R01 – Financial Services, Regulations and Ethics: This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
R02 – Investments Principles and Risk: This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R03 – Personal Taxation: This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK taxation system, and the ability to analyse the taxation treatment of individuals and trusts during the investment advice process.
R04 – Pensions and Retirement Planning: This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of and ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
R05 – Financial Protection: This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of and ability to analyse financial protection planning issues.
R06 – Financial Planning Practice: This qualification assesses the practical application of technical knowledge and planning skills already gained, typically through previous study, thereby supporting the provision of competent and appropriate advice.
CF6 – Mortgage Advice: This qualification assesses the understanding of the various types of mortgage product and repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
CF8 – Long Term Care Insurance: This qualification assesses your understanding of Long-Term Care (LTC) cover, including legal, taxation and regulatory issues and the responsibilities of local authorities.
ER1 – Equity Release: This examination develops understanding of the different types of equity release products, risks to the consumer associated with equity release and application of suitable equity release solutions according to the circumstances of different customers.
J10 – Discretionary Investment Management: The objective of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of the role of the Discretionary Investment Manager, and the ability to analyse and apply financial information and portfolio management skills
J02 – Trusts: This qualification assesses knowledge and understanding of the various types of trusts.
AF1 – Personal Tax and Trust Planning: This qualification develops in-depth financial planning skills related to personal tax and trusts.
AF4 – Investment Planning: This qualification develops in depth financial planning skills related to investments and the management of investment portfolios.
AF5 – Financial Planning Process: This qualification develops an understanding of the financial planning process when giving advice to clients and how to research and construct a financial plan
AF7 – Pension Transfers: The objective of Pension Transfers (AF7) is to develop the specialist knowledge and skills needed for advising on the transfer of safeguarded benefits. This unit brings you up to date with the fundamental aspects of the pension transfer process; the implications of transferring between different types of pensions; and develops your advice skills across a range of client circumstances and scenarios.
