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February 2022 adviser exam dates released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... down on December 31. "We are working with ACER to finalise Sitting 17, Sitting 18, and Sitting 19 of the financial adviser exam for the remainder of 2022. Including the February sitting, there will be three financial adviser exam sittings taking place ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The September financial adviser exam pass rate was stable at 60% but continues to fall below the overall pass rate of 88.5%. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's latest examination statistics show that more than 1300 candidates sat ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... industry, who will conduct peer reviews to assess misconducts and sanctions. ASIC will also administer the financial adviser exam. The legislation introduces new registration requirements for advisers and removes duplication for those advisers who provide ...

ASIC clarifies adviser exam obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... qualification obligations. ASIC released further guidance under INFO 260 FAQs: Timeframe for passing the financial adviser exam. Financial advisers must pass the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority exam before 1 January 2022. However, the ...

FASEA exam pass rate drops

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The financial adviser exam pass rate continues to dwindle as less than two-thirds of financial advisers passed the July exam sitting. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority announced yesterday that 60% of the 1963 candidates passed the ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
FASEA has confirmed it will run six financial adviser exam sittings in 2021 at 31 locations across Australia, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. FASEA will hold exams from January 28 to February 2, March 25-30, May 20-25, July 15-20, September 9-14 and ...

FASEA chief to provide update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The chief executive of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will address delegates at the FPA Congress, with an update expected. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield will speak as part of a regulatory update, with Julie Berry from ...

Politician urges Treasurer to protect advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... letter, dated 19 November 2019, she asked the Treasurer to consider allowing an extension to complete the financial adviser exam to 31 December 2021 and to complete the Graduate Diploma by 31 December 2025. A group of financial advisers who are based ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has released the results from the financial adviser exam held in September, which 1697 financial advisers sat. The exam was held in eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September ...

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... known as the professional year. They must also complete half of the professional year before sitting the financial adviser exam and commence using the term "provisional financial adviser" or "provisional financial planner." Existing advisers have until ...