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Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... explanatory memorandum reads. The new law also covers the recently announced Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) exam re-take for advisers who have failed. Hume is extending the cut-off date to 30 September 2022 for advisers who ...

Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Senator Jane Hume is allowing candidates who have failed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) exam twice to re-sit it in 2022. Hume took to LinkedIn to make the announcement in light of the July exam registrations closing tomorrow. ...

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... provider of outsourced paraplanning services, Rowe said. The majority of the group's advisers (85%) have passed the FASEA exam. "The remaining advisers have either sat the FASEA exam in May 2021 or will sit the exam in July 2021," he said. "In addition ...

Lumiant raises capital, adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... he said. "Lumiant frees them from regulatory and product constraints. Each module has been carefully mapped against the FASEA code of ethics, as well as ensuring advisers can easily adhere to know your customer and best interest duty requirements by ...

iFactFind launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
The new cloud-based fact-find solution that aims to provide a more dynamic financial advice process has launched. Developed by co-founders Paul Moran and Sahil Matta, iFactFind provides advisers a comprehensive, interactive digital fact-find. For prospective ...

Research on education standards and morals launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... course and a national ethics exam administered by the soon-to-be defunct Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Some researchers argue that a national exam will be insufficient in ensuring ethical behaviour, while others suggest that ...

Draft advice reforms not enough: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... costs facing financial planners. We welcome the recognition of this in the draft legislation with the proposal to wind up FASEA and removing the redundant oversight of the TPB being important steps in achieving this goal." De Gori also said a professional ...

FASEA approves two degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... bachelor's degree with a major in financial services that commenced from March 2021 at Southern Cross University has been given FASEA's tick of approval. A graduate diploma of financial planning offered by the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... supports a commitment by the Government to reduce the number of regulators in financial advice by confirming the wind down of FASEA by 31 December 2021, and putting increased caps on ASIC's spending," FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said. "The ...

Low FASEA pass rate continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The March FASEA exam results show that January's lower pass rate may become a trend in 2021. A total of 69% of candidates passed the March exam, better than the 67% that passed in January but below the 76% that passed in November last year. The ...