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Investment and risk

Introduction and overview of investment and risk

The aim of this course is to enable you to understand some key advanced advice subject areas relating to trusts and apply your knowledge in order to make well-reasoned client recommendations.

The learning outcomes are appropriate both for someone wishing to supplement their studies for the CF2 or CeFA2 exa...

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1. To understand how economic factors affect investments and their returns

2. To understand the various forms of investment risk and how a client’s appetite for risk can be determined

3. To understand how taxation affects investments held by UK resident and domiciled investors

4. To understand the role of ethical and socially responsible investment in financial advice

5. To understand the following asset classes, their main features and suitability for certain circumstances:

Cash deposits

Government securities and corporate bonds

Equities

Property.

6. To understand the following product types, t...

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...Life assurance investment products

Investment bonds

Endowment policies

Annuities

8. Other investments

Unlisted securities

Enterprise Investment Scheme

Venture Capital Trusts

Derivatives

Exchange traded funds

Hedge funds

Offshore funds

Employee share schemes

Pensions

Alternative investments

9. Tax wrappers

Individual Savings Account

Child Trust Fund

10. Taxation

Income tax

Capital gains tax

11. Portfolio construction

12. Regulation

Customer advice rules for investments

Safeguards for investors

13. Glossary

14. End of course assessments

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