KOTA KINABALU, July 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) will launch its Sabah Chapter at Hotel 7 Suria on 22 July 2023, with Deputy Minister of Finance Sabah, YB Tan Lee Fatt officiating the launch.
 
The establishment of the Sabah Chapter will facilitate greatly MFPC reaching out to Sabahans with its award-winning financial planning education programmes, elevating financial literacy in the state which is at among the lowest level in the country. This is in keeping with MFPC’s spearheading raising the financial literacy of all Malaysians by being at the forefront of efforts to provide financial education to Malaysians from all walks of life. The Chapter will be managed by a local committee that will understand best the needs of Sabahans in this respect.
 
We are positive that, working as part of MFPC, the Sabah Chapter will play a key role in bringing to Sabah financial education programmes and other relevant events to benefit Sabahans from all walks of life in managing effectively their finances, ensuring their financial well-being right into their retirement years.
 
In conjunction with the launch, MFPC will conduct a half-day My Money & Me workshop for the public, which will conducted at no cost, like all our other My Money & Me programmes held all over the country. The workshop, the first of more forthcoming for the rakyat in Sabah, will cover the topics Asset Management, Asset Protection, Asset Accumulation and Asset Distribution, knowledge of which is essential to an individual’s sound financial planning at all life stages.  
 
To register please visit this link https://www.mfpc.org.my/education/mymoneyme/
 
Speakers will include highly knowledgeable experts from MFPC, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri, Bank Negara Malaysia, and Securities Commission Malaysia, among other organisations. They will share their knowledge on budgeting, the benefits of taxation for shared prosperity, the importance of insurance and takaful protection, and the various investment vehicles, in addition to other aspects of financial planning.
 
We are grateful to our strategic partners Securities Commission Malaysia, investsmart®, FIMM, LIAM, Malaysian Takaful Association, LHDN, BIX (Bond-Sukuk Information Exchange). Further, the support of the Ministry of Finance, Majlis Belia Malaysia, Financial Education Network, and Universiti Teknologi MARA (Sabah branch), our academic partner, will add to ensuring the success of the programme.
 
We look forward to bringing many more of such programmes as part of our commitment to provide financial education to many more Malaysians from all walks of life, enhancing their financial well-being, ultimately benefiting the nation.

Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)
The Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) was set up in in 2004 with the objective of promoting nationwide development and enhancement of the financial planning profession. We conduct professional programmes leading to the Registered Financial Planner and Shariah Registered Financial Planner designations. Both qualifications are approved by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as a prerequisite to apply for a Financial Adviser’s Licence and a Financial Adviser’s Representative Licence. The qualifications are also approved by Securities Commission Malaysia for the Capital Market Services Licence (CMSL) application in light of the introduction of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.Our mission has extended to include raising the financial literacy of all Malaysians by being at the forefront of efforts to provide financial education to Malaysians from all walks of life. We do this by continuously conducting numerous financial education programmes for the public at no cost, reflecting our contribution and commitment to the positive development of Malaysians and ultimately the nation.

Source: Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Syed Mohd Khalil
External Relations and Project Management
Malaysian Financial Planning Council
Tel: +6 012 2510807
Email: khalil@mfpc.org.my
Website: www.mfpc.org.my  

--BERNAMA