الوحدة 1: Asset Classes 16.25% من وزن المنهج
Cash, fixed-income securities, equities, property and alternative assets, including their characteristics, valuation, risks and returns.
- • Cash and fixed income
- • Equities and property
- • Alternative assets
الوحدة 2: Fundamental Analysis 7.5% من وزن المنهج
Company accounts and valuation, economic concepts, macroeconomic indicators, policy and the influences on asset classes.
- • Company analysis
- • Economic indicators
- • Fiscal and monetary policy
الوحدة 3: Principles of Investment Risk and Return 11.25% من وزن المنهج
Time value of money, return measurement, investment risk, portfolio theory, behavioural finance and statistical analysis.
- • Time value and returns
- • Risk and portfolio theory
- • Statistics and behavioural finance
الوحدة 4: Taxation of Investors and Investments 20% من وزن المنهج
UK income tax, investment income, NICs, CGT, IHT, residence, stamp taxes, VAT, corporation tax, compliance and planning.
- • Personal and trust taxation
- • CGT and IHT
- • Investment tax planning
الوحدة 5: Investment Products 16.25% من وزن المنهج
Collective and closed-ended investments, wrappers, insurance bonds, private markets, derivatives, structured products and pensions.
- • Funds and tax wrappers
- • Derivatives and structured products
- • Pensions and private markets
الوحدة 6: Portfolio Construction and Planning 6.25% من وزن المنهج
Asset allocation, diversification, investment theory, product selection, research, charges and management styles.
- • Asset allocation
- • Diversification
- • Investment selection
الوحدة 7: The Process of Giving Investment Advice 16.25% من وزن المنهج
Client information, needs, objectives, capacity for loss, risk profiling, suitability, recommendations, disclosure and implementation.
- • Fact finding and objectives
- • Risk and suitability
- • Recommendations and implementation
الوحدة 8: Portfolio Performance and Review 6.25% من وزن المنهج
Performance measurement, attribution, benchmarks, appraisal, rebalancing and ongoing client and portfolio review.
- • Performance measurement
- • Attribution and appraisal
- • Review and rebalancing