Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning
This qualification enables professional advisers to develop specialist planning capabilities, covers topics like: personal tax and trust, business financial, pension and investment planning.
AF5: Financial Planning Process
This examination assesses the candidate to develop an understanding of the financial planning process when giving advice to clients.
AF6: Senior Management and Supervision
This examination is to develop the candidates' ability to apply and evaluate supervision principles and practices in a retail financial services business.
AF8: Retirement Income Planning
By successfully completing this qualification an adviser can demonstrate the advanced skills needed for advising on income planning to those in and approaching retirement.
AF4: Investment Planning
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to investments and the management of investment portfolios.
J07: Supervision in a Regulated Environment
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: the supervisors role in a regulated organisation; recruitment, training, attaining competence, maintaining competence and supervising competence; management information and performance standards; Financial Conduct Authority rules and guidelines in respect of competence and supervision; the legal and regulatory aspects of employment and supervision.
CF8: Certificate in Financial Planning and Long-Term Care Insurance
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, long term care insurance products and the giving of long term care insurance advice.
Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management
The RQF level 4 Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management develops the wealth strategy and portfolio management skills required for effective discretionary investment management. The qualification satisfies the FCA appropriate qualification requirements for this class of business.
Certificate in Equity Release
The level 3 Certificate in Equity Release meets the FCA’s requirement for mortgage advisers and those advising on equity release schemes. In addition to developing advisory skills, the Certificate offers an understanding of equity release regulation, products, market practice, and customer needs.
CII Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
The RQF level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning meets the FCA’s qualification requirements for retail investment advisers, developing core technical knowledge and financial planning capabilities across six core areas.