The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning unit now has the lowest countrywide pass rate. Why? More importantly, how do you increase your chances to pass the CII R04 exam? The CII pensions unit had a countrywide pass rate of 61% in the 2020 calendar exam year. This is a unit that […]
Here at BTS, we pride ourselves in making sure that we know what the candidate experience is going to be like when they sit their Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning exams, so that we can answer any practical questions they may have. On a Saturday afternoon in late August, BTS director Jeff Scholes sat the CII […]
Why is the R04 exam difficult to pass? The main reason that the CII R04 exam is so difficult to pass is the sheer volume of pension information candidates must learn, understand and be able to apply. Whoever coined the phrase ‘pension simplification’ needs a good kicking. We think HMRC must be having a good […]
Ready Steady Go! How to become a Paraplanner BTS were delighted to be invited to take part in a fantastic webinar hosted by the Paraplanner Club. Luiza Todd and Alex Langhorn joined Michael Pashley from Practical Financial Exams to talk about what to study, how to study and how to put it all into practice. […]
