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The education authority believes the pass rate for candidates that have sat the exam more than once is more favourable than other industry certification assessments....

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The Royal Commission into Aged Care was not directed at advisers but, Chris Dastoor writes, the outcomes have implicated how clients perceive the industry....

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Financial planning

The amendment instrument that scraps the three-month registration requirement for the November 2021 exam has been registered and registrations for the exam are now open....

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Financial planning

There have been 333 unsuccessful candidates who requested a re-mark for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam but only 28 have seen a change in result...

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Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has clarified what advisers should do if they did not pass the exam before 2022 or if they ceased to be a relevant pr...

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Financial planning

Opening the November exam to all advisers and the conditional September 2022 extension could drastically improve how many advisers are on the Financial Adviser Register a...

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Financial planning

Economics will eventually solve the adviser supply issue but not before the industry is recognised as a profession with the lag between people wanting to become advisers ...

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Financial planning

The education authority is sitting on several questions on notice by senators regarding exam feedback, support for financial advisers, and pathways into the profession....

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Financial planning

Advisers have no obligation to help their clients find a new adviser if they lose their qualification because they did not pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics...

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Financial planning

The opposition has said the Government’s financial reforms have caused uncertainty and unnecessary costs for thousands of financial advisers....

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Financial planning

Contrary to wider adviser sentiment, one adviser has high hopes for the industry’s future and believes the next few years will only get better....

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Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed that one question has been removed as it disadvantaged those candidates who use English as their second...

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Financial planning

Increased advice demand and a predicted post-COVID upswing are reasons advisers should aim to attain the highest education qualifications possible, according to Kaplan. ...

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Financial planning

If there was an Olympics Games for failure, the implementation of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority would be a finalist, according to a Labor MP....

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Financial planning

While the authority argues the high pass rate shows it is an achievable exam for “competent” advisers and has been a boost for consumer confidence in the industry, data s...

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