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Advice reforms to be legislated: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... this, she said she is optimistic about the future of the financial advice industry as 900 students are currently enrolled in FASEA-approved degrees. By 2026, Hume said financial advisers will have completed an approved exam, hold a bachelor's degree ...

FASEA releases more Code of Ethics guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
FASEA has released a draft Financial Planners & Advisers Code of Ethics 2019 Guide for consultation. The draft is intended to provide an explanation of the application of the code. "The Code of Ethics provides an ethical framework of values and standards ...

82% of advisers pass August FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
FASEA has released the results of the August exam, with 82% passing. The results mean 46% of advisers on the ASIC Financial Adviser Register have now passed the compulsory exam. A total of 1521 advisers sat the exam. FASEA did not reveal how many advisers ...

Robo advice solution set to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... and full-service advice. "We want to support advisers in the integration process, acknowledging that between COVID-19 and FASEA, they have plenty to deal with already," he said. "Time and resources are of the essence for financial planners today, so ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
FASEA has confirmed it will run six financial adviser exam sittings in 2021 at 31 locations across Australia, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. FASEA will hold exams from January 28 to February 2, March 25-30, May 20-25, July 15-20, September 9-14 and ...

Synchron compliance lead resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... to the Synchron team," Trapnell said. Synchron has also promoted Stefanie Georgiades, who authored Synchron's recent FASEA Code of Ethics ready reference book, to Team Leader - Regulatory Compliance, she will report to Abdullah.

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
FASEA has revealed the areas that financial advisers struggle with in the exam - with regulatory and legal questions presenting a challenge. In the June FASEA exam results for the first time the authority has provided some feedback from the exam data ...

FASEA confirms 2021 exams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
FASEA has confirmed the exam schedule for 2021, after the extension was passed. The authority will run six exam sittings in 2021 at metropolitan and regional locations around Australia. "We have seen a strong performance by most advisers sitting the ...

FASEA brings back remote tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
As Melbourne has returned to a strict lockdown to battle a second wave of COVID-19, FASEA has responded by bringing back remote tests. "Following the reimposition of Stage 3 stay at home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire and ...

AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... the consumer," Perera said. Anderson pointed out that among the three main bodies that regulate financial advice - ASIC, FASEA and the Tax Practitioners Board - there is duplication in compliance requirements. The associations also faced questioning ...