EDUCATION
Financial planning
The delivery of financial literacy programs will require investment in educational infrastructure and should be inclusive of the needs of Aboriginal students, according t...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers has proposed an alternative graduated pathway for experienced advisers to avoid the introduction of the proposed pathway which it wo...
Financial planning
The financial advice industry needs to keep experienced advisers to mentor the next generation, especially when there is a market crash, and to curb clients being orphane...
Financial planning
The now-defunct education authority said it had “no power” to exempt an adviser from sitting the exam but had referred any adviser it knew to be experiencing mental healt...
Financial planning
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has provided advice to members wishing to cancel their Australian financial service licence following rising costs of runn...
Financial planning
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has criticised “elitist” younger advisers who do not support Labor’s proposed education exemption for older...
Financial planning
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....
Financial planning
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)....
Financial planning
This is the lowest pass rate, beating the previous record of 67%, with only two exam sittings remaining this year....
Financial planning
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...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...