This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse financial protection planning issues.
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.
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to personal and corporate pensions.
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
To achieve DipPFS individuals must achieve 140 credits. At least 80 credits must be at Diploma or AFPC level.
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to investments and the management of investment portfolios.
This examination assesses the candidate to develop in depth financial planning skills related to personal tax and trusts.
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.
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the: legal principles associated with the creation and management of a trust; main types of trusts that are common in the UK; taxation considerations relevant to trusts.
At the end of this unit candidates should be able to analyse and apply financial information and portfolio management skills
This exam accesses understanding of the financial services industry including regulation and legislation.
Mazars Financial Planning is the specialist financial planning and investment arm of Mazars LLP, an international accounting and business advisory firm, with 19 offices/over 1700 employees in the UK and over 18,000 professionals in 79 countries throughout the world. The Company provides a wide range of fee-based individual and corporate services, including investment management, tax planning, pensions advisory, strategic planning and protection issues. All staff are either professionally qualified, or working towards relevant qualifications.
Our team of professionals across financial planning and tax, has a wealth of experience dealing with corporate tax, personal tax, wealth management and pension issues and can evaluate and agree plans which protect and maximise your wealth and may not be achievable in isolation. Whether your financial affairs are straightforward or highly complex, we make time to talk with you to gain a very thorough understanding of your needs, objectives and plans for the future and will then identify planning opportunities and potential pitfalls and, where appropriate, work with you to establish bespoke solutions.
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