Five companies have been recently granted corporate Chartered status, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

The financial planning and insurance firms that made the cut are Astute Wealth Planning Ltd, BPW Insurance Services Ltd, East Anglian Financial Planning, Hargreaves Lansdown, and Synthesis Wealth Management.

“We are very pleased and proud to welcome these five firms into our Chartered community,” CII professional standards manager Rebecca Aston said in an emailed release.

“In achieving corporate Chartered status, they have each made a public declaration to professional standards and committed to upholding the Chartered Ethos of nurturing knowledge, client centricity, and serving society.”

Aston added that corporate Chartered status is a true mark of professionalism and is a key component in building public trust.

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