ADVISER EDUCATION

Financial planning

Advisers may say they struggle to meet their ethics CPD requirements, but the learnings are paying off as research finds it has helped to reduce adviser misconduct and fi...

Financial planning

Industry bodies have welcomed a government announcement that it will reform the education standards for financial advisers by opening up the number of approved degrees th...

Financial planning

It will transition to computer-based testing for all three levels of the CFA program in 2021 with the transition already beginning for Level 1....

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The list of approved education programs and courses to meet the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been expanded following a consultation process....

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Members will be given discounts between 10 to 15 per cent across five institutions....

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Almost 500 advisers have attended the first ethics training course run by TAL, as industry players rush to assist planners in meeting the impending Financial Adviser Stan...

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Are planners staying or going in the face of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime? Please let Money Management know....

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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has issued its final education policy outline with the promise of regular updates and confirmation of refinements....

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The Association of Financial Advisers has accused the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority of being ‘absolutely unreasonable” with respect to its start-date f...

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AMP’s chief executive, Michael Wilkins, has told the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry that education has be...

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AMP and Griffith University have joined to help financial advisers meet the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority’s new requirements. ...

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The Financial Planning Association has issued a carefully measured response to the latest Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority blueprint, arguing it needs mor...

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The SMSF Association has urged the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to prioritise finding a workable solution rather than rushing to meet its implementati...

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While the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s updated standards show some positives, advisers are still going to be impacted by the regulator’s arbitrary d...

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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been warned against over-complicating the transition of practising advisers who hold foreign qualifications....

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