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Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... 223 to 20 across the four core subjects. The current rules mandate advisers to earn an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 7 or higher, offered by a Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) accredited higher education provider ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Kaplan or other industry bodies." Entrants to financial advice must possess an approved graduate diploma of financial planning (AQF level 8) or a bachelor's degree (AQF level 7). Other major universities such as Central Queensland University, Charles ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The Advisers Association (TAA) is urging the industry to proactively attract more entrants to the profession, starting by working closely with universities and education providers. TAA chief executive Neil Macdonald said advisers should think laterally ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... provide a benchmark qualification to raise the level of knowledge and skills to that of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 6. According to the Monarch Institute, the paraplanning course was finalised in August 2020. Commenting, PwC's ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The compulsory financial adviser and curriculum examination has been branded as unfair, according to Financial Standard's latest online survey. An overwhelming number of financial advisers (68%) said the long-awaited exam the Financial Adviser Standards ...

FASEA releases draft degree requirement legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its long awaited degree requirements for existing financial advisers and new entrants. FASEA has proposed the maximum requirement for an existing adviser be a graduate diploma of eight subjects ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Among a wide-ranging update on Friday evening, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority concreted several aspects to an industry exam. It also released a standards blueprint. FASEA said the duration of the financial adviser exam will be ...

Chartered accountants largely FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority should recognise the qualifications of chartered accountants in order to keep them in the financial advice industry. That is the view of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, saying the ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Several education providers have falsely marketed courses and programs as FASEA approved, despite no such courses existing as yet. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority said it has obtained confirmation that several education providers ...

FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), 57.8% of its existing adviser members currently hold qualifications that are AQF 8 and AQF 9 level. This is higher than the minimum AQF 7 level required under the draft guidelines. The survey found 18.6% ...
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