FASEA will begin assessing university qualification attained overseas, taking around two weeks to inform advisers if they meet the new education standards.

Kaplan Professional has joined with ex-FASEA chief executive Deen Sanders to deliver FASEA standard bridging courses.

FASEA has announced the opening of exam registrations and sitting dates for both new and existing financial advisers.

FASEA has confirmed it is yet to approve applications for graduate diploma and bridging courses, but expects to do so by mid-June.

A FASEA accredited ethics bridging course, developed by The Ethics Centre, will be made available to financial advisers later this year. 

Daniel Butler and Christian Pakpahan provide a summary of the new continuing professional development obligations for licensed advisers outlined by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has finalised a continuing professional development (CPD) standard legislative instrument, the Corporations (Relevant Providers Continuing Professional Development Standard) Determination 2018. […]

The open-book nature of the FASEA adviser exam will not make it easier for advisers, who have been warned they have limited time to pass the mandatory exercise.