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FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority made several determinations upon registering the legislative instrument for CPD requirements. The CPD standard will require financial advisers to complete 40 hours of CPD annually, with 70% of these hours ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... said. Separately, the SMSF Association is calling on FASEA to legislate a requirement for licensees to automatically approve CPD which is accredited or delivered by a professional association. The association is arguing that FASEA should adopt the position ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... director John Prossor said: "While we have yet to examine it in detail, on face value it appears reasonable." "The increase in CPD requirements, from the current 30 hours a year to 40, will seem an impost to some advisers, however the requirement has ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... publication illustrates that FASEA had listened to industry feedback by improving clarity around the code of ethics, reducing its CPD requirements to more realistic levels and clarifying some elements of its education standards for existing advisers," ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... being the minimum tertiary educational standard; the exam and professional year; and the continuous professional development (CPD) standard. The FPA will host FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield at the 2018 FPA Professionals Congress this week in ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... include other legal obligations such as Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy Act 1988 and Tax Practitioners Board requirements. CPD FASEA has reduced the number of CPD hours advisers are required to complete from 50 to 40 hours each CPD year (including a maximum ...

ASIC moves to make licensees FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... financial adviser exam by 2021, satisfy the degree requirements applicable to existing advisers by 2024 and complete the required CPD. ASIC has also proposed that any responsible manager has spent at least three of the last five years in a relevant role. ...

ASIC delays adviser reporting deadlines

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... explanatory statement, the information ASIC requires includes: information about provisional relevant providers, a licensee's CPD year and any failures by relevant providers to comply with their CPD requirements, relevant providers who have met the exam ...

Chartered accountants largely FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... accountants must complete a TEQSA-approved AQF8 post-graduate qualification and 120 hours of continuous professional development (CPD) requirements over three year periods. "Simply put, chartered accountants are already highly educated professionals ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... FPA has recommended the requirements remain as 30 hours per year, though include formal education and minimum two hours per CPD category. For those undertaking a professional year, the association is urging FASEA to remove the education component and ...