Maintaining education and professional development requirements will make it hard for women to stay in the industry if they need to take time off to start a family, accor...
The UK went through its Retail Distribution Review in 2012, writes Chris Mather, so what can it teach Australia about the evolving financial advice system?...
There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...
There needs to be careful consideration on whether Treasury has the skill set and expertise to perform the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority functions and ...
Advisers should look at clients looking for one-off advice to build their prospective secondary client base, given that rising costs of advice delivery are driving down t...
The continuing profession development guidelines need to be addressed to remove duplication for tax financial advisers and there needs to be a consultation process which ...
Consultation for the three-month registration requirement for November exam has been opened by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....
In its submission to Parliament, the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association recommend holding off enforcement of those parts of the code of ethics until it has b...
Advisers taking the September Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam will receive their results before registration for the November exam closes....
With just a few months to go until the FASEA deadline, writes Brian Knight, even those who are considering leaving the industry would be advised to have an attempt....
The current forecast still assumes the number of advisers will fall and plateau to 15,000 but this may take longer than initially predicted thanks to recent exam relief m...
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has walked back on the three-month rule, and will also add future exam options for the July exam takers in Sydney who...
Exam takers too often rely on their licensee policies, rather than their Corporations Act requirements, which has led to underperformance in assessing areas like key advi...
Due to the Sydney lockdown, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is currently assessing its options for exam takers....
Over 14,850 have now passed the exam, almost three-quarters of the advisers on the Financial Adviser Register. ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...