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  • September 30, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 30 September – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on September 30, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • August 30, 2022
    A Look at Recent Past Papers for the CII J05 Exam

    A Look at Recent Past Papers for the CII J05 Exam

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 30, 2022

    In this article, we are taking a look at the questions asked in four recent exam papers of the...

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  • August 26, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 26 August – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 26, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • August 23, 2022
    Learning About Collective Money Purchase Schemes

    Learning About Collective Money Purchase Schemes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 23, 2022

    Collective money purchase schemes are a newly introduced option in addition to defined contribution and defined benefit schemes. These...

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  • August 16, 2022
    Understanding the Annual Allowance

    Understanding the Annual Allowance

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 16, 2022

    This is likely to be of relevance to anyone studying for one of the CII's general pensions exams such...

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  • July 22, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 22 July – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 22, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • June 28, 2022
    A Look at Recent Past Papers for the CII AF7 Exam

    A Look at Recent Past Papers for the CII AF7 Exam

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 28, 2022

    In this article, we are taking a quick look at the questions asked in the last four exam papers...

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  • June 17, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 17 June – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 17, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • May 31, 2022

    How to Calculate and Claim Higher Rate Tax Relief

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 31, 2022

    As pensions now have greater flexibility and are attractive from a tax perspective, larger pension contributions are commonplace for...

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  • May 13, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 13 May – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 13, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • May 12, 2022
    The CII AF7 February 2022 Exam in Review

    The CII AF7 February 2022 Exam in Review

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 12, 2022

    We're looking at the exam paper from the CII's February 2022 sitting of AF7 – the Pension Transfer exam. 

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  • April 12, 2022

    Tax Relief on a Large Employer Pension Contribution

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 12, 2022

    The rules around corporation tax relief on a single large employer pension contribution are not easy, so this article...

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  • April 8, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 8 April – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 8, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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  • March 15, 2022
    Who wants to be a millionaire?

    Who wants to be a millionaire?

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on March 15, 2022

    This article provides an example showing how the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) for pensions savings would affect someone who is...

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  • March 4, 2022
    Friday Five Focus on Pensions

    Friday Five Focus on Pensions – 4 March – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on March 4, 2022

    Each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. This week,...

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