Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
This meets the FCA’s qualification requirements for retail investment advisers and helps candidates to develop core technical knowledge and financial planning capabilities.
Certificate in Equity Release
This 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.
Certificate in Financial Services (General Route)
This route develops knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry in general, including regulation and legislation, and the fundamental aspects of customer service, administration and marketing in financial services, and key retail investment products.
Certified Professional in Financial Advice
Earners of this qualification are Certified Professionals in Financial Advice of The London Institute of Banking & Finance. Certified Professional in Financial Advice are members of The London Institute of Banking & Finance and adhere to working ethically.
Award in Financial Administration (Pensions)
This qualification develops core knowledge of pension administration, including regulatory requirements, processes, and the practical handling of pension arrangements to support effective client outcomes.
AF7 Pension Transfers
The qualification develops the specialist knowledge and skills needed for advising on the transfer of safeguarded benefits.
AF8 Retirement Income Planning
This unit develops and demonstrates the advanced skills needed for advising on income planning to those in and approaching retirement.
J05 Pension Income Options
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: the process of decumulating pension funds and the main issues for clients and advisers; the main choices facing members of pensions schemes during decumulation; the features, risks and tax treatment of the secured pension option; the features, risks and tax treatment of the unsecured pension option; the features, risks and tax treatment of phased retirement; and the features, risks and tax treatment of the alternatively secured pension option.
R01 Financial Services, Regulation, and Ethics
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services sector, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
R02 Investment Principles and Risk
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of and ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
R05 Financial Protection
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of and ability to analyse financial protection planning issues.
R06 Financial Planning Practice
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
CF1 UK Financial Services, Regulation, and Ethics
This qualification develops an understanding of the financial services sector, including regulation and legislation.
CF6 Mortgage Advice
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services sector, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage 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.
FA2 Pensions Administration
This unit provides the essential knowledge and skills needed by those working in, or starting a career in, administrative and pensions roles or staff working in the life and pensions sector.
LP2 Financial Services Products and Solutions
Financial Services Products and Solutions (LP2) develops knowledge and understanding of customer needs, how financial services professionals and organisations identify and provide for these needs, including an understanding of key retail financial products such as savings, investments and tax wrappers.
