Advanced Diploma Level Exams
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October 31, 2017
The Two Pools Approach to Asset Allocation
This article is helpful to those studying for their CII AF1, AF5, R04 and R06 exams. It outlines the...
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July 25, 2017
Our Post-Exam Review of the April 2017 CII AF5 Exam
Now the CII have released the papers for the April exams, we can see how we did in our...
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July 13, 2017
The CII’s AF4 is a challenge but success is achievable with preparation – April 2017 Exam Review
The AF4 exam is always a challenge and, as is the case with all AF exams, the successful student...
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July 11, 2017
April 2017’s CII AF3 exam was unsurprisingly challenging – but fair
It’s time to focus our attention on the CII AF3 Pension Planning module, as we scrutinise the April 2017...
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July 4, 2017
Welcome News for CII AF8 Candidates Who Dread Exams
Did you know that the new pension exam, AF8 Retirement Income Planning, will not be assessed by written exam...
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June 29, 2017
A Scrutiny of the April 2017 CII AF2 Exam Paper
It’s now the turn of CII AF2 the Business Financial Planning module and the scrutiny of this April’s exam...
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June 20, 2017
Our Review of the April 2017 CII AF1 Exam – The Key is in the Preparation
As the CII have now released their exam papers from April, it’s time for us to start scrutinising them...
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December 20, 2016
Our Post-Exam Review of the October 2016 CII AF5 Exam
Now the CII have released the exam papers from October we can see how we did in our AF5...
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July 26, 2016
How to Calculate the High Income Child Benefit Charge
We haven’t looked at this subject for quite a while now, and as it came up in the April...
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July 14, 2016
Critics of the CII AF4 exam will see: it’s not ‘just maths’ anymore – April 2016 Exam Review
The AF4 exam like any of the AF exams is a challenge but the pass rate shows that it...
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July 7, 2016
The CII AF3 Exam: Plan Carefully to Tackle this Challenge – April 2016 Exam Review
In 2015, the CII reported that just over 31% of delegates passed the AF3 exam; 2014 wasn’t much better with...
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June 30, 2016
With CII AF2, it’s all about applying the knowledge – April 2016 Exam Review
It’s now the turn of CII AF2 the Business Financial Planning module and the scrutiny of this April’s exam...
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June 28, 2016
The April 2016 CII AF1 Exam: The Key is in the Preparation
Looking at the questions set in April’s CII AF1 Personal Tax and Trust Planning exam has been really interesting....
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June 23, 2016
Just the One Curveball on the April 16 CII AF5 Exam
The CII have released the exam papers from April so we can see how we did in our AF5...