Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning
This qualification enables professional advisers to develop specialist planning capabilities and covers topics like personal tax and trust, business financial, pension and investment planning.
DipPFS Diploma in Financial Planning
This Level 4 Diploma meets the FCA’s qualification requirements for retail investment advisers, demonstrating core technical knowledge and financial planning capabilities across six core areas.
FPC Financial Planning Certificate
A recognition offered by the Chartered Insurance Institute in the United Kingdom. Individuals who hold this qualification have satisfied coursework and testing requirements set by the organisation.
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 and Ethics
This qualification develops an 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.
CF5 Integrated Financial Planning
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to apply their knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry and its regulation and their knowledge and understanding of the products and processes tested in CF1-4.
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.
ER1 Equity Release
This examination assesses a knowledge and 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.
FP1 Financial Services and their Regulation
Assesses an understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation and legislation.
FP2 Protection, Savings, and Investment
Assesses an understanding of protection, savings, and investment products.
FP3 Identifying and Satisfying Client Needs
Assesses an understanding of conducting a fact-find, assessing the client’s needs, and recommending specific (appropriate) financial products to meet those needs.
J01 Personal Tax
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic structure of the tax system and self-assessment; the main taxes on income and capital that may be charged on individuals, the self-assessment system and how tax liabilities are computed; and the impact of residence and domicile on an individual’s liability to UK tax.
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.
R02 Investment Principles
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
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.
