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Financial Standard, Deakin University partner

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... partnered to improve students' learning experience through the integration of financial advice continuing professional development (CPD), and education capabilities. Financial advisers completing CPD requirements via Financial Standard 's FS ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... higher degree, exams undertaken, a year of supervised work and training (for new advisers), continuing professional development and compliance with a code of ethics. The FMA is holding consultations until November 20.

ASIC puts SMSF auditors on notice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... audits. The extra conditions applied to Wong include providing evidence of compliance with continuing professional development requirements and review and revise tools and templates used to perform and document SMSF audits. ASIC notes if an SMSF auditor ...

FASEA brings back remote tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... option of doing it online. At the end of June FASEA released Corporations (Relevant Providers Continuing Professional Development Standard) Determination (Amendment) 2020 for consultation. The amendment will provide relief for financial advisers in terms ...

SMSF auditors in firing line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... requirements including independence standards and auditing standards, failing to comply with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements and otherwise not being a fit and proper person." Philip Shugg from Victoria has been disqualified from ...

AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... a recent Senate Estimates hearing, including: "We've recognised [financial advisers'] continuing professional development where you can benchmark it at bachelor level or higher." In response, Anderson has said: "Neither the Professional Standards ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... FASEA-approved exam, hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualifications, undertake continuing professional development, comply with a code of ethics and be a member of an ASIC-approved code monitoring scheme. "While making these changes to raise ...

CPD policy publication deadline looms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... until 31 March 2019 to comply with the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's continuing professional development requirements. New licensees must provide the policy within the first three months. The CPD policy must clearly state the licensee's ...

Financial Standard launches FS Aspire CPD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... financial advice, superannuation and wealth management content to roll out a new proprietary Continuing Professional Development program for financial services professionals. FS Aspire CPD offers hundreds of CPD hours of technical content to financial ...

Hayne report raises professionalism stakes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... all advisers. Under his recommendation, financial advisers will need to comply with their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements before they can renew their registration. He also called for a single, central disciplinary body to ensure ...