Friday Five – 6 May – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Last updated on September 25th, 2019 at 4:37 am

Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday
What’s this all about?
It’s a bit of Friday Fun where we provide you with 5 questions relevant to a mix of CII exams. The challenge is for you to answer them in 5 minutes. Answers at the bottom of the page.
Questions
These questions relate to examinable tax year 2015/16, examinable until 31 August 2016.
- Within the FCA handbook, what does “Threshold Conditions” refer to?
- The minimum conditions a firm must satisfy to retain permission to conduct investment business
- The minimum levels of business that needs to be produced in order for the firm to remain viable
- The minimum supervision levels required in order for the firm to operate
- The maximum levels of business a firm is able to write
- The UK’s balance of payments is split into which two sections?
- Visible and invisible trade
- Receipts and payments
- Current account and capital account
- Exchange and conversion of sterling into foreign currency
- Which of the following individuals has a potential Capital Gains Tax liability? Tick all that apply
- Susan lived in her home for 5 years before moving out 18 months prior to its sale
- Jim’s house was empty for 3 years while he was travelling although he lived there before he went away and came back to it on his return
- Peter and Paul are civil partners and have owned two homes for the past 3 years and now wish to claim exemptions on one property each
- Mark has owned his house for 10 years although only lived in it for 5 years
- Joyce is about to retire and take the benefits from her defined benefit arrangement, which she has been a member of since 2006. In payment, her benefits must increase by a minimum of:
- CPI to a maximum of 5%.
- CPI to a maximum of 2.5%.
- CPI to a maximum of 3%.
- CPI to a maximum of 1%.
- Following the Mortgage Market Review, who is responsible for assessing affordability of a mortgage loan?
- The intermediary
- The Customer
- The FCA
- The lender
Answers
- A – See R01 Study Text, Chp 5:2, Section F1A
Grab our taster mock exam paper for CII R01. Click here to download.
- C – See R02 Study Text, Chp 2, Section F
Grab our taster mock exam paper for CII R02. Click here to download.
- CD – See R03 Study Text, Chp 3, Section C5
Grab our taster mock exam paper for CII R03. Click here to download.
- B – See R04 Study Text, Chp 4.1, Section C1A
Grab our taster mock exam paper for CII R04. Click here to download.
- D – See R07 Study Text, Chp 1, Section A1B
Grab our taster mock exam paper for CII R07. Click here to download.
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