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Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Tasmania in recent weeks flagged they will cease offering their approved courses. According to the Corporations (Relevant Providers Degrees, Qualifications and Courses Standard) Determination 2021, the three universities offered several courses in financial ...

ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... basis. According to the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS), amounts are based on the total number of relevant providers on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) at the end of FY24 that amounted to 2766 AFS licensees (AFSL) with 15,371 advisers. ...

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... qualifications when referring to a bridging course. "These may be listed in the determination [Corporations (Relevant Providers Degrees, Qualifications and Courses Standard) Determination 2021] but are required to be coupled with another qualification ...

ASIC issues experienced pathway guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... providers and skip further education and training. The regulator today released Information Sheet 281 FAQS: Relevant providers - Accessing the experienced provider pathway (INFO 281) as a follow up to the government formalising rules that recognise veteran ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... scenarios tested in the exam, ASIC said. "This is the first exam to reflect the amendments in the Corporations (Relevant Providers-Education and Training Standards) Amendment (2024) Measures No. 1) Determination 2024." Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... financial advisers who have yet to register with the corporate regulator. As of February 6, ASIC counted many relevant providers who have outstanding registrations. They have until February 16 to get cracking as ASIC said that this will be its final ...

Treasury promises flexibility to adviser qualifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... satisfy the conditions of an approved degree or qualification. Under draft legislation that amends Corporations (Relevant Providers Degrees, Education and Training Standards) Determination 2021, this can be done with one or more academic transcripts ...

Adviser registration deadline moves to February 16

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
ASIC has again pushed back the financial adviser registration deadline in fear that many relevant providers will not make the February 1 cut off. The 4036 advisers who as of January 18 have outstanding registrations, according to ASIC, now have until ...

Advisers urged to check ASIC registration status

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... with ASIC. Under the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021, all relevant providers must be registered with ASIC to provide personal financial advice to retail clients from next month. This obligation is separate ...

Treasury to refresh financial adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... The consultation, which is open until 10 January 2024, is proposing several changes under the Corporations (Relevant Providers-Education and Training Standards) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Determination 2023. Treasury wants to remove the short answer ...