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FASEA exam results expected soon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Exam marks for the first cohort of financial advisers to sit the FASEA exam are set to be released in the coming weeks. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority revealed it will release the results of June's inaugural FASEA exam by midway ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... quarter after growing by 12% year on year. The 3% dip is likely a reflection of advisers exiting the industry after the FASEA deadline at the end of 2018, Rainmaker said. Rainmaker noted that the fall in registered advisers should be viewed in the context ...

FPA launches new CPD platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... over 100 suppliers in one place. The CPD hours are compliant with not only the FPA but the Tax Practitioner's Board and FASEA. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said: "We set out to build a solution for our members that gives the largest aggregation ...

Adviser association rebrands, grows membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... relation to financial services, particularly policies relating to non-aligned financial advisers. It also wants to expose FASEA as a "sham" and believes that securing life insurance commissions under an 80/20 split is fair. UFAA described FASEA as having ...

CPA, CAANZ designations approved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Chartered accountants and CPAs will now be able to claim credits for prior learning towards meeting the FASEA education standards for financial advisers. The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority will approve one credit for advisers who have ...

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Less than a third of the financial advisers surveyed in Financial Standard 's spot poll found the inaugural FASEA exam questions difficult, while the majority said it was reasonable. Less than half (44%) of the survey participants said the questions ...

Wealth jobs in demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... employers surveyed indicated they intend to increase permanent staff levels. The firm said mergers and acquisitions, the FASEA exam and moves by the big four banks to move their wealth arms had led to "mass redundancies", but added the skills in demand ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... the Tax Practitioners Board as a Tax Financial Adviser Association. More recently, Green assisted in the development of FASEA-approved education courses with the University of Western Sydney, and led the association's consultation with government ...

PYSP communication divides opinion

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... will be longer than expected as a result of the July 1 reforms. This week, we want to know how the first sitting of the FASEA exam went.

Boutique advice firms merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Twelve Wealth founder Cathryn Gross said her firm was facing capacity issues as a result of the need for her to study to meet FASEA requirements and the increase in compliance. "Over the last four years I have always kept an open mind about what that ...