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  • December 13, 2022
    Brand Bitesize: Defined Benefit Commutation Factor

    Brand Bitesize: Defined Benefit Commutation Factor

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

    For those who are studying for any of the CII's R04, J05, or AF7 exams, this might be a...

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  • October 25, 2022

    CII R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning E-Mocks

    Posted by Susan Thomas on October 25, 2022

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  • October 25, 2022

    CII R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning Video Tutorials – DISCONTINUED

    Posted by Susan Thomas on October 25, 2022

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  • October 11, 2022
    Looking at the Link Between Inflation and Interest Rates

    Looking at the Link Between Inflation and Interest Rates

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 11, 2022

    In this article, we look at the link between inflation and interest rates, and how they both impact investments....

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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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  • August 9, 2022
    Brand Bitesize: Phased Annuity Purchase

    Brand Bitesize: Phased Annuity Purchase

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on August 9, 2022

    Are you in the later stage of your revision for the CII AF7, AF5, J05, or R04 exam? This...

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  • June 21, 2022
    The Features and Benefits of a Family Income Benefit Policy

    The Features and Benefits of a Family Income Benefit Policy

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 21, 2022

    Family income benefit is most likely to be tested in the CII R05 exam. You might also find that...

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  • June 14, 2022
    Brand Bitesize - Tapered Annual Allowancew

    Brand Bitesize: Tapered Annual Allowance

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 14, 2022

    Are you a visual learner who is studying toward the CII's AF1, AF5, AF7, J05, R04 or R06 exams?...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • January 11, 2022
    Understanding the Rules Surrounding State Pension Deferral

    Understanding the Rules Surrounding State Pension Deferral

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on January 11, 2022

    An exam question on State pension deferral is often a possibility if the client in one of your R06...

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  • October 19, 2021
    How to Triumph Over the CII's Multi-Response Question

    How to Triumph Over the CII’s Multi-Response Question

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 19, 2021

    If you are studying toward the CII’s diploma in regulated financial planning you will need to get to grips...

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  • October 5, 2021
    How to Protect Pension Savings with Individual and Fixed Protection

    How to Protect Pension Savings with Individual and Fixed Protection

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 5, 2021

    This article looks at how you can protect existing savings or future pension savings by using Individual and Fixed...

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