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The untold story of adviser education

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... it's very important to support experienced advisers and advocated for there to be recognition of industry experience and CPD. "One of the feedback items we get often from younger advisers is how much they got from older advisers who helped them through," ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... whether their conduct has resulted in adverse findings against their licensee by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority; CPD compliance; and action taken by professional associations. "It is proposed that isolated incidences of minor misconduct ...

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... "exempting some simple strategies from SoA requirements, consolidation of advice fee authorisation requirements, aligning the CPD year with the Financial Adviser Register registration/renewal period or with the financial year, and the temporary COVID-19 ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... not left orphaned as experienced advisers exit the industry due to a lack of recognition of their decades of experience and CPD and clean records," Fox said. "Both the government and the opposition have recognised that that the current state of the financial ...

Forum: Do managed accounts measure up?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... (November 25) from 8.45am to 2pm. A personal copy of FS Managed Accounts - The Journal for Managed Account Professionals featuring CPD-accredited whitepapers will be provided exclusively to attendees on the day.

Financial Standard, Deakin University partner

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... improve students' learning experience through the integration of financial advice continuing professional development (CPD), and education capabilities. Financial advisers completing CPD requirements via Financial Standard 's FS Aspire CPD platform ...

Advisers closer to professionalisation: FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... have received recognition for prior learning. Nearly all (99%) of practising advisers have completed their minimum 40-hour CPD requirements. Since its establishment, FASEA boasted that it increased the number of approved current and historical courses ...

Stonehouse acquires risk advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... education to meet the new standards. At 65 years old, Owen could not see himself studying four university subjects and meeting CPD hours despite having worked in risk advice since 1979. He now turns his focus to his events business GOKO Group. "It has ...

Dealer group offers new fee structure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... in full for up to 12 months, or pay a reduced fee if they wish to retain access to masterclasses and webinars and complete CPD. The dealer group said its decision was in response to the growing trend of part-time work, with Roy Morgan data showing about ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... professional program and upon completion apply to the FPA for recognition. Successful applicants will be required to complete nine CPD hours in the area of aged care each year to maintain their ongoing training and uphold the designation. FPA said members ...