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June adviser exam registers 72% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... existing providers must satisfy at least one of the pathways introduced to continue operating, including the obtainment of a bachelor or higher degree, education and training standard qualifications, or has accessed the experienced provider pathway. ...

ASIC ceases a further 26 authorisations after review

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... existing providers must satisfy at least one of the pathways introduced to continue operating, including the obtainment of a bachelor or higher degree, education and training standard qualifications, or has accessed the experienced provider pathway. ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Treasury is proposing to overhaul the curriculum and learning outcomes for new entrants in financial advice, admitting that current requirements are "excessive compared to other professions". The new consultation proposes the pathway to becoming a financial ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... related course in a tertiary institution or equivalent, was given to Katherine Mitterer. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Business (Financial Advice) at the University of South Australia. The judges said they were impressed with Mitterer's passion ...

AustralianSuper taps NYC pension deputy CIO

MATT TOLEDO  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... investment officer and was later named head of private equity in 2021, and deputy CIO and head of PE in 2022. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Rutgers University. AustralianSuper provides superannuation, or retirement benefits, for 3.56 ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms remains a priority before he bows out of politics but fell short of confirming when the draft bill will see the light of day. Jones told a recent ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
The federal government is backtracking on one key financial adviser education requirement by scrapping the list of approved qualifications and proposing to allow any bachelor's degree or higher. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Determination 2021, the three universities offered several courses in financial planning. The University of Wollongong offered a Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning), Queensland University of Technology provided a Bachelor of Business (Financial ...

Former super fund adviser receives permanent ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... integrity, judgement, trustworthiness and professionalism." According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, Dzawo held a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Financial Planning) from Deakin University and held no industry association membe ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... was 15, a vocational test suggested he become a psychologist and he graduated from the Hebrew University in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and mathematics. Kahneman went on to get his doctorate in psychology from the University of California ...
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