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CF1 : UK financial services, regulation and ethics

The CII’s CF1 exam lays the foundation for many of the Certificate qualifications. It is a 2-hour multiple choice question paper consisting of 100 questions, with a nominal pass mark of 70%.

The exam syllabus covers the purpose and structure of the UK financial services industry, the different asset classes and product types, the advice giving process and areas covered, various rules and legislation governing the UK financial services industry and the regulator’s powers and responsibilities.

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Mock Exam Papers

3 full sets of 100 questions and answers including cross references to the relevant CII study text.  All questions and answers are written by Brand Financial Training and kept up-to-date to reflect changes to the exam syllabus and tax year.

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Calculation Workbook

Focussing on the calculations within the exam syllabus, the calculation workbook provides calculation questions with full step-by-step answers, detailed explanations and cross-references to the relevant CII study text.

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Study Notes

Consider our study notes your condensed and more focussed take on the CII’s exam syllabus and learning outcomes. They put the exam syllabus into a sensible order and come with self-test questions.

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E-Learning (from R01)

Our modular e-learning package from R01 is relevant for your CF1 studies. It provides you with 24/7 online access for 6 months (extended from 3 months due to coronavirus exam postponement) to videos, a workbook including handouts and self-test questions for each module, and PDFs of the slides used in the videos.

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