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Current CII Exams Pass Rates – as at April 2021
The current CII exams pass rates have now been published. Here, we look at a selection of CII qualifications and their exam pass rates. Those who are planning to sit CII exams in the near future will want to know how past exam candidates have fared. -
Monthly Roundup for April 2023
This Monthly Roundup allows you to see, at a glance, what articles have been posted on the Brand Financial Training Blog in April, and you can simply click on any that are of interest to you. -
Minimise CGT on a Property Disposal with this Exemption
We all know that when we sell our house it is exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) if it is our principal private residence. If we can’t claim it as such, then any gain we make on its disposal will be subject to CGT. Here, we discuss an exemption that few people might know about. -
How to Know When the Higher Tax Applies to Second Properties
As we all know, purchases of second and buy-to-let properties incur an extra 3% Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), but we wonder if everyone is aware of the finer detail. Be sure to have a go at answering the bonus practice question – helpful for your CII CF6, R02, R03, R06, R07, AF1, AF4 or AF5 exam revision. This article […] -
Taking a closer look at the very challenging CII AF7 exam
Here we’re taking a closer look at the CII’s AF7 Pension Transfers exam. It’s a challenging exam, which is evident in the low pass rate. We delve deeper into what was tested in the last two sittings, and give readers some hints on how to prepare themselves for exam day. If we look at the annual pass rates for the […] -
Current CII Exams Pass Rates – as at May 2023
The CII has now released their pass rates for 2022. Here, we discuss the pass rates and what we can learn from them. -
Top Tip – The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
http://www.brandft.co.uk/ Looking through some of the CII manuals, I noticed a distinct lack of information on the SEIS introduced last year (the younger sibling of the EIS). Yet the tax relief for investors is good, and it is a great way for small businesses hit hard by the recession to get funding to help secure their future and in turn […] -
Hot Topic – Transferring Your CTF to a Junior ISA
http://www.brandft.co.uk/ Almost a year ago, we talked here about the unfairness of not being able to transfer Child Trust Funds to Junior ISAs. It seems many others were upset about this too. Just a quick reminder of the facts – in January 2011 all payments from the government stopped. Not that surprising as it was part of deficit reduction plans […] -
Monthly Roundup for May 2023
This Monthly Roundup allows you to see, at a glance, what articles have been posted on the Brand Financial Training Blog in May, and you can simply click on any that are of interest to you. -
Monthly Roundup for October 2018
This Monthly Roundup allows you to see, at a glance, what articles have been posted on the Brand Financial Training Blog in October, and you can simply click on any that are of interest to you.