European Financial Planner®
& International Financial Planner®
Certification's goal
The European Financial Planner® (EFP) is the highest level of certification. It concerns the financial planning activity as a whole.
Outside Europe, this certification is providing under the label International Financial Planner® (IFP) certification. The certificate is adapted to local constraints.
Target audience
That certification offers a training Integrated practice of financial planning including investments at portfolio level, estate planning, international taxation, retirement and insurance needs not only for private clients but also for business owners.
Duration
The educational programs should be covered in a minimum of 21 classroom days or 168 tuition hours (or equivalent), after EFA or IFA certifications.


EFPA Luxembourg is proud to launch an exclusive interview series with Claude Marx, Director General of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
Conducted by renowned financial journalist David Schrieberg of VitalBriefing, this conversation delivers unique perspectives on the forces transforming finance in Luxembourg and beyond.
🚨 Exclusive Insight. 7 Episodes. One of Luxembourg's most influential voices in finance answering to those questions ... and far more:
⁉️ What are the biggest challenges facing the financial sector today?
❔ How is regulation evolving?
❓ What role will AI, ESG and financial education play in shaping the future?
📌 What makes this series special?
🗣️ This is an interview exclusively secured by EFPA Luxembourg.
🎯 This is not a press conference. Not a prepared statement. This is an exclusive interview.
🎥 Over the coming weeks, we will release 7 short episodes, each focused on a key theme:
✔️ESG and Sustainable Finance
✔️SFDR/SFDR 2.0 and implementation challenges
✔️Artificial Intelligence and the growing importance of data
✔️ Financial education and outreach to younger generations
✔️ Luxembourg's place in an increasingly fragmented world
✔️ Reasons for optimism in a changing environment
✔️ Claude Marx's connection with the EFPA Finance Forum
This teaser is only the beginning.
🤩Following next = Real insights. Real conversations. No fluff. One regulator. Zero filters.
👉 STAY TUNED to catch every episode as it drops over the coming weeks.
