Pensions
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October 15, 2019
Lifetime Allowance is likely to be tested on CII Pension Exams
Learn more about the Lifetime Allowance so you're prepared on exam day - useful reading for CII AF4, AF5,...
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September 10, 2019
How to Calculate Pension Input Periods (PIPs)
In this article, we look at pension input periods - or PIPs. This is the period of time where...
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July 11, 2019
The CII AF7 April 2019 Exam in Review
We have been reviewing the CII exam papers from the April 2019 sitting, and this week it’s the turn...
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March 12, 2019
How to Do a Primary Protection Calculation
The Pensions legislation isn’t easy, and it makes taking the CII pensions exams all the more challenging. In this...
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January 24, 2019
The CII AF7 October 2018 Exam in Review
We have been reviewing the CII October exam papers and this time, it’s the turn of the still relatively...
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September 18, 2018
Having Another Look at the Tapered Annual Allowance
Recently, we had a query on the tapered annual allowance for pensions, so we thought we would have another...
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September 11, 2018
Taking a closer look at the very challenging CII AF7 exam
Here we’re taking a closer look at the CII’s AF7 Pension Transfers exam. It’s a challenging exam, which is...
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August 7, 2018
The CII AF7 April 2018 Exam in Review
We have been reviewing the CII exam papers from April, and this week it’s the turn of the second...
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February 6, 2018
CII AF7 Pension Transfers – A Review of the October 2017 Exam Paper
We have been reviewing the CII exam papers from October, and this week, it’s the turn of the first...
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October 17, 2017
Reflections on the First Ever Sitting of the CII’s AF7 Pension Transfers Exam
Here’s how one member of our technical team found the first ever sitting of the CII’s AF7 Pension Transfers...
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July 4, 2017
Welcome News for CII AF8 Candidates Who Dread Exams
Did you know that the new pension exam, AF8 Retirement Income Planning, will not be assessed by written exam...
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October 4, 2016
Making the Tapered Pension Allowance a Little Clearer
This week, we look at the tapered pension annual allowance for high earners. Anyone studying AF3, R04 or J05...
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September 20, 2016
Low-Earners Stop Up the Gaps with Voluntary NICs
In this article, we look at the National Insurance Contributions, which can be made by those who have gaps in their...