It is the professional year that is the biggest hurdle for new entrants rather than exams but things are likely to improve in 2022 when it is clear how many existing advi...

Advisers say they are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for the first time in a while after a challenging period of regulatory change....

Advisers who have taken a career break or a secondment by the end of 2021 will not be considered a new entrant when they wish to return to their adviser role but will hav...

Failure to recognise advisers’ prior learning is a waste of resources, according to Labor’s Stephen Jones. ...

Advisers are being threatened by both increasing regulation and higher educational standards, with the Association of Financial Advisers calling for a “regulatory reset”....

The education provider is looking to launch a dedicated Bachelor in Financial Planning undergraduate degree next year....

The prudential regulator has been questioned on whether its superannuation Your Future, Your Super test pass/fail result was enough to help funds improve. ...

The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning and three bridging courses have been approved, with just under 200 programs in total now approved by the standards authority....

Knowledge of when to provide retail clients key documents, identifying breaches, and the code of ethics are key problem areas in what was the worst collective result out ...

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

The acquisition of Paragem and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime forcing out limited licensees has seen the adviser makeup of Easton Investments...

IOOF is planning to use the next three years to breakeven MLC Wealth and has turned its acquisition focus into an organic growth focus. ...

The complexity of compliance frameworks for financial advice makes it more difficult to be a multidisciplinary adviser....

The education authority believes the pass rate for candidates that have sat the exam more than once is more favourable than other industry certification assessments....