AF1
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September 22, 2020
The CII AF1 July 2020 Exam in Review
The CII has released their papers from the exam sittings that happened in July this year. In this article,...
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August 4, 2020
State Pension – The New and the Old
State Pension rose its head in one of the recent R06 case studies, so here are the details for...
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June 30, 2020
What is a General Power of Attorney?
Enduring Powers of Attorney and Lasting Powers of Attorney are usually tested in the CII AF1 paper and will...
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May 12, 2020
9 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Passing Your CII Written Exam
With some written exams back on track for July and the rest in October, it’s time to think about...
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April 21, 2020
Tapering the Annual Pension Allowance for High Earners
In the budget, the rules for tapering the pension annual allowance changed. Read on to help your revision for...
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April 14, 2020
Changes to the Intestacy Rules
With all the other major headlines dominating the news recently, it may have passed some by that the intestacy...
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April 7, 2020
Reducing Capital Gains Tax with Entrepreneur’s Relief
In this article, we look at entrepreneurs’ relief which can be claimed by someone selling or disposing of all...
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February 4, 2020
How to Apply the Savings Rate of Tax
The 0% savings rate of income tax can be tested in CF1, R03, R06, AF1 and even AF5. ...
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January 7, 2020
How to Tackle NIC Questions on your CII Exam
This week we are looking at National Insurance Contributions for employers and employees - useful reading for those studying...
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December 12, 2019
The CII AF1 October 2019 Exam in Review
The CII have released their exam papers from the October sitting, so it’s time for us to see what...
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November 26, 2019
The Difference Between the Basic and New State Pensions
State pensions can be tested where you might not always expect them to be. Clearly they can be tested...
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November 19, 2019
What are fixed interest securities?
As you revise for an upcoming CII exam, you might be unclear on fixed interest securities. This article explains...
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November 12, 2019
The Rules Surrounding Wills
It is still the case that an alarming number of people have not written a will. For these people,...
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November 5, 2019
Help to Buy ISAs versus the Lifetime ISA
With time running out to apply for a new Help to Buy ISA, here we look at the differences...
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September 17, 2019
How to Calculate the Top-Slicing Relief on UK Investment Bonds
Now the new CII examining year has started, we thought we would have a look at the five-step process...
