CEMAP Final Revision Flashcards
Family Income Benefit Term Insurance
is different from a normal Term Insurance, how?
Instead of giving out a lump sum on death, which can be spent quickly, such policies give a regular income to beneficiaries
How long Family Income Benefit Term Insurance pays out ?
Only until the end of the term, not indefinitely. This also means the insurance provider will pay the least of the policy holder dies in the last year of the plan, and pay the most if one dies at the beginning of the policy.
Can Unit value fall in Unitised with-profit plan?
No, strangely, the unit value cannot fall.
Tax treatment of Insurance policy payout, which was arranged by the employer?
If the policy paid by the employer then is treated as Benefit in Kind,
so income tax liability on an employee for premiums paid as income received,
Plus Insurance Premium tax on premiums
however, no tax is due on claims when needed, and employers can deduct premiums as a business expense”
Tax treatment of Insurance policy payout one received as surrender value?
Policy need to be a Qualifying policy, otherwise tax apply.
“What is the difference between Accident, Sickness, and Unemployment Insurance and Income Protection Insurance?
ASU are generally short-term, generally bought to cover mortgage payments etc, IPI is long-term benefit where benefits are paid until retirement, death, or policy term etc.
Also unemployed is misnomer here, as policies cover protention from redundancy and dismissal only, but not when someone resigns”
“How Income Protection Insurance is different from Family Income Benefit Term Insurance?
Different because term insurance gets paid after death, while this insurance gets paid after sickness, disbility
While both provide long term benefits of regular income to self or survivors”
What else is done by partners in addition to setting out one of three arrangements - Automatic Accrual, Buy-Sell, Cross-Option if a partner dies?
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A Term Insurance Policy is taken out for each partner and kept in trust, so that remaining partners have the money to buy the shares of deceased partner”
Is FOS membership is compulsory for
all firms authorized under FSMA 2000?
Yes
FOS Compensation limits is
upto £375,000
The intestate person’s share to wife is £270000
POS handles complaints related to personal & occupational schemes or one of them
Both,
PPF does not provide cover to Personal pensions schemes
Is POS decision binding on all parties, what about FOS decision
Yes, the POS decision is binding on all parties. FOS decision is binding on the firm only, not customer.
Do claims about Pensions go to POS?
No,POS only deals with running and administation related complaints. It does not deal with issues relating to sales, marketing, performance and customer services; that is covered by the FCA.
Should the complaint be made to POS directly?
No, first to the Pension Provider, then to TPAS (The Pension Advisory Group, now part of MaPS), and only then to POS
Does the FSCS scheme assists everyone?
The general public and smaller businesses only, NOT larger businesses. Also exclude Channel Island & Isle of Man
FSCS limit for Deposits/money?
85K, in exceptional cases like temproary deposits, upto £1m is covered. Compesnation is given per person and per account so could be £170,000 for joint account holders
FSCS limit for
Protection-related insurances & Pension annuities,
100% of cover with no limit
FSCS limit for
Non-protection insurance, other insurance & brokers
90% of cover with no limit
EPA/LPA must be registered with?
and can’t be revoked without permission from?
Registered with - OPG (Office of Public Guardian)
Revoked by - Court of Protection
EU Money Launder Directive says the state must keep a register of beneficial owners who control how many shares in any legal entity.
Beneficial owners are those who own 25% share
Customer Due Diligence CDD must happen for all new clients.
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All NEW Clients (e.g opening account, selling a new policy etc) OR any change in the circumstances of existing client relationship
Transaction limits for CDD, money transactions, insurance premiums, Art transactions, Let properties, Pre-paid cards, and Remote payments?
Euro (10,10) (10,15) (10, 25) (50,150) rule
Euro 15000 - single or a series of transactions
Euro 10000 - for Business trading in goods/services)
Life insurance premiums exceeding
Euro 1000 annual, or Euro 2500 single transaction
Art transaction over Euro 10K, let properties with more than Euro 10k rent per month
Pre-Paid card (like ICICI travel abroad card) storing more than Euro 150/month. And remote payments above Euro 50.
To whom GDPR data breach should be reported?
Information Commissioner
Consumer Credit Act not only covers general consumers but also?
Sole Traders
Small Partnerships (upto 3 partners)
Unincorporated associations
Extended coverage to - suppliers
Dept Counselling Service
Debt administration services
Credit information services
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Consumer credit act does not cover?
HNI
Unfair Relationship Test?
to cover existing and new loans,
which allowed borrowers to
challenge the agreement as being Unfair in court
Notice periods to terminate a Consumer Credit Agreement for lender and borrower?
Borrower - 30 days
Lender - 60 days PLUS explanation
Payday lender limits?
Payday multiply 0.8 x 15 =100 rule
“Interest and fees charged must not exceed 0.8%/ day
default fees cannot exceed £15,
and borrowers must never be required to repay more than
100% of the amount borrowed by way of fees and charges”
FCA does not regulate
Foreign Currency Exchange
Investment advisors must complete their remaining qualification modules within how many years
4 years
How long training records are kept until one resigns or changes role?
Trai(n)(in)g NMOP rule
1) Non-Mifid - 3 years
2 Mifid - 5 years
3) Pension - Indefinitely
Solvency, Leverage, Cap Adequacy for Opertation risk ratios, and TLAC ratio?
10 3 15 18 rule
Solvency - 10.5% Cap/Assets
Leverage - 3% Cap/Assets
Cap adequacy for op risk - 15% Cap/Income”
TLAC - 18% capital and leverage ratios
Solvency Ratio as a concept?
A capital adequacy measure which is about min capital required to ensure the business is sustainable, measured by Solvency Ratio.
Assets value is risk-adjusted, e.g. gilts with zero risk are treated differently to other risky assets”
EU Solvency Directive II is mainly aimed to ?
reduce the risk of Insurance companies
Suitability report is optional for?
Mortgages
What kind of advice is offered for Stakeholder products?
Basic advice is sufficient
Apart from Investment Advisors, who else cannot claim commission from suppliers?
Personal pension scheme advisors, as they have investment element in it
KID is a must in what kind of products?
where amount payable back to customer may fluctuate
KID vs KIID
UCITS use similar document called KIID, which contain synthetic risk/reward indicator
Right to cancel does not apply to which policies?
Key - Short duration policies of 1 6 months
Travel policies - less than 1 month
Pure protection policies - less than 6 months
Pure protection policies - effected by trustees or employers
Cooling off periods
14 - 30 Cool LPPy
- all 14 days, except 30 days for Life, Pension, Protection policies “
Jail terms
2 5 10 15 (€20m,4% rule)
A reckless statement, or failure to follow rules
Tipping Off
Bribery
Actual Money laundering
GDPR
Long-term investments - Guilts, PIBS, Bonds - are they CGT-free?
Yes, but regular incomes are taxed as Savings income (subject to allowances)_ for all investment types, Guilts, PIBS, Bonds, T-Bills, CoD, Commerical paper