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November 23, 2021
What is an exchange rate and why is it important?
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 23, 2021
Here, we talk about exchange rates, why they are important and how they impact us personally as well as...
October 26, 2021
How to Calculate Redemption and Running Yields on a Bond
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 26, 2021
If you are sitting a CII investment exam, then we can almost guarantee that you will have to work...
November 24, 2020
What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model?
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 24, 2020
In any given CII R02 paper, there’ll almost certainly be at least one question relating to the Capital Asset...
September 25, 2020
Friday Five – 25 September – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on September 25, 2020
A bit of Friday Fun where we provide you with 5 questions relevant to a mix of CII exams....
August 11, 2020
Taking a Closer Look at the Balance of Payments
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 11, 2020
The balance of payments is just about the money coming into and going out of a country. Here, we...
June 16, 2020
How to Calculate Money-Weighted and Time-Weighted Rates of Return
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 16, 2020
Anyone sitting one of the CII investment exams will need to be familiar with measuring returns. In this article,...
March 24, 2020
Comparing the CII Investment Exams
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on March 24, 2020
The CII investment exams at diploma level are R02 Investment principles and risk, J10 Discretionary investment management and J12...
February 25, 2020
What is the Gordon Growth Model?
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on February 25, 2020
This concept is covered in J10 Discretionary investment management and J12 Securities advice and dealing so could appear in...
January 14, 2020
PE Ratios – What are they and what do they mean?
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on January 14, 2020
The price/earnings ratio is a quick way to see if a share you’re interested in is cheap or not....
December 27, 2019
Friday Five – 27 December – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on December 27, 2019
A bit of Friday Fun where we provide you with 5 questions relevant to a mix of CII exams....
August 20, 2019
How to Differentiate Between Cyclical and Non-Cyclical Stocks
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 20, 2019
All the investment manuals talk about economic cycles and how different asset classes are affected depending on where in...
August 13, 2019
A Certain Ratio – Sharpe Ratio
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 13, 2019
There is a range of measures used in the quantitative analysis of investment performance. In this article, we look...
July 26, 2019
Friday Five – 26 July – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 26, 2019
A bit of Friday Fun where we provide you with 5 questions relevant to a mix of CII exams....
April 2, 2019
Do you know about Yield Curves and Modified Duration?
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 2, 2019
Analysing the features of bonds is important for anyone thinking of making an investment in this asset class. It...
June 1, 2018
Friday Five – 1 June – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 1, 2018
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...