QFA Sample Papers

gogo · 07-05-2008 12:35am #1

Hi,
Does anyone have any sample papers for qfa loans and regulation exams, one's previous to jan '08.
I find them really helpful, but they remove all the older ones from the website and only leave you the most up to date ones. The institute of insurance only have papers for insurance and pensions.(for non-members anyway)
Someone might have saved them, so if you have could I have a look. Loans exam this weekend and regulation(more worried about this:() saturday week.

Or does anyone know where i can get some.

Thanks,
gogo

sungem · 09-05-2008 11:57pm

Hi, i have some regulation papers that i can send on to you, only in paper format though so dont know how i will get them to you......

ball ox · 10-05-2008 12:35am

It's ridiculous how the IOB don't offer any past papers to students. The sample papers in my last exam (investments) were nothing like the exam questions which were a lot harder ( and not just because I didn't have the answers beside me

). Coupled with the fact that they are looking for 65% for a pass methinks its all a bit of a moneymaking scheme for the IOB....

anilka · 26-07-2008 3:56pm

Will you please send me a copy of regulation past papers. Or please tell me your address, I shall come and collect it.

Thanks a lot. Please reply to anirudhan@eircom.net

Thanks
Anil

sungem wrote: »

Hi, i have some regulation papers that i can send on to you, only in paper format though so dont know how i will get them to you......

keanem · 15-09-2008 11:54pm

Go to www.mockexams.ie - They have about 7 different sample papers for each module:)

gogo · 19-09-2008 10:43am

keanem wrote: »

Go to www.mockexams.ie - They have about 7 different sample papers for each module:)

Unfortunatley at a price, and the exams have to be taken on line, can't print them out and study them at your leisure.

molley23 · 21-09-2008 2:23pm

does anyone have different life assurance papers to the ones on the lia site the ones on the site are no good!! I sat the regulation exam on sat and thought it was awful!!!:p

gogo · 22-09-2008 3:08am

molley23 wrote: »

does anyone have different life assurance papers to the ones on the lia site the ones on the site are no good!! I sat the regulation exam on sat and thought it was awful!!!:p

Sat pensions and regulations yesterday as well, am sick at the moment and had to leave the exam early, was mortified, though I was going to pass out tho. I took so many antibotics and painkillers, I couldn't see the exam, finished regulation in twenty minutes, didn't look over it or anything, infact i couldn't repeat a question on it. Wobbled out of the hall with everyone staring at me

Still though it wasn't too bad, wasn't anything unexpected on it. Pensions was a different story tho.
Anyway i have two life assurance papers, pm me your details and I'll stick them in the post, have one saved so can email that if you prefer.

molley23 · 22-09-2008 1:23pm

that would be great of you could email them to me please my email is amie.payne@gmail.com thanks a mill!!1:)

gogo · 24-09-2008 12:41am

E-mail sent. Hope it helps.

molley23 · 28-09-2008 2:18pm

gogo wrote: »

E-mail sent. Hope it helps.

Thanks a mill!!!:)

BMcG05 · 04-01-2009 4:59pm

Hi all

Im reging for these this month. Just wondering, is the negative marking with the multiple choice or simply one point for right, zero for right?

Thanks in advance

gogo · 04-01-2009 9:40pm

As far as i know they do not mark negatively, its either a right or wrong answer, but on my results transcript the results have points, i.e . 86.3 or 85.5 not to sure where the points comes from. As most of your answers choices are very similar, and with matematical ones, it could have four answers that you will reach a varing points of your calculation, (can be confusing and mictakes happen when you see the answer you got and forget to finish off the calculation properly). So I assume the points are for these type of questions where you got some of it right, but not negatevely marked.
hope this makes sense.

DeGriff · 05-01-2009 10:39pm

Hi does anyone know where i can get some past papers on QFA Regulations doing my exam on 24th Jan and need a miracle and all the help i can get thanks

Deise Girl 1000 · 06-01-2009 1:31pm

Hi
Does anyone have sample papers for this QFA exam?? Have the exam this Saturday:(

greenman09 · 14-01-2009 6:48pm

They are on LIA website if ur registered. I could try email over if ye like. Some questions from these mocks always appear on the actual exam. Did life exam saturday past and had about 10 the same as the mock. Investments this week and its bucking hard. Cant look at anymore on shares

Deise Girl 1000 · 15-01-2009 10:18am

Hey
Thanks for that.I had the Life Assurance exam on Saturday past aswell.
I'm not registered with the LIA I'm doing my exams through the Institute of Bankers of Ireland. Do you happen to have any loans papers as I have this exam on Saturday coming?:mad:

joss_6 · 17-01-2009 1:10pm

hi I'm in the same boat have regulations & Pensions next sat - did you manage to get any sample papers - i have ones on the lia but thats all -wouldn't mind a few more if possible???

joss_6 · 17-01-2009 1:18pm

gogo do you still have any of those regulations sample papers - like a mad person i signed up for 2 exams the same day - currently on maternity leave with 5 month old baby not one of my wiser ideas!!!

molley23 · 19-01-2009 9:48pm

Has anyone some feedback about previous investments exams. its my next qfa exam i hear its hard going if anyone has sample papers that would be great:)

MrsJohnMurphy · 24-01-2009 1:36am

molley23 wrote: »

Has anyone some feedback about previous investments exams. its my next qfa exam i hear its hard going if anyone has sample papers that would be great:)

Did investments last year, was tough but it passed ... just about.

There were quiet a few tricky questions on exit tax and cashing in policies e.g. Larry lives in Luxembourg and is going to cash in his tracker bond in which he invested 100K and is currently worth 220K, how much will he get?

mjm

carlito159 · 28-08-2009 1:32pm

Hi,
Does anyone have any sample papers for qfa Life assurance previous to jan '08.
Or does anyone know where i can get some.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Karl

jockey#1 · 03-09-2009 1:34pm

Hi Guys,

Looking for a bit of help there from anyone who may have completed QFA exams. I recently qualified as an accountant but now i want to do another course to further myself obviously with the objective of getting a job in a bank in the long run. How long does it take to complete the course and would anybody recommend this option for me? Cheers in advance.

Adi

CALLY0412 · 04-09-2009 9:33am

Hi jockey#1,
I'm about to sit my 5th qfa(sat 12th-wish me luck)-it's taken me the best part of 2years to get this far...
my 6th exam is in January-that'll be the last one...

:D
I would def recommend the course-it's very broad and covers alot of areas-has really helped me anyway... I feel more confident giving advice to customers(i work in a bank).
My advice would be to do them 1exam at a time-esp investments,pensions and regulations... They are the toughest ones, with the highest failure rate...:(:(
I've done all of mine through the lia and have found the lecturers very helpful, and there are lots of downloadable past papers and practice questions online.. and there are contact numbers for the lecturers etc which can be very useful seeing as it is mostly a self taught course...
If there is anything you are wondering about that i haven't answered just let me know and i will do my best to answer it for you..

CALLY0412 · 04-09-2009 9:36am

Karl,
I did life assurance in December 2007 and have my exam guide at home if you would like a copy of it....

carlito159 · 04-09-2009 12:06pm

Hi,
That would be great if you could send me the paper.

Thanks,
Karl

carlito159 · 04-09-2009 12:10pm

Hi,
I actually have the exam tomorrow. If you can email the paper to me that would be great, otherwise don't worry about it.

My address <snipped> - Please do not put up personal information

Thanks.

CALLY0412 · 04-09-2009 12:17pm

Hi Karl,
I don't have a soft copy of the paper..
If you have access to a fax machine i could fax it to you after lunch, if that helps?

carlito159 · 04-09-2009 12:22pm

Hi,
Yeah that would be great.
fax number - <snip again>

Thanks for all your help.
Best of luck in your exam.

CALLY0412 · 04-09-2009 12:26pm

no probs, i'll fax it to you after lunch...
hope tomorrow goes well for you.
Life assurance is a very straight forward exam, no trip ups.. so i'm sure it will go ok for you...

Tom Dunne · 04-09-2009 12:34pm

carlito159 wrote: »

Hi,
Yeah that would be great.
fax number - <snip again>

Thanks for all your help.
Best of luck in your exam.

What part of no personal information do you not understand?

CALLY0412 · 04-09-2009 3:10pm

Hi Karl,
They are all faxed through for you there now...
They kept getting stuck in the fax machine though. :mad::( so let me know if they didn't all get through and i will refax the ones you are missing..
Enjoy

:D:D

carlito159 · 04-09-2009 3:20pm

Hi,
Thats brilliant.

Thanks alot!!

CALLY0412 · 07-09-2009 10:22am

Hi Karl,
How'd the exam go?

redmal09 · 14-01-2010 10:33pm

RE: Negative Marking, you get 3 marks for every correct answer, for every question skipped it is 0, and for everry wrong answer -1. The pass rate has lowered to 50% - so to pass you need to get 50 questions right assuming you answered 30 incorrectly which is 50%, or 40 right and 40 unanswered.

if ur registered with the iob, they have online exams, which give you your result as soon as you have submitted form, and there is a pilot paper in the study guide and also a past exam on there too..:)

CALLY0412 · 15-01-2010 11:04am

qfas are not based on a neg marking system.. never have been..
if you answer a question incorrectly you just get zero for that question..
have all bar one of my qfas done and none have operated neg marking.

ThatsNotMyName* · 15-01-2010 6:30pm

Cally0412, No you're wrong, QFA exmas are negatively marked now. -1 for an incorrectly answered question. 3 for a correctly answered question and nothing for not answering it. And pass mark is now 50%

MrsJohnMurphy · 15-01-2010 10:47pm

ThatsNotMyName* wrote: »

Cally0412, No you're wrong, QFA exmas are negatively marked now. -1 for an incorrectly answered question. 3 for a correctly answered question and nothing for not answering it. And pass mark is now 50%

Actually easier to pass now in my oponion.

Supposing you know 40%, take a 50/50 of 40% and blind guess of 20% then your scores on average would be

old system : 120 + 60 + 16 = 196 outta 300 = 65.3% = barely pass!
new system : 120 + 60 - 20 + 15 - 15 = 160 outta 300 = 53.3% = pass with a bit to spare!

So its easier to pass now!

:cool:

mjm

eddiek · 17-03-2010 7:53pm

has anyone attended the one day workshop with mockexams.ie for the qfa financial planning exam?

star32 · 18-03-2010 10:00pm

Hi

Am doing my regulations in May. Has anyone got example exam papers. Am a working mother of 3 so am finding it difficult to find time to get through the book. I find the sample papers a great study aid. Thanks in advance.

lilcurlysue · 24-02-2012 4:27pm

Hi does anyone know where i can i can view past papers of qfa loans and regulation?? really stuck

Ails2012 · 03-03-2012 7:21pm

Hi
I'm doing Regulation exam on 24th March.Does anyone have any tips for me? I have only 1 sample paper to review online.(always had at least 2 to review) would anyone have a few they could send me?? I'm doing it with IOB and the book is so badly laid out. It seems to all roll into one. The online test on each chapter is good but I would prefer to print out to review more often than having to log on etc...

Would be happy with any information.Thanks
Ails

kevdough · 07-03-2012 8:55pm

if anyone has the QFA loans and regulations past papers and could give me copies i would be grateful. jsut signed up for them with exams scheduled for May so need to get act together to pass them. if i had copy exams to work on, that would be a hugh help.. thanks for any help... kevin... if possible that could be sent by email you can private message me.

kevdough · 07-03-2012 8:59pm

star32 wrote: »

Hi

Am doing my regulations in May. Has anyone got example exam papers. Am a working mother of 3 so am finding it difficult to find time to get through the book. I find the sample papers a great study aid. Thanks in advance.

trying to find them myself... still waiting on manuals to arrive and bricking it if they are voluminous... dont know what i signed up for..... if you manage to get them, and could forward them to me i'd be grateful... maybe a study forum would help everyone to exchange ideas and help every one pass.. wonder if you or anyone else is interested in such a forum.

harriet1234 · 20-03-2012 11:35pm

Hi
I have my regulation exam this saturday and im wondering does anyone have any past exam papers that they wouldnt mind sharing with me? or is there anywhere i can access past exam papers, id really appreciate any help I can get. Im registered with the institute of bankers and they only give one exam paper

ans id like to get some more practice before the exam
My email is <email snipped>

ifwah · 10-04-2012 7:59pm

Im also sitting Regulation in May, sat loans in January and the only thing that helped me was doing the full mcq test on the IOB website over and over and over again! It really is a joke that theres no sample papers anymore and no lectures.
I listened to the live 'lecture' for loans and it was a disgrace, didnt go through anything that was helpful at all, really just the same as the videos at the end of the chapters.
Id defo be interested in like a forum for questions people are having difficulty with that others might be able to help it, I think thats a great idea.
Such a money making scam, €165 to resit

mic856 · 19-05-2012 1:14pm

hi i have my qfa regulation exam next saturday and I'm trying to find some sample papers would anyone have some??

mic856 · 19-05-2012 4:07pm

sungem wrote: »

Hi, i have some regulation papers that i can send on to you, only in paper format though so dont know how i will get them to you......

Hi I was wondering if you would still have regulation past papers I am sitting my exam next sat would find them a great help.

cute6guru · 12-09-2012 7:10pm

Help!!! these exams are stressin me out!!!! any obe got any hints or tips hav loans on sat and regulayion nxt week.

cute6guru · 12-09-2012 7:10pm

Help!!! these exams are stressin me out!!!! any one got any hints or tips hav loans on sat and regulation nxt week.

sticks2012 · 12-09-2012 9:36pm

Any1 got sample papers for the loans and regulations

QFA Sample Papers

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