AF5: Financial Planning Process
This examination assesses the candidate to develop an understanding of the financial planning process when giving advice to clients.
CF1: UK financial services, regulation & ethics
This examination develops understanding of the financial services industry including regulation and legislation.
CF2: Investment and Risk
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the risks involved.
CF3: Financial Protection
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of financial protection plans.
CF4: Retirement Planning
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the various pension products, the pension tax regime and retirement needs.
CF6: Certificate in Mortgage Advice
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
CF7: Certificate in Financial Planning and Lifetime Mortgage Activities
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, lifetime mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
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.
CF9: Pensions Simplification
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the Government’s simplified pension taxation regime which came into full effect on 6 April 2006 (A-Day). Eight tax regimes for pensions were reduced to one, radically affecting planning and transactions.
G20: Personal Investment Planning
This examination assessed a knowledge and understanding of investments and an ability to advise individual clients on the construction of investment portfolios to meet both their current and foreseeable future needs.
G30: Business Financial Planning
This examination demonstrated that the individual has a knowledge and understanding of all financial planning aspects of running a business and an ability to advise clients appropriately.
G60: Pensions
This examination enhanced general pension knowledge, particularly in pension transfers and opt-out business.
HR1: Home Reversion Plans
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the legislative and regulatory position of home reversion plans and their place in the advice process.
K10: Retirement Options
This examination assessed knowledge and understanding of income generating options and applying the knowledge to retirement planning situations.
K20: Pensions Investment Options
This examination assessed knowledge and understanding of the range of investments available for planning of pensions and to be able to apply the construction of a pension portfolio management for a client.
R01: Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
SV1: Saving and Investments
This examination assessed the knowledge and understanding of economic factors that affect risk from different investments, product features and regulatory framework of retail investments, taxation liabilities and portfolio planning.