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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, ethics, regulatory processes, various rules and legislation governing the UK financial services industry, regulator’s powers and responsibilities, and impact on individuals and firms of these regulators’ powers.

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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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