ACER
Financial planning
The percentage of candidates who passed February’s financial adviser exam, the first one under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has fallen to 32.4%. ...
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...
Financial planning
Due to the current stay at home restrictions and unavailability of physical locations, Melbourne’s FASEA exam will be held online only....
Financial planning
The gender gap in student financial literacy has been closed, according to a report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research. ...
Financial planning
Registered candidates have the option to sit the exam online or to defer the exam for a later sitting as the authority recognises the challenges presented by COVID-19....
Financial planning
The April exam will continue as planned, but FASEA will advise candidates if a decision by ACER or the government means they have to change....
Features
The industry has now had four rounds of FASEA exams, but Chris Dastoor writes advisers – particularly those who have passed – are still as confused and unhappy about the ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...