysians, but we look forward to share our knowledge in Islamic Wealth Management in Asia region and at the global arena in the near future. I am pleased and honored to accept this award”.
 
Currently, MFPC have more than 10,000 members and 441 of them are qualified Shariah RFP designees. MFPC believes that over the years, the number of Shariah RFP will increase as the demand for it is continuous as financial practitioners and the general public have been vigilant on Islamic wealth management.
 
The inaugural of GIFA was held on 2011 at the Oman Islamic Economic Forum (OIEF). GIFA emerged as the most respectable market-led awards in Islamic banking and finance. The objective of GIFA is to highlight the best practices in Islamic banking and finance, with an ultimate objective of promoting social responsibility, adherence to Shariah authenticity and commitment to Islamic banking and finance. 
 
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About:-
Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) 
 
MFPC is an independent body set up with the noble objective of promoting nationwide development and enhancement of the financial planning profession. MFPC provides an evolving set of Best Practice Standards and Code of Ethics that must be adhered to by Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and Shariah RFP designees. This requirement is aimed at ensuring that the public will be served with the highest quality of financial planning services. MFPC was registered on 10th of March, 2004 under the Societies Act, 1996. The Registered Financial Planner (RFP) programme was launched by the former Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz in November 2002.
 
The RFP designation was approved by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as the prerequisite qualification to apply for the Financial Advisers’ License and Financial Advisers’ Representative License. RFP designation was also approved by Securities Commission Malaysia for the application of the Capital Markets Services License (CMSL) in view of the introduction of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
 
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SOURCE : Malaysian Financial Planning Council
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Name : Mervin Anthony
Manager
External Relations and Project Management
Malaysian Financial Planning Council
Tel : +6 03 62035899
Email : mervin@mfpc.org.my
 
--BERNAMA