STEPHEN GLENFIELD

Financial planning

The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning and three bridging courses have been approved, with just under 200 programs in total now approved by the standards authority....

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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

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

Consultation for the three-month registration requirement for November exam has been opened by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

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Financial planning

If you did not pass the FASEA exam and apply for a re-mark, FASEA will give you some indication whether or not it is worth trying....

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Financial planning

If existing advisers are classed as “ceased” by the end of 2021 and have not passed the FASEA exam they will not be classified as a ‘new entrant’ in 2022 if they want ret...

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Financial planning

Questions from the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam can be removed from marking for English as a second language exam participants, if it is shown to...

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Financial planning

Advisers who want to continue in the industry should do everything they can to pass the exam this year as it is not clear whether they will be able to sit an exam next ye...

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Financial planning

The professional year does not need to be completed full-time as provisions for part-time work are allowed, while the number of entrants doing their PY has increased tenf...

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Financial planning

Five times is a charm for one adviser who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam that many times before passing. ...

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Financial planning

A bachelor’s degree from Southern Cross University, and a graduate diploma and bridging courses from the Australian Institute of Management have been approved....

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Financial planning

In the latest FASEA exam, advisers struggled with demonstrating knowledge of advice documentation, practical application of due diligence in financial advice, and the app...

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Financial planning

The pass rate is slightly higher than the January/February sitting, which saw the lowest pass rate of all exams. ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority says the three-month rule will remain in place as there is no benefit to cramming in more exam attempts....

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Features

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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