The Government is finding itself under pressure to support class order relief around the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetable in the wake of th...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission granted class order relief with respect to advisers being required to be members of a code-monitoring body and questi...

The AFA has called on the Labor Party to support the one-year extension for advisers to meet exam requirements as the party had withdrawn its previous support....

There are no guarantees that the legislation delivering an extension of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetable will be dealt within the Senat...

Grandfathered commissions have impacted the value of financial planning practices by as much as 25% of recurring revenue, while COVID-19 has impacted around 5% to 20%, ac...

Given that number of financial adviser exits is nearly double the number of new entrants, it seems likely that restoring financial planning numbers to their pre-Financial...

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority remains on notice from a key Parliamentary Committee to explain the consultative processes it used to reach the Finan...

Synchron director, Don Trapnell, said life/risk advisers are being treated unfairly under the education requirements and deserve a separate standard suited to the profess...

Regulators have taken a soft approach to the implementation of Standard 3 of the FASEA Code of Ethics, but there is still concern over how proper regulation will work....

Another drop in the pass rate for the FASEA exam has shown the industry is going to struggle to give affordable advice to Australians unless it can bring in more talent....

The February sitting of the FASEA exam saw a pass rate of 82% and the June exam will not have a face-to-face sitting....

There are subjective trends in the distinction between retail and wholesale clients, writes David Barrett, and it is important advisers get it right to avoid costly mista...

A University of Canberra historical Graduate Diploma, two new RMIT degrees, and recognised prior learning from the FPA and CPA has been approved by FASEA. ...

It was well known that a consortium led by the FPA and AFA was seeking authorisation of as a code monitoring body but the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...