The amendment instrument that scraps the three-month registration requirement for the November 2021 exam has been registered and registrations for the exam are now open....

There have been 333 unsuccessful candidates who requested a re-mark for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam but only 28 have seen a change in result...

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has clarified what advisers should do if they did not pass the exam before 2022 or if they ceased to be a relevant pr...

Opening the November exam to all advisers and the conditional September 2022 extension could drastically improve how many advisers are on the Financial Adviser Register a...

Economics will eventually solve the adviser supply issue but not before the industry is recognised as a profession with the lag between people wanting to become advisers ...

The education authority is sitting on several questions on notice by senators regarding exam feedback, support for financial advisers, and pathways into the profession....

Advisers have no obligation to help their clients find a new adviser if they lose their qualification because they did not pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics...

The opposition has said the Government’s financial reforms have caused uncertainty and unnecessary costs for thousands of financial advisers....

Contrary to wider adviser sentiment, one adviser has high hopes for the industry’s future and believes the next few years will only get better....

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed that one question has been removed as it disadvantaged those candidates who use English as their second...

Increased advice demand and a predicted post-COVID upswing are reasons advisers should aim to attain the highest education qualifications possible, according to Kaplan. ...

If there was an Olympics Games for failure, the implementation of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority would be a finalist, according to a Labor MP....

While the authority argues the high pass rate shows it is an achievable exam for “competent” advisers and has been a boost for consumer confidence in the industry, data s...

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...