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AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... and so need different solutions to help develop those standards. We want to embrace the rush towards higher education standards and turn that knowledge into something tangible and practical." AFA Tasmania state chair and GenXt chair Matthew Hawkins added ...

Industry waiting on Frydenberg for adviser education guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to make public the government's position on the Senate inquiry into adviser education standards. Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante De Gori told Financial Standard that ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... Inquiry have widely supported the measures we called for in the FPA 10 Point Plan. "While advice practices and education standards remain low, inconsistent and patchy, there will always be inconsistencies in the quality levels of advice. That has to ...

AFA announces record enrolments for new curriculum

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... Professional, the new curriculum places special emphasis on client experience optimisation. Fox argued that education standards have to reflect "practical advice outcomes". "The technical knowledge is an important part," he said, "but the ability to ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... view is a higher level of accreditation (education) is absolutely required and ANZ fully supports the fact education standards for financial planners need to be increased." However, ANZ is the only among the big four and AMP that has not established ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Financial System Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... of the major talking points this year. In that document, Murray put vertically integrated advice models and education standards squarely in his sights and ask for submissions from the industry of how to tackle the question of retirement income and bring ...

New FoFA likely to increase advice costs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... because of opt-in, or that they were unsure if they would lose clients. However, 82% did agree that higher education standards are necessary. The latest changes to FoFA have also forced half of the advisers surveyed to make new plans for the future. ...

Follow our coverage of the FSI final report on Sunday

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... of the major talking points this year. In that document, Murray put vertically integrated advice models and education standards squarely in his sights and ask for submissions from the industry of how to tackle the question of retirement income and bring ...

Higher adviser education standards boost CFP demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... certification program has increased by 100%, following the big institutions' initiative to increase the minimum education standards for financial advisers. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), which provides the CFP certification, said that enrolments ...

Financial Wisdom and Count also subject to higher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Advisers at Commonwealth Bank-owned (CBA) Financial Wisdom and Count Financial will be subject to higher education standards from today, joining their counterparts at Commonwealth Financial Planning and BW Financial Advice. The new standards apply to ...