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Can machine learning improve client outcomes?

Describe how machine learning can be used by financial services
Identify some of the challenges of machine learning in the sector
Explain how to think about machine learning in financial services

In Focus: Advice for Women

How to help close the gender pension gap

To understand why the pension gap persists.
To be able to encourage people to start saving earlier into their pension.
To be able to explain why saving small amounts early can bolster pension pots.

What the changes to the state pension post-2016 mean for divorcees

Describe some of the changes to the state pension system since 2016
Explain the circusmtances when divorcees can get a pension uplift
Identify the maximum state pension weekly payment

How can financial advisers support their vulnerable customers?

Describe how the FCA defines vulnerability
Explain the 'temporal nature' of the vulnerability
Identify how to create a 'safe space' for clients

How to establish your client's sustainability preferences

Describe some of the challenges relating to assessing a client's ESG inclinations
Explain how to adapt one's style as an adviser when dealin with sustainability
Identify clients' emotional attitude to sustainability

In Focus: Advice for Women

How to understand trends in women's home ownership

To understand trends in homeownership according to data.
To be able to explain potential difficulties in ownership on divorce.
To ascertain how to advise generations of women wanting to get on the housing ladder.

How to deal with someone close to retirement whose plans have changed

Describe some of the challenges of managing clients close to retirement
Identify ways of dealing with some of these questions
Describe some of the ways of preparing for upsetting life events

How an adviser can contribute to a client's well-being

Understand the importance of relaying how an adviser adds value.
Describe the various ways clients can benefit from advice.
Explain the processes that an adviser can work with a client to improve their finances.

Elevating ESG: Now is the time for fund managers to step up their reporting

Describe the importance of strong ESG reporting.
Understand how ESG reporting will help advisers and clients make the right decisions.
Explain what steps need to be taken by fund managers in improving their ESG reporting.

In Focus: Advice for Women

Why changing the triple lock would hit women hardest

To understand the problems with the triple-lock.
To be able to explain the mechanism to pensioners.
To be able to help women achieve better retirement outcomes.

Income Protection

Employee benefits in the realm of financial advice

Understand the history and development of employee benefits.
Explain how they have become vital to attracting and retaining top staff.
Describe the process of advancement in employee benefits.

The outlook for emerging markets after the pandemic

To understand the factors which drive emerging market equity performance
To discover how emerging markets have changed over the past decade
To discover how emerging markets have changed over the past decade

In Focus: Intergenerational Wealth

How to integrate LPAs into family wealth planning

To understand why clients might need an LPA.
To be able to explain the benefits of using an LPA.
To be able to show how an LPA can work with intergenerational planning.

Defining data science, AI and machine learning in financial services

Discuss how AI and machine learning can be applied to financial services.
Understand its benefits and limitations within the advisory field.
Explain the benefits and drawbacks of this technology for the advice process.

Protection CPD Course

Investment platforms: navigating the maze of investor protections

Describe the regulatory checks and balances that apply to investment platforms.
Explain how the government compensation scheme will cover losses.
Understand how the compensation applies to the different products on a platform.

What could higher interest rates mean for your clients?

Understand why central banks cut or raise interest rates.
Learn about the impact this could have on asset prices.
Understand how the pandemic has altered the way markets may view higher interest rates.

In Focus: Intergenerational Wealth

How suitable are financial products for young savers?

To understand the different financial needs young people have.
To be able to explain various flexible products that might help them save.
To be able to start conversations and help educate younger clients.

Achieving greater diversification for a medium-sized investment portfolio

Explain how to deal more effectively with medium-sized portfolios.
Describe the type of investments and asset classes that are likely to present the best outcomes for these portfolios.
Understand why too much diversification can be a bad thing.

How to cater for a new but nervous investor

Consider the factors behind investor nervousness.
Explain how to establish an effective risk-profiling assessment.
Understand how to build resilience in new clients.

Savings deposits and an introduction to cash management platforms

Explain how cash management platforms operate.
Identify the benefits to clients holding significant amounts in cash.
Describe the shortcuts a cash management platform provides to clients wanting to move money to a different account.