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 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.

R08 (Pension Update)
This qualification focuses on pension reforms and how they affect advice, including the new legislative, compliance and reporting requirements.

DipPFS (Diploma in Financial Planning)
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 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.

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.

LP2 (Financial Services Products and Solutions)
This unit 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.