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Adviser exam pass rate exceeds 70% for the first time in 12 months

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
The pass rate has surpassed 70% for the first time in a year. In the March exam cycle, 292 sat the exam and 209, or 71.6%, passed the exam. Some 227 (77.7%) sat the exam for the first time. Unsuccessful candidates will receive general feedback on areas ...

68% pass financial adviser exam: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Some 68% of candidates who sat the November sitting of the financial adviser exam passed, ASIC's results show. A total of 308 candidates undertook the exam, with 208 passing with flying colours. About three-quarters (75.6%) sat the exam for the first ...

Latest adviser exam sees 69% pass

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
ASIC has handed down the results for the 30th Financial Adviser Exam, held in August, with the pass rate once again falling under the 70% mark. The previous exam cycle in June saw the lowest pass rate in recent times at 66%. Although slightly improved ...

Adviser exam pass rate drops once again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The results of the 29 th Financial Adviser Exam have been handed down, with only 66% of candidates passing. In the June 5 exam cycle, a total of 237 people sat the exam; 75% (179) sat the exam for the first time. Eighty people (34%) have failed the ...

Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
ASIC has released the results of the 28 th Financial Adviser Exam, held on March 6. Of the 241 candidates to sit the exam, 177 passed, representing 73.4% of the cohort. Of those 241 candidates, 175 (72.6%) sat the exam for the first time. The pass rate ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... advice process," he said. They will still need to complete the Professional Year's 1600 hours, pass the financial adviser exam, and undertake continuing professional education. Currently, prospective advisers must complete a qualification from an ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... and reduce the cost of, professional financial advice. These included funding the professional year and financial adviser exam, enabling ATO portal access, enhancing tax deductibility of advice, lowering the ASIC levy, making the CSLR equitable and sustainable ...

Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Of the 289 candidates who attempted the latest exam sitting, close to 80% passed. The most recent sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam took place on November 6, with 225 out of 289 candidates passing. It represents a pass rate of 77% and is a significant ...

SMSFA, Deakin University launch courses for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... education, support, and training to financial professionals, offered Cram 4 Exam programs to help practitioners pass the adviser exam or FASEA exam as it was previously known. "Given ethics is a compulsory bridging unit and many still need to complete ...

Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
ASIC reported a 62% pass rate for the latest sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam. In the August cycle, 231 candidates sat the exam and 143 passed. Nearly three quarters (73%) sat the exam for the first time. The results were similar to the April ...
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