FASEA EXAM

Financial planning

The Government’s limited one-time extension for certain existing advisers to pass the exam will have until 30 September, 2022. ...

Financial planning

Advisers who have failed the FASEA exam at least twice will have a limited opportunity to sit it one more time in 2022 under new Government rules....

Financial planning

Approximately half of the advisers CountPlus had acquired from Count Financial have left, while 85% have completed the FASEA exam....

Financial planning

Career break is unlikely to be a reason to give relief on professional standards, according to guidance from the corporate regulator, and an industry association has call...

Editorial

With so much at stake the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority needs to provide proper clarity on pathways for advisers who do not pass the exam this year....

Financial planning

To avoid any uncertainty over the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam scheduling next year, advisers should only take the ‘career break’ option as a las...

Financial planning

If you did not pass the FASEA exam and apply for a re-mark, FASEA will give you some indication whether or not it is worth trying....

Financial planning

There are close to 700 advisers who have passed the FASEA exam but are listed as ‘ceased’ by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, according to data....

Financial planning

Advisers who want to continue in the industry should do everything they can to pass the exam this year as it is not clear whether they will be able to sit an exam next ye...

Outsider

Outsider wishes his hearty congratulations to his old mate, Wayne Leggett, who is amongst a bevy of highly experienced financial advisers to announce they passed the late...

Financial planning

In the latest FASEA exam, advisers struggled with demonstrating knowledge of advice documentation, practical application of due diligence in financial advice, and the app...

Financial planning

The pass rate is slightly higher than the January/February sitting, which saw the lowest pass rate of all exams. ...

Editorial

An acceleration in the exit rate of financial advisers is guaranteed as the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam process comes to a close which is a good...

Financial planning

The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority says the three-month rule will remain in place as there is no benefit to cramming in more exam attempts....

Financial planning

Licensees are responsible for notifying the corporate regulator that their advisers have completed the exam, however finding whether an adviser has passed isn’t easily ac...

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