CII AF5 Exam: Financial Planning Process
The CII’s AF5 exam is the compulsory exam in the CII Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning. Candidates are sent a ‘fact-find’ two weeks prior to their exam date. The 3-hour exam has 8 compulsory questions on key aspects of the financial planning process, based on the ‘fact-find’. The nominal pass mark is 55%.
The exam syllabus includes the relationship between adviser and client; need for a planning brief; remuneration strategies; evaluation of objectives; understanding of assumptions, client’s financial status and risk; evaluation of options; forming a financial plan; explaining technical terms, product features and benefits; documenting changes; client reviews.
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You need expert help as you prepare for the forthcoming AF5 exam. The AF5 analysis package provides a full detailed analysis of the fact-find and includes client’s objectives; questions our experts think could be asked in the exam and model answers; generic questions and answers; self-test questions; past paper analysis; exam technique; email support day (with Q&A document of useful questions posed on the day); and access to our free exam preparation video.
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You want to practise using our analyses from earlier exams. The AF5 past analyses provide full detailed analysis of the fact-finds issued by the CII for earlier exams; types of questions and examiner’s comments; exam technique; past paper analysis; generic areas; potential immediate and longer-term objectives; and likely questions based on assumed objectives.
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You are further along with your CII AF5 exam studies and are now ready to focus on the essential fact-find and recommendation processes for AF5 so that you can be sure of what is needed, and when – includes self-test questions.
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