PFS launches exam prep study groups

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The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is piloting a series of study groups to help its members prepare for the CII Diploma in Financial Planning exams, starting with the JO2 Trusts exam.

The events, sponsored by Aegon Scottish Equitable, will comprise a series of five two-hour sessions followed by an optional revision day ahead of the April exam sitting. The first J02 Study Groups will take place in March in Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. The PFS says each session will provide an opportunity for members from the same region to meet and, with the help of a facilitator, work through the CII Trusts learning materials, typical exam questions and model answers. "Studying can be very lonely and it is easy to get distracted," PFS chief executive Fay Goddard says. "By joi...

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