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- A Personal Message from Catriona
- Featured Article:
Don't Ignore The Certificate
- What's Around the Corner?
New Examinable Tax Year
- Exam and Learning Resource Updates
- We Recommend...Audio Masterclasses
- Quote of the Month
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| Personal Message from Catriona |
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 The emergency budget on 22 June made it clear that both the CII and IFS will have some additional study text updating to do as well as the standard examinable tax year updates they are normally working on. Any changes will be examined from 1 September 2010 – this is when they start examining tax year 2010/11.
My latest conversation with the IFS suggested that their updated 2010/11 study materials wouldn’t be available until September. The CII are saying that their's will be available towards the end of July. For news of release dates for 2010/11 study texts from either the CII or IFS, the best plan is to keep in touch with them as past experiencehas shown that they are not great at sticking to dates!
Remember, if you sit your financial services exam by 31 August then you will be examined on the 2009/10 tax year. Sit your exam after that and you will be examined on the 2010/11 tax year.
I hope you’re having a great Summer!
If you have any questions or comments, or any suggestions as to what can be included in this newsletter to help you maximise your potential and pass first time, please contact me directly at Catriona@BrandFT.co.uk. I would love to hear from you.
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| Featured Article |
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Feeling Insignificant? Why Certificate Level Exam - Takers Shouldn't Be Ignored
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This article is relevant to anybody who wants to further their career in the financial services industry, whether you are at Certificate Level or Diploma Level.
 During the past year in particular, talk and focus on Diploma Level financial services exams has become louder and more intense. Understandably so - the Diploma is a major issue in the industry today. However, this has been to the detriment of those sitting Certificate Level exams. Whilst employers have realised that they need to help their advisers in any way they can to reach the 2012 deadline, we are hearing from our customers that employers have been shifting their focus from Certificate to Diploma Level exam-takers, rather than widening their focus to incorporate those sitting the Diploma in addition to those sitting Certificate Level exams. Already scarce resources are being re-allocated from Certificate Level exam-takers to Diploma Level exam-takers. The result has been that more individuals have no option but to self-fund assistance with their Certificate Level exams.
Click here to read more(http://brandft.co.uk/blog/index.php/07/12/feeling-insignificant/)
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We’re always interested in reading and publishingany articles that may be of use to our readers. They can relate to the financial services industry, the general insurance industry or to studying and exams in general. If you would like us to consider one of your articles for publication, please email it to Catriona@BrandFT.co.uk
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| What's Around the Corner? |
| Change of Examinable Tax Year: 1 September 2010 |
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We are beginning to hear from customers who plan to sit a financial services exam after 1 September when the examinable tax year changes from 2009/10 to 2010/11. The enquiries generally are around whether they should purchase 2009/10 learning resources now, or wait until the 2010/11 resources are available.
We strongly advise you to start studying and revising as soon as you possibly can. Yes, there will be updates to study texts and resources for the new examinable tax year, but the majority of the content will remain unchanged.
Here at Brand Financial Training, we will be offering resource updates for the 2010/11 tax year to everyone who has purchased a resource from us since 1 March 2010. Therefore there is no reason not to make the most of the time you have to study.
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| Exam and Learning Resources Update |
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New CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
The new Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning will ultimately replace the current Diploma in Financial Planning. However, the current J0 exams will still be offered for a couple of years at least.
The new exams will allow exam takers to enter or sit an exam online on any working day. It will incorporate multiple choice questions and case studies.
As far as Brand Financial Training is concerned, we will continue to offer all of our J0 learning resources until such a time that the exams are no longer valid. We will be producing learning resources for the new multiple choice and case study exams, but we cannot give a timescale on this at this stage.
Updates to our Learning Resources
Updates to all of our learning resources can be found at http://www.brandft.co.uk/updates.asp
It is essential that you visit this page periodically to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information regarding your learning resources. Please do not email us with any resource-related queries before checking this page.
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| We Recommend... Audio Masterclasses |
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Our audio masterclasses provide a welcome change from reading the CII and IFS study text. Listen in your car, at home, even subliminally while asleep!
- Each masterclass focuses on a specific area of your exam syallbus
- Each masterclass is provided electronically in MP3 format - you can listen on your PC, burn it to CD, transfer to your MP3 player or iPOD. No need to sit at a PC and no waiting for the postman!
- Listen in your car, at home, at the gym and even while asleep - wherever you wish
- All purchases come with our 14 day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee
Topics are very specific so that you can pick and choose those that meet your learning requirements, or you may decide to buy the whole lot with the bundled discount.
Audio masterclasses are currently available with a free sample download (try before you buy!) at :
CII Exams
For CF1 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf1mclass.asp
For CF2 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf2mclass.asp
For CF3 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf3mclass.asp
For CF4 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf4mclass.asp
For CF5 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf5mclass.asp
For CF6 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/cf/cf6mclass.asp
IFS Exams
For CeFA/CeMAP1 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/ifs/cefa1mclass.asp
For CeFA2 : http://www.brandft.co.uk/ifs/cefa2mclass.asp
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| Quote of the Month |
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“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
Pablo Picasso
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See you next time.
Catriona Brand
www.BrandFT.co.uk
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“Maximise Your Potential” is the newsletter of Brand Financial Training. It is written by Catriona Brand and www.BrandFT.co.uk If you have any questions or comments,
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This newsletter is based on research. It does not constitute financial advice. Any information should be considered in regard to specific circumstances. All information is followed at your own risk and should be followed up with your own research.
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