What the CII R06 Financial Planning Practice unit is, how its two written case studies draw on R01 to R05, how the paper is set out and marked, and how to prepare before the case studies arrive.

CII R06 Explained: Format, How It Builds on R01–R05 and How to Prepare

A 14-day method for the CII R06 pre-released case studies: a fact-find template, objectives and gaps, the calculations to prepare, options and recommendations, and how to turn it into exam answers.

R06 Case Study: How to Analyse the Pre-Released Case Study in Two Weeks

Every CII R06 sitting for 2027 with its booking closing date, when the two case studies arrive, results release dates, which tax year each sitting tests, and a countdown from today.

R06 Exam Dates 2026/27: Sittings, Case Study Release, Booking, Results

CII R06 results: when and where they are released, what the 55% pass mark and moderated marks mean, the £93 review of marking, appeals and a resit plan if you fail, with a dates planner.

R06 Results: When They Come Out, the 55% Pass Mark, Remarks and Resits

Unit of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, which the CII describes as a core unit of the diploma meeting the FCA's qualification requirements for retail investment advisers. It tests the practical application of the technical knowledge from units R01 to R05. The CII assesses it by a three-hour exam of two written case studies with short-answer questions; candidates receive the case studies two weeks before the exam sitting.

CII R06 Financial Planning Practice

Practise R06 answers with point-by-point feedback

CII R06 practice case studies for 2026/27: 4 original cases with short-answer questions, typed answers marked point by point against model answers, score against the 55% pass mark. One short case free.

Four original R06 Financial planning practice case studies for the 2026/27 exams, set out like the real paper: a client case, then lettered short-answer questions with the marks shown. Read the case, type your answers against a 90-minute clock, and get every part marked point by point against a model answer, with what earned marks, what you missed and your total against the 55% standard pass mark. Independent practice, not written or endorsed by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Every case study is our own: none is a CII case study, question or model answer.

CII R06 Case Study Pack: 4 Practice Case Studies with Model Answers

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CII R06 Financial Planning Practice — Mock tests

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