The delivery of financial literacy programs will require investment in educational infrastructure and should be inclusive of the needs of Aboriginal students, according t...

The Association of Financial Advisers has proposed an alternative graduated pathway for experienced advisers to avoid the introduction of the proposed pathway which it wo...

The financial advice industry needs to keep experienced advisers to mentor the next generation, especially when there is a market crash, and to curb clients being orphane...

The now-defunct education authority said it had “no power” to exempt an adviser from sitting the exam but had referred any adviser it knew to be experiencing mental healt...

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has provided advice to members wishing to cancel their Australian financial service licence following rising costs of runn...

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has criticised “elitist” younger advisers who do not support Labor’s proposed education exemption for older...

If elected, a Labor government would assume that a decade of experience was worth at least a degree and would scrap the degree requirement for those advisers....

The Aged Care Steps Accredited Aged Care Professional program will be available as an elective unit which can lead to eligibility for the Financial Planning Association o...

Exam takers who did not pass have until Friday, 29 October, to register for the November exam....

One-third of advisers are likely to have their rating downgraded as the firm incorporates more focus on education and professional standards....

The SMSF Association has entered into new partnership agreements with Kaplan Professional and Deakin University to offer its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation (SSA)....

This is the lowest pass rate, beating the previous record of 67%, with only two exam sittings remaining this year....

Advisers are now turning to focus on their business growth but the workload around fee consent requirements are a burden and they need efficient processes to lower this l...

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has appointed Marc Olynyk as its new chair of the Financial Planning Education Council....