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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has provided advice to members wishing to cancel their Australian financial service licence following rising costs of runn...
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The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has criticised “elitist” younger advisers who do not support Labor’s proposed education exemption for older...
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If elected, a Labor government would assume that a decade of experience was worth at least a degree and would scrap the degree requirement for those advisers....
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The Aged Care Steps Accredited Aged Care Professional program will be available as an elective unit which can lead to eligibility for the Financial Planning Association o...
Financial planning
Exam takers who did not pass have until Friday, 29 October, to register for the November exam....
Financial planning
One-third of advisers are likely to have their rating downgraded as the firm incorporates more focus on education and professional standards....
SMSF
The SMSF Association has entered into new partnership agreements with Kaplan Professional and Deakin University to offer its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation (SSA)....
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This is the lowest pass rate, beating the previous record of 67%, with only two exam sittings remaining this year....
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Advisers are now turning to focus on their business growth but the workload around fee consent requirements are a burden and they need efficient processes to lower this l...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has appointed Marc Olynyk as its new chair of the Financial Planning Education Council....
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Advice practices need to put more work into their culture, career structures and salaries if they want to attract and retain what little supply there is of current and fu...
Financial planning
There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...
Financial planning
The education provider is offering scholarships worth $100 to be used towards tuition fees for each financial planning subject for the remainder of the year....
Financial planning
Underperformance included the lack of ability to demonstrate an understanding of different types of advice and the components of key advice documentation....
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There was support for increased standards in the financial advice industry, Chris Dastoor writes, but any goodwill was destroyed by FASEA in just a few years. Where did i...
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...