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FASEA rethinks CPD, provides exam update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... FASEA is not a monitoring and enforcing body - rather, it is the requirement of licensees to monitor CPD. At this stage, the exams scheduled for 2 April 2020 and 7 April 2020 will proceed in all locations with those scheduled to sit the exam promised ...

FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... choice question first up and the person next to him started typing a long answer. All the panelists advised doing practice exams for experience but warned some questions in practice exams are not relevant to what's actually in the FASEA exam.

FASEA chief to provide update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... ASIC said. This is despite the fact there is currently no code monitoring bodies established. The FASEA financial adviser exams insight workshop will provide advisers with study tips to feel more confident in undertaking the exam and ethics bridging ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... financial advisers, the big banks has hastened their exit of financial advice and advisers have sat two rounds of the new FASEA exams. "The Aussies are moving to be the frontrunners in transparency and ethics. The legislation has upset a lot of people ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... reflection on the year for the industry. "This year, like few others, has just been bloody tough," he said. "I don't mind doing exams, I don't mind doing CPD courses. But, the FASEA exam is three and a half hours long and if you fail you are out of a ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... December exam closed 8 November 2019, with FASEA saying 3200 advisers are enrolled. Registrations are open for the February exams and 190 advisers have already signed up. The deadline for all financial advisers to pass the FASEA exam was extended in ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional sittings in Townsville, Rockhampton, Mackay ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... the Australian Financial Review in which he commended the 600-odd advisers that recently passed the first round of FASEA exams. However, Mookhey wrongly stated in parliament that Wade's editorial referred to "the 600 advisers that he dismissed last ...

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... par with historical trends for the past few years, with less than half of the candidates sitting both the Level I and II exams passing. The pass rates for all three CFA exams have fallen steadily since the exam debuted in 1963, where 94% of test-takers ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... authority is pleased with the implementation of the first exam. He congratulated the 579 financial advisers who took the exams in June. "Unsuccessful candidates are able to resit the exam and these advisers will receive guidance on which knowledge areas ...