- Diploma in Financial Planning (DipPFS)
This Level 4 Diploma meets the FCA’s qualification requirements for retail investment advisers, demonstrating core technical knowledge and financial planning capabilities across six core areas.
- Certificate in Mortgage Advice (Cert CII (MP))
The level 3 Certificate in Mortgage Advice meets the FCA’s qualification requirements for mortgage advisers. It develops an understanding of the sector and the mortgage process, enabling advisers to meet individual client needs.
- Certificate in Equity Release (Cert CII (ER))
The level 3 Certificate in Equity Release meets the FCA’s requirement for mortgage advisers and those advising on equity release schemes. In addition to developing advisory skills, the Certificate offers an understanding of equity release regulation, products, market practice, and customer needs.
- CF1 (UK Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics)
The objective of this unit is to develop an understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation and legislation.
- CF6 (Certificate in Mortgage Advice)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
- CF8 (Certificate in Financial Planning and Long-Term Care Insurance)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, long-term care insurance products and the giving of long-term care insurance advice.
- ER1 (Equity Release)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the different types of equity release products, risks to the consumer associated with equity release and application of suitable equity release solutions according to the circumstances of different customers.
- R01 (Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
- R02 (Investment Principles)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
- R03 (Personal Taxation)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK taxation system, and the ability to analyse the taxation treatment of individuals and trusts during the investment advice process.
- R04 (Pensions and Retirement Planning)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
- R05 (Financial Protection)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse financial protection planning issues.
- R06 (Financial Planning Practice)
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
