Neil Sargeant

To achieve the Fellowship grade, individuals would be required to have 10 AFPC (Diploma) units or equivalent. This shows a commitment to continuous professional development.

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.

Having achieved the APFS designation, advisers can go on 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.

This qualification is a collaboration between STEP and CLT International (CLTI). This Certificate bridges the divide between solicitors and financial advisers, enabling those in financial services to work more effectively with other professionals

This qualification enables professional advisers to develop specialist planning capabilities, covers topics like: personal tax and trust, business financial, pension and investment planning.

This examination assesses the candidate to develop in-depth financial planning skills related to personal tax and trusts.

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 an understanding of the financial planning process when giving advice to clients.

The objective of this pension transfer qualification unit is to develop the specialist knowledge and skills needed for advising on the transfer of safeguarded benefits.

This exam brings our advisers up-to-date with the fundamental aspects of the pension transfer process; the implications of transferring between different types of pensions; and develops their advice skills across a range of client circumstances and scenarios.

This qualification develops advanced technical knowledge and understanding across a broad range of key advisory areas.

The objective of this unit is to develop an understanding of various types of trust.

At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how the economic environment and individual company performance affect investment performance and investment decision making; how risk is measured and managed; the main principles governing how to construct an investment portfolio; the range of investment management services, how their performance is evaluated and their regulatory environment.

Candidates who pass this unit, have demonstrated that they can apply their knowledge and understanding of the financial planning process in order to meet the financial planning requirements of clients.

This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.

This examination covers UK financial services, regulation and ethics.

This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the risks involved.

This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of financial protection plans.

This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the various pension products, the pension tax regime and retirement needs.

The purpose of this examination is to demonstrate a solid grounding in the financial services industry and its regulation.

This qualification develops an understanding of the sector and the mortgage process, enabling advisers to meet individual client needs.

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.