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Financial planning

Thousands of advisers still lacking approved degrees

There are still over 3,000 financial advisers on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) who are without a degree and expect to rely on the experience pathway to continue t...

Financial planning

FASEA approves two degrees

Two degrees have been approved by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to meet its education standards. ...

Financial planning

Big adviser groups facing degree deficit

Some of Australia’s largest financial advice groups are facing the problem of too few advisers who are degree qualified leading to the need for strong succession planning...

Financial planning

Majority of FPA members degree-qualified

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has found that approximately 60 per cent of its members are degree-qualified, compared to 35 per cent industry-wide....

Financial planning

Don’t unnecessarily punish degree holders says FPA

The Financial Planning Association has urged flexibility around which degrees will meet the needs of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

Financial planning

Financial advisers commit to further education

A growing number of financial advisers were committing to longer-term education as seen by the increased uptake of postgraduate programs, according to Kaplan Professional...

Financial planning

Degree-qualified planners in demand but scarce

The Big four banks and smaller planning firms were internally promoting tertiary qualified paraplanners to combat the shortage of experienced financial planners with degr...