ADVISER EXAM

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In its pre-budget submission, the FAAA has proposed a government assistance package that could see up to 1,000 financial advice practices receive $10,000 each for hiring ...

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Two financial advice professionals have shared their tips for success when building an effective Professional Year program as more advisers look to bring on junior staff ...

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The proportion of candidates passing the advice exam in 2024 has risen by more than a third but a notable gap exists between those who have qualified and those who are ac...

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Candidates waiting until they feel confident to sit the exam has helped the pass mark for the financial advice exam reach the highest since ASIC took over its administrat...

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Industry commentators have discussed the benefits of ticking off the ASIC adviser exam and gaining entry-level experience prior to commencing their professional year....

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While the August financial advice exam saw a lower pass rate of 62 per cent compared with 70 per cent in previous sittings, this expert believes it’s for a positive reaso...

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The advice profession lost 15 advisers over the past week, according to Wealth Data, partly due to a lower number of new entrants and advisers transitioning between licen...

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ASIC has permanently banned a former Western Australia-based financial adviser after he falsified his adviser exam certificate....

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ASIC has released the exam results for its June sitting of the financial adviser exam....

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A financial adviser describes how he reached “breaking point” over the FASEA system when he falsified his financial adviser exam result, while the judge shares why he var...

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The regulator has provided example questions of what the next batch of candidates sitting on 26 March can expect to see, following regulatory changes to its structure. ...

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The corporate regulator has confirmed it will incorporate legislative amendments to the financial adviser exam, with March’s exam set to reflect the changes....

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Following the government’s proposed changes to the financial adviser exam, SIAA has made additional recommendations for better outcomes, such as enabling entrants to sit ...

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Candidates looking to sit the financial adviser exam next year will have a longer wait as ASIC pushes back the first sitting date in order to make amendments to the exam'...

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ASIC has announced the results from the 23rd Financial Advisers Exam cycle held in November, following August’s highest pass mark of the year....

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