Allens Wealth Managers LLP.
23rd April 2018
A Chartered firm specialising in lifetime financial masterplans that enable you to live a more positive, comfortable and fulfilled life.
We can advise you on
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Financial planning
- Wealth management
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Insurance & protection
- Critical illness
- Income protection insurance
- Life insurance
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Investments
- Ethical investments
- Investing for income
- Investment trusts
- ISAs
- OEICs
- Offshore investments
- Socially responsible investments
- Unit trusts
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Pensions & retirement
- Annuity purchase
- Auto enrolment
- Pension consolidation
- Pension drawdown
- Pensions & divorce
- Pensions & retirement planning
- Pensions review
- Pensions transfer
- Sipps
- Stakeholder
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Savings
- Lump sum
- Regular savings
- Savings for children
- School fees planning
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Tax & trust planning
- Capital gains tax
- Estate planning
- Income tax
- Taxation planning
Meet our advisers
Kerry Robertson DipPFS
Financial Planner
Qualifications & Accreditations
R06 - Financial Planning Practice (CII)
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
R05 - Financial Protection (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse financial protection planning issues.
R04 - Pensions and Retirement Planning (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
R03 - Personal Taxation (CII)
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.
R02 - Investment Principles (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R01 - Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
Dip PFS - Personal Finance Society Diploma (PFS)
To achieve DipPFS individuals must achieve 140 credits. At least 80 credits must be at Diploma or AFPC level.
Nicola Butterworth ACA APFS CertII(MP)
Chartered Financial Planner
Qualifications & Accreditations
R04 - Pensions and Retirement Planning (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
J05 - Pension Income Options (CII)
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; main choices facing members of pensions schemes during decumulation; features, risks and tax treatment of the secured pension option; features, risks and tax treatment of the unsecured pension option; features, risks and tax treatment of phased retirement; features, risks and tax treatment of the alternatively secured pension option.
J03 - The Tax and Legal Aspects of Business (CII)
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: the main legal forms of business and how they are set up and managed; the consequences of bankruptcy or insolvency; business accounts and financial controls; the taxation of each type of business entity, its owners and employees; the main legal responsibilities businesses have to employees, suppliers and customers.
J01 - Personal Tax (CII)
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: the basic structure of the tax system and self-assessment; the main taxes on income and capital that may be charged on individuals, the self-assessment system and how tax liabilities are computed; impact of residence and domicile on an individuals liability to UK tax.
AF5 - Financial Planning Process (CII)
This examination assesses the candidate to develop an understanding of the financial planning process when giving advice to clients.
AF3 - Pension Planning (CII)
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to personal and corporate pensions.
AF2 - Business Financial Planning (CII)
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to business.
AF1 - Personal Tax and Trust Planning (CII)
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to personal tax and trusts.
Dip PFS - Personal Finance Society Diploma (PFS)
To achieve DipPFS individuals must achieve 140 credits. At least 80 credits must be at Diploma or AFPC level.
Chartered Financial Planner (CII)
Having achieved the APFS designation, advisers can go onto to achieve this recognisable benchmark of quality and ethical practice for financial services professionals, elevating financial planning and advice in the public eye to the same standing as other Chartered professions. The holder must demonstrate a combination of experience, financial qualifications, ongoing educational activity (continuous professional development) and ethical behaviour.
CF6 - Certificate in Mortgage Advice (CII)
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.
CF5 - Integrated financial planning (CII)
This exam accesses understanding of the financial services industry, and its regulation, products and processes.
CF4 - Retirement Planning (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the various pension products, the pension tax regime and retirement needs.
CF3 - Financial Protection (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of financial protection plans.
CF2 - Investment and Risk (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the risks involved.
CF1 - UK financial services, regulation & ethics (CII)
This exam accesses understanding of the financial services industry including regulation and legislation.
APFS - Associate, Personal Finance Society (PFS)
To achieve the Associateship grade, individuals would be required to have 6 AFPC (Diploma) units or equivalent. This shows a commitment to continuous professional development.
Advanced Diploma In Financial Planning (CII)
This qualification enables professional advisers to develop specialist planning capabilities, covers topics like: personal tax and trust, business financial, pension and investment planning.
Accreditations
Where to find us
About us
As a Chartered firm of Financial Planners, we look at where you are now and where you want to be, and formulate a plan to help you get there. It’s all well and good saving and investing money every month in the hope that you will have enough to live on when you retire, but imagine actually knowing if you are on track. Maybe you can afford to spend more money enjoying yourself each month, or help the children get on the property ladder – these are questions we can look at together and answer. As part of this plan we may find that we need to recommend products such as pensions or life insurance but our aim is not for you to leave our office with a list of new policies, we want you to leave with peace of mind.
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