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Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Advisers are calling for much needed clarity around the new education standards, the code of ethics and what the formidable exam entails. The Financial Planning Association's head of policy and government relations, Ben Marshan, said several areas of ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... impending introduction of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) and professional and education standards means "we've made sure the new requirements have a high degree of flexibility and are achievable for those already in the ...

Mastering education skillsets will be long-term: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... Association of Financial Advisers' latest white paper may have significant implications on the incoming adviser education standards. Research supporting the association's 'A new advice competency framework' white paper shows that because different competencies ...

Soft skills the new pages in adviser playbook

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... ticket to the game" that will formally make financial advice a recognised profession. Setting professional and education standards for advisers will undoubtedly be fundamental to the industry being recognised as a profession but the adaptive soft skills ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... longer any excuses as time is on our side - if we act now." Back to school: What advisers think of the new education standards The incoming standards require all new entrants, from 1 January 2019, to be degree-qualified while all existing advisers will ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... expressed by finalists during judging when asked for their thoughts around the raising of professional and education standards. "They have a strong view around recognising and respecting the fact that many advisers have a lot of experience and are extremely ...

Fortnum subsidiary flags aggressive growth plan

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Joel Taylor added: "Today's advice businesses will be unrecognisable in the next five to 10 years with new education standards, a smaller professional advice community - with adviser retirements - and increasing customer demand and complexity." "It's ...

FPA to quell adviser fears around education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The new education standards for financial advisers will be the talking point of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's National Roadshow, hitting Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney this week. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the education ...

Financial advice standards body revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... ensuring the financial viability of the authority and setting strategic objectives for it, and approving the education standards for advisers, the exam and the model code of ethics. The new body will commence 1 July 2017, with a key objective to appoint ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... advisers will not be required to complete a bachelor's degree and will be given a longer time frame to meet new education standards. Government Minister Kelly O'Dwyer clarified that existing advisers would not be required to complete a bachelor's degree ...