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Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... foot in the grave. Synchron director Don Trapnell labelled the education requirements proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) for existing advisers as over-prescriptive. He said the advice industry will see a mass retirement ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise the Certified Financial Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Brimble was appointed to the role in November 2013 and currently serves as a board director of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Sharon Taylor, FPEC deputy chair and a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University, will serve ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... under any belief that tertiary degrees completed more than 10 years ago will not be recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. In a statement on its website, the AFA labelled the belief as "simply false", explaining that older ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... new education and training standard obligation before 1 January 2024. The proposed guidelines by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) state existing advisers that have yet to meet its and the Financial Planning Education Council's ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... Australia has distanced itself from the draft education guidelines for existing advisers proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, despite having its own accreditation standards at their foundation. In a video message to members ...

IOOF recruits former Australian Unity executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... Australian Unity Wealth has joined IOOF. Mark Horton Andrews has taken on the newly created role of head of adviser standards, client care and retention as of this week. The Melbourne-based position was created as an expansion of the existing client ...

Government expert panel hands down proposed education standards for existing advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
Under the proposed standards released today by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, all existing advisers will be required to make a choice between several different education pathways -and some of their current qualifications may fail ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... until the code of ethics is finalised that the Association is able to move forward with its work. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), the standards body tasked with governing the educational, training and ethical conduct of ...

AFA praises FASEA's 'sensible' first priority

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers believes the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's decision to first clarify the education pathway for new advisers is an encouraging first step by the board. The move by FASEA has been welcomed by ...