FPSB names chairperson of Asia-Pacific forum

Asia-Pacific Members of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), owner of the international Certified Financial Planner certification program, named Alicia Ng-Chua, CEO of the Financial Planning Association of Singapore, chairperson of FPSB’s Asia-Pacific Forum from April 2014 to March 2016. The Forum, consisting of FPSB member organizations from 12 territories in the region, exists to:

– Discuss issues, practices and trends affecting the operation of CFP certification (and related programs) in the Asia-Pacific region;
– Share best practices related to operations, standards for financial planning, growth, and leveraging the global CFP certification brand in the Asia-Pacific region;
– Develop leadership capabilities of those who administer CFP certification (and related programs) in the Asia-Pacific region; and
– Make recommendations to FPSB about the impact and potential implications of global initiatives on programs in the Asia-Pacific region.

Alicia Ng-Chua is a specialist in customer service with some 30 years of experience in the banking and insurance sectors. In her capacity at the Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS), Ng-Chua holds responsibility for growing the professionalism of the organization and its practitioners, as well as for day-to-day operations. Prior to FPAS, Ng-Chua was vice president of AIG (Singapore). She also held executive positions at Development Bank of Singapore Limited, the largest bank in Singapore/Asia, American Express Bank Limited and American Express International, Inc.

“Alicia is an experienced leader who brings a strong customer-service mindset to FPSB,” said Noel Maye, FPSB CEO. “She has been an active member of FPSB’s Asia-Pacific Forum since joining FPAS in 2009, and understands the myriad issues affecting this growing and influential region, including the need to support financial planners throughout their careers, and the need to communicate the value of financial planning to the public.”

“I look forward to working with my colleagues from Asia-Pacific to ensure that our voices influence FPSB’s regional and global thinking on critical issues affecting financial planning – from regulatory outreach, to working with financial planning firms, to demonstrating the benefits of financial planning and the professionalism of Certified Financial Planner professionals,” said Ng-Chua.

Ng-Chua succeeds Mardyana Djajakusuma, CEO of FPSB Indonesia, who chaired the Asia-Pacific Forum from April 2012 to March 2014. FPSB member organizations in the Asia-Pacific region include:
1. Financial Planning Association (Australia)
2. Financial Planning Association of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
3. Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong
4. FPSB India
5. FPSB Indonesia
6. Japan Association for Financial Planners
7. Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
8. Institute of Financial Advisers (New Zealand)
9. FPSB China
10. FPSB Korea (Rep. of Korea)
11. Financial Planning Association of Singapore
12. Thai Financial Planners Association (Thailand)