Roundup Sep 2022 | Brand Financial Training

We know your time is valuable, so here’s a quick summary of the CII-related articles we’ve posted this month.

This Monthly Roundup allows you to see, at a glance, what articles have been posted and you can simply click on any that are of interest to you.

September 2022 Mini-Budget Highlights

In September’s mini-budget, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a new Growth Plan which included the biggest package of tax cuts, for many years, in a dramatic change to the Government’s economic policy-making. However, in this article, rather than focus on the politics, we pull out the key amends that you’ll need to be aware of in terms of your exams. This article is particularly relevant to R01, R03, AF1, R02, AF4, CF6 and R07.

Our Post-Exam Review of the July 2022 CII R06 Exam

The exam guide from the July sitting of R06 has been released by the CII, prompting us to see how we did in predicting the questions and model answers in our pre-exam analysis.

How do you complete the CII R03 exam in just 60 minutes?

The CII R03 exam continues to be one of the hardest exams to pass at diploma level. The main issue candidates have is the way the questions are worded and the timeframe – it’s tough to answer 50 questions in 60 minutes, particularly when 11 of those are multiple-response and there is a host of calculation questions. Here, we give you some strategies that will help your exam preparation.

Brand Bitesize: Money Weighted Rate of Return

For those who are studying for any of the CII’s R02, J10, J12 or AF4 exams, this might be a useful reminder for you! We look at the Money Weighted Rate of Return calculation in this ‘bitesize’ video.

Our Post-Exam Review of the May 2022 CII AF5 Exam

Here, we look at the exam guide for the May sitting of CII’s AF5 exam, so we can see how we did in our pre-exam analysis.

Focus on the CII R06 Fact-Finding Questions

One thing you can pretty much guarantee in the CII R06 exam is a fact-finding question. Here, we discuss the subjects usually covered, the purpose of this type of question, and the typical information you would need to know to answer it successfully.

Friday Five: 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday

This is a bit of Friday Fun where each week, we ask questions relating to one of these topics: Investments, Taxation, Pensions, Protection, or Regulation. The challenge is for you to answer them in 5 minutes. We post them on the blog every Friday.

To try your hand at answering the questions, visit our blog at one (or all) of the links below: