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Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
... in 2021. Advisers Financial Standard spoke to on the condition of anonymity said that they have not received the feedback FASEA has promised. At the start, FASEA provided no feedback to advisers who failed the exam whatsoever. It then provided generic ...

FASEA defers Standard 3 amendment to ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... Authority is deferring the amendments to Standard 3 to ASIC because the industry could not agree on a better alternative. FASEA floated the idea of amending Standard 3 in November, which currently states: "You must not advise, refer or act in any other ...

February 2022 adviser exam dates released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
As part of its new remit, ASIC has released the first round of examination dates for financial advisers in 2022. The first exam sittings of 2022 will be held on February 17, 18, 19 and 21. Enrolments for this sitting will be open from 10 January 2022 ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... requirements for existing financial advisers. This is a backflip on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) education requirements which required all advisers - regardless of experience - to obtain an approved degree. After the passage ...

More advisers fail FASEA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... underperformance include the topics of financial advice regulatory and legal obligations, and financial advice construction. FASEA said candidates who were unsuccessful in this exam will receive additional individual feedback to highlight the curriculum ...

ASIC outlines ROA guidance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... developing the information sheet, ASIC undertook targeted consultation and received industry feedback and also consulted FASEA on the ROA examples. The corporate regulator believes this guidance will help advisers in providing affordable advice.

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Authority has opened a round of consultation to amend the wording of Standard 3. Following concerns raised by the industry, FASEA is now asking stakeholders what they want the wording of Standard 3 to state so that its purpose and intent are clear and ...

Financial Standard, Deakin University partner

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... bridging courses (MAA769, MLC714 and MAA728) which are all approved by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). "Deakin is extremely excited to announce this new partnership with Financial Standard and is looking forward to the many ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... regulatory and legal obligations; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication; and advice construction. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said candidates who were unsuccessful in this exam will receive additional individual feedback ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... prior to 1 January 2022. The minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume thanked the FASEA board and its staff for the work they have undertaken in setting professional standards for the financial advice industry ...