Diploma Level Exams
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November 14, 2017
What is The Trustee’s Tax Pool? And How to Calculate the Tax
We heard that tax pools were part of the most recent AF1 paper, which might have been a surprise...
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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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August 1, 2017
The April 17 CII J07 Exam was all about applying the knowledge
Next in line for our past paper analysis is the CII J07, Supervision in a regulated environment exam. This...
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July 27, 2017
Taking a Look at the Question Paper for April 2017’s CII J05 Exam
In this article, we discuss the questions set in the April 2017 exam paper for CII J05 – Pension...
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July 20, 2017
A challenge for April 2017’s CII J03 candidates was studying the massive manual in full
This week, we’re looking at the CII J03 April exam – the tax and legal aspects of business. This...
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July 6, 2017
The CII J02 exam is all about the detail – April 2017 Exam Review
Next in line for our past paper analysis is J02, the exam which covers trusts – useful for those...
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June 22, 2017
The April 2017 CII J11 Exam was a Fair Paper
Here, we take a look at the questions that were asked of candidates in the April 2017 CII J11...
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June 13, 2017
How Cara Gilbert Achieved the CII Diploma in Financial Planning at 19
Earlier this year, we heard that 19-year-old Cara Gilbert, from Ayrshire, had become the youngest person to achieve the...
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August 2, 2016
The CII’s April 2016 J05 Exam: Well-Written and Fair
In this article, we discuss the questions set in the April 2016 exam paper for CII J05 – Pension...
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July 19, 2016
The CII J02 Exam requires focus on the detail – April 2016 Exam Review
Next in line for our past paper analysis is J02, the exam which covers trusts – useful for those...
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August 18, 2015
A Closer Inspection: The April 2015 CII J11 Exam
In this article, we take a closer look at the questions that were asked of candidates in the April...
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August 4, 2015
The Lowdown: What’s Covered on the New CII R08 Exam
In April this year, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) unveiled a new exam aimed at helping financial planners, paraplanners...
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June 2, 2015
Post-exam Analysis of the April 2015 CII R06 Exam
Now the CII have released the exam paper from their April R06 exam, it’s time once again to see...
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March 24, 2015
Post-exam Analysis of the January 2015 CII R06 Exam
Now that we have access to the questions that were posed to delegates sitting the January 2015 R06 exam,...
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February 23, 2015
CII Exam Pass Rates for 2014
The CII have published the annual exam pass rates for 2014. Using the figures from 2012 and 2013 you...