Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 72 results for "adviser exam"

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... breach reporting, cyber and operational resilience, unlicensed advice, adviser registration, administration of the adviser exam, the Financial Services and Credit Panel, and the review of the Life Insurance Framework. The release of the indicative cost ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... have not recorded any disciplinary action on the Financial Advisers Register before 31 December 2021 and pass the adviser exam. Currently, advisers must complete an approved qualification of no more than eight prescribed units by 1 January 2026 to meet ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... education requirements potentially until 2035 - subject to certain criteria. The criteria could include passing the adviser exam; having a minimum of 15 years' experience as at 31 December 2021; and possessing a competency assessment at AQF7 level or ...

Advice group chief fakes exam result, banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... The chief executive of a North Sydney financial advice group is permanently banned by ASIC for faking his Financial Adviser Exam results. In December 2021, Bluepoint Consulting chief executive and co-founder Todd Karamian altered the result on his Financial ...

Adviser population dropped 17% in 2022

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... end to 15,529 - the lowest in 19 years. The December quarter alone saw a 6% decline, likely driven by the October adviser exam deadline. The total number of advice licensees also fell by 11% in 2022. AMP Financial Planning is the largest licensee with ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Just over half of the candidates who sat the November exam passed, revealed ASIC. ASIC released the 19th cycle Financial Advisers Exam results and said, of the 282 candidates who sat the test, only 161 (57%) were approved. It explained 57% sat the test ...

2023 adviser exam dates released

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
ASIC has announced the sitting dates for the 2023 financial adviser exams, the first of which will be held on February 16. Advisers should note that all enrolments for the February Cycle 20 sitting will be open from January 10 and close on January 30. ...

Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... propriety, as well as ensuring advisers are tracking well with education standards. On that note, Sciacca explained future adviser exam dates are currently being reviewed. "We'll be releasing next year's dates imminently; they're just being ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... to work with advisers on solving the problems of over regulation. "Governments consulting on ways to improve the adviser exam and bringing more flexibility to the education standards. The Australian Law Reform Commission is working to clear a path through ...

Latest adviser exams see 52% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Just over half of the candidates for the July and August sittings of the Financial Advisers Exam - the final opportunities for existing advisers to pass - have been successful. In total, 628 advisers sat the exam in July and August. Of these, 76% were ...