J12
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March 24, 2020
Comparing the CII Investment Exams
The CII investment exams at diploma level are R02 Investment principles and risk, J10 Discretionary investment management and J12...
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February 25, 2020
What is the Gordon Growth Model?
This concept is covered in J10 Discretionary investment management and J12 Securities advice and dealing so could appear in...
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August 20, 2019
How to Differentiate Between Cyclical and Non-Cyclical Stocks
All the investment manuals talk about economic cycles and how different asset classes are affected depending on where in...
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August 13, 2019
A Certain Ratio – Sharpe Ratio
There is a range of measures used in the quantitative analysis of investment performance. In this article, we look...
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April 2, 2019
Do you know about Yield Curves and Modified Duration?
Analysing the features of bonds is important for anyone thinking of making an investment in this asset class. It...
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July 28, 2015
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July 24, 2015
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July 23, 2015
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June 30, 2015
A Timely Look at Deflation – CII R02, J10, J12, AF4
Inflation is something we are reminded of throughout many of the CII manuals – mostly within the investment modules,...
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March 12, 2015
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July 1, 2014
ISAs become NISAs and become even more flexible
https://brandft.co.uk/ What is changing as a result of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) becoming New Individual Savings Accounts (NISAs)? Read...
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May 20, 2014
Spread Betting
https://brandft.co.uk What is spread betting? An explanation of the derivatives product that caused some interest when it appeared on...
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April 15, 2014
Platforms
http://www.brandft.co.uk Flat fee vs percentage of assets under management, fees hidden in annual management charge, exit fees – it’s...










