News : Education

SAFAA welcomes adviser standards reset

January 27, 2022

SAFAA has suggested alternative educational requirements for financial advisers after the government proposed resetting the standards.

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ASIC, Education

First adviser exam dates for 2022 released

December 20, 2021

Tia Thomas

The dates for the first financial adviser exam to be conducted by ASIC have been set for early 2022, but the details of later sittings have not been finalised.

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Education

Govt amends degree requirements

December 17, 2021

Jason Spits

The government has announced plans to allow advisers with a decade’s experience and a clean compliance record to practice without a degree.

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Education

Advisers embrace education en masse

October 20, 2021

Jason Spits

Financial advisers have drastically increased their uptake of courses to meet FASEA’s education standards, according to statistics released by the authority.

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Education

Specialist adviser pathways expanded

September 20, 2021

Tia Thomas

The SMSF Association has partnered with two major educational institutions to expand the pathways into its SMSF Specialist Advisor program.

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Education, FASEA

FASEA pass rate drops away

August 31, 2021

Jason Spits

The pass rate in the most recent FASEA exam fell away sharply, with only three in five candidates passing the mandatory test.

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Education, FASEA

November exam open to all advisers

July 8, 2021

Jason Spits

FASEA has dropped the requirement for advisers to wait three months before sitting the November exam, giving all practitioners two more opportunities to pass.

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Education, FASEA

FASEA releases May exam results

July 6, 2021

Tia Thomas

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has released the results from the May exam with almost 70 per cent of candidates passing.

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Education, FASEA