FASEA

Financial planning

Maintaining education and professional development requirements will make it hard for women to stay in the industry if they need to take time off to start a family, accor...

Expert Analysis

The UK went through its Retail Distribution Review in 2012, writes Chris Mather, so what can it teach Australia about the evolving financial advice system?...

Financial planning

There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...

Financial planning

There needs to be careful consideration on whether Treasury has the skill set and expertise to perform the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority functions and ...

Financial planning

Advisers should look at clients looking for one-off advice to build their prospective secondary client base, given that rising costs of advice delivery are driving down t...

Financial planning

The continuing profession development guidelines need to be addressed to remove duplication for tax financial advisers and there needs to be a consultation process which ...

Financial planning

Consultation for the three-month registration requirement for November exam has been opened by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

Financial planning

In its submission to Parliament, the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association recommend holding off enforcement of those parts of the code of ethics until it has b...

Financial planning

Advisers taking the September Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam will receive their results before registration for the November exam closes....

Expert Analysis

With just a few months to go until the FASEA deadline, writes Brian Knight, even those who are considering leaving the industry would be advised to have an attempt....

Financial planning

The current forecast still assumes the number of advisers will fall and plateau to 15,000 but this may take longer than initially predicted thanks to recent exam relief m...

Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has walked back on the three-month rule, and will also add future exam options for the July exam takers in Sydney who...

Financial planning

Exam takers too often rely on their licensee policies, rather than their Corporations Act requirements, which has led to underperformance in assessing areas like key advi...

Financial planning

Due to the Sydney lockdown, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is currently assessing its options for exam takers....

Financial planning

Over 14,850 have now passed the exam, almost three-quarters of the advisers on the Financial Adviser Register. ...

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