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ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
ASIC has set the final three sitting dates for the financial adviser exam in 2022. Following the first round of exams that took place in February, ASIC announced new sitting dates yesterday. Enrolments for the May sitting open on April 4 and close on ...

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 ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The Better Advice Bill is proposing several changes to the mandatory financial advice exam, including substantially increasing the cost of each sitting. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response-Better Advice) Bill 2021 exposure draft ...

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 ...

Consultation opens for approved courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... current degrees, four bridging courses and one historic degree as recognition of prior learning. The May sitting of the adviser exam saw 69% of the 1894 candidates pass. This is in line with the March results, but slightly better than the 67% pass rate ...

ROA relief guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
ASIC and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority have provided further guidance on how advisers can use Records of Advice to make the most of the temporary measure. The corporate regulator and FASEA said the guidance and case study they ...

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... winds up FASEA on 1 January 2022, transferring its powers to ASIC. ASIC will be responsible for administering the adviser exam. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori said the FSCP is an important reform for ...