Element 1 - Introduction
1.1 The Financial Services Industry
 
Element 2 - Economic Environment
2.1 Economic Environment
 
Element 3 - Financial Assets and Markets
3.1 Cash Deposit
3.2 Money Market Instruments
3.3 Property
3.4 Foreign Exchange Market
3.5 Derivatives/Commodity Exchanges
3.6 World Stock Exchanges
 
Element 4 - Equities
4.1 Equities
 
Element 5 - Bonds
5.1 Government Bonds
5.2 Corporate Bonds
 
Element 6 - Derivatives
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Futures
6.3 Options
6.4 Warrants
6.5 SWAPS
6.6 Structured Products
 
Element 7 - Investment Funds
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Collective Investment Schemes/Mutual Funds
7.3 Investment Trusts
7.4 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
7.5 Exchange-Traded Funds
7.6 Hedge Funds
7.7 Private Equity
 
Element 8 - Financial Services Regulation
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Financial Crime
8.3 Insider Dealing and Market Abuse
8.4 Data Protection and Privacy
8.5 Complaints and Compensation
 
Element 9 - Other Financial Products
9.1 Retirement Planning
9.2 Loans
9.3 Mortgages
9.4 Life Assurance