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FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
A survey of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's membership found 78% of those which have completed its CFP designation believe they already hold the necessary skills to comply with proposed adviser education reforms. The survey, which ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... of ethics subject. In explaining its recommendations, the AFA said its previous efforts to increase adviser standards to an AQF level 6 qualification went ignored by the Government resulting in mass uncertainty. "The existence of uncertainty has been ...

FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on its consultation process and confirmed there is currently no approved AQF 8 bridging courses for existing advisers looking to commence study. In March, FASEA released guidance under which all existing ...

FASEA standards still lacking: FPA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority education standards do not give sufficient recognition to existing advisers who have completed study, according to FPA chair Neil Kendall. The FPA has issued an online questionnaire to its 13,700 ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its proposed degree equivalence guidelines for existing advisers, as well as its draft Code of Ethics. Under the proposed requirements, existing financial advisers with a bachelor's degree ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... the DFP and the ADFP or a professional designation such as the Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner which is at a higher AQF level, should not have needed to do any further study, however we are hopeful that the bridging courses will be reasonable," ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
A large cohort of advisers without the necessary educational qualifications will not undertake further study to meet the professionalism deadline, Financial Standard's weekly survey reveals. Two-in-five or 39% of advisers don't intend to undertake tertiary ...

Government expert panel hands down proposed education standards for existing advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... education providers, FASEA said institutions that have awarded a qualification (degree or higher issued since the inception of the AQF in 1995) that is fundamentally similar to an approved degree will be able to make an application to FASEA to have their ...

Corporate governance LIC slashes fees, appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... reduction in its total expense ratio and appointed a portfolio manager from Evans Dixon. Australian Governance Masters Index Fund (AQF) invests in between 75 and 85 ASX 100 companies, with a number excluded based on governance screening. Companies are ...

FASEA announces first focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... education providers that will be adopted by FASEA for authorisation can be found here. The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the policy for regulated qualifications in the Australian education and training system, with level 7 corresponding ...