Released on: May 28, 2008, 10:26 pm

Press Release Author: Imprimis Life PR

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: A career as a finance professional today is vastly different
than it used to be years ago. Financial planning is the process of helping a person
meet his life goals through the proper management of his finances. Life goals can
include buying a home, saving for children\'s education or planning for retirement.
The study and analysis of today's markets, financial products and other related
sectors of the business world are the foundation of financial activities.
Stockbroker, financial planner, and investment banker are just a few career options
in finance that one can chose from.

Press Release Body: The private Wealth Management Industry is witnessing tremendous
growth and changes today. Foremost among these changes is the evolution of a
discerning customer. Customers are constantly on the look out for broader investment
horizons, expect absolute returns and want to be part of all decision-making process
pertaining to their investment portfolios.

Today, while boundaries between various financial products are blurring, people are
increasingly looking not just at products but at integrated financial solutions that
can offer stability of returns along with security. Here is when they look up to
their Financial Planner for the best advice, to plan their investments for better
returns.

Financial planning provides direction and meaning to a person\'s financial decisions.
It allows a person to understand how each financial decision he makes affects his
overall financial position. For example, buying a particular investment product
might help a person pay off his home loan faster or it might delay his retirement
significantly. By viewing each financial decision as part of a whole, he can
consider its short and long-term effects on his life goals. He can also adapt more
easily to life changes and feel more secure that his goals are on track. Financial
Planners are the latest breeds of professionals worldwide who through their own
entrepreneurial practices or while working with banks/insurance or investment
advisory companies prepare financial plans for their clients and help their clients
achieve their life goals.

The industry expert, Mr. Anish Wig, CEO of International College of Financial
Planning, says; "The financial sector is now poised for a quantum leap and the
challenges are so vast that they will fulfill the aspirations of the innovators, the
workaholics as well as the researchers from all streams of society. Those who join
the finance sector in the take off stage will dominate business and trade worldwide
for decades to come."

The International College of Financial Planning (ICFP) has TM initiated an entirely
new platform for disseminating education in unique discipline of Financial Planning
to produce specialists who would offer Financial Solutions of International
Standards to consumers in India for meeting financial goals of their life. The
curriculum has been designed to cater to all the segments of financial services
industry. ICFP will impart world-class TM knowledge and training to students,
working executives and professionals and professionals.

International College of Financial Planning provides the solution by imparting
world-class knowledge and training to students, working executives and professionals
interested in making a career in financial services in India. ICFP's courses are
customized in accordance with the industry requirement, thus assuring a secure
future to the students.

The International College of Financial Planning Ltd. is promoted by the Bajaj
Capital Group, a renowned Business house in the field of Financial Services in India
and a charter member of the Association of Financial Planners of India. Bajaj
Capital has played the role of a catalyst in bringing up Financial Planning as great
career in India.

After completing a Financial Planning course, one can diversify his career options
into:

· Equity commodity and forex
· Research
· Security Analysis
· Trading
· Fund management
· Portfolio management services
· Operations
· Investment banking
· Forex trading and management
· Financial engineering
· Academic research


Courses offered by International College of Financial Planning:

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (PGDFP)

About the Course:

PGDFP program by ICFP is designed to prepare students for Financial Services
industry, for plug and play.

Financial Planning is the process of assisting an individual to meet his financial
goals through the proper management of his money. Financial Planners are the latest
breed of professionals worldwide who through their own entrepreneurial practices or
while working with Banks/ Investment Advisory companies prepare financial plans for
their clients and help them achieve their financial goals.

The candidates will be awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning after
successful completion of the course.

Eligibility: Graduates, MBA, CA and ICWA are eligible for the course. Students in
final year of graduation can also apply, but the admission to the Post Graduate
Diploma will be confirmed only after the candidate completes his/her graduation.

Duration of Course: The duration of the course is 12-months in full time mode, which
includes an internship of 2 months in a financial sector company/organization.


· Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Analysis and Trading (PGDSAT).

Objective of the Programme
To create a stream of trained professionals who will become the torchbearers of the
revolution in the Indian Capital Markets.

PGDSAT is a unique programme, which enables you to work as an educated and trained
professional in this exciting world of capital markets with all the relevant
theoretical and practical knowledge. The programme has been designed keeping in mind
the knowledge and skills required to master the art of Securities Analysis and
Trading.


Eligibility

Graduates or Postgraduates (preferably with a Commerce/ Economics/ Finance/
Management/ Statistics/ Math's background), Engineers, CAs, MBAs, etc. with a good
academic record & having numerical aptitude, analytical ability and passion for
financial markets.

Duration- 22 Months


Admission Procedure for both the PG programmes
CAT/MAT Score or ICFP Written Test, GD and Personal Interview


Prospective Recruiters
Once a student is trained under a Financial Planning course, he can look for job
opportunities in the following sectors:
o Equity/ Commodity Brokers
o Debt Market Dealers
o AMCs
o KPOs
o Research Firms
o PMS Firms
o Investment Banking Firms
o Forex Dealers
o Wealth Management Firms

Thus thinking beyond B-schools, treading towards F-schools seems more lucrative
option today. The B-school herd race has left large number of postgraduate students
struggling up the ladder and finding it demeaning. So let's spot a more established
and super specialized career option - Financial Planning.



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