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Sixty per cent of FPA members hold degree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... canvassed member opinion on Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority proposals which aim to increase education standards for financial advisers. So far members are not pleased. De Gori added the FPA would be "advocating for the study completed ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... Demonstrating how startling this fact is, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has proposed education standards that would require even those financial advisers whom hold a bachelor's degree to complete a bridging course comprising three ...

FPA to fight latest FASEA proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... the standard," Kendall said. "It is clear that the FASEA board have not been getting the right guidance on education standards." He further added: "There is broad acceptance that those without university degrees need to undertake further professional ...

FASEA standards still lacking: FPA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority education standards do not give sufficient recognition to existing advisers who have completed study, according to FPA chair Neil Kendall. The FPA has issued an online questionnaire to its 13,700 ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... final legislation to prioritise the retention of existing advisers in the same way that it does the raising of education standards. It will also advocate for an additional grandfathering arrangement for older advisers. "We will also argue that advisers ...

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... to recent CoreData research showing at least 16.5% of advisers plan to exit the industry in the face of new education standards, Trapnell described FASEA's proposed measures as "a grave disservice to the community" as they have the potential to completely ...

FASEA accelerates degree equivalency agenda

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... rules, and they are not regulatory policy," he stated. FASEA expects the consultation process for the new education standards to be formally opened in two weeks' time, once the government body's official website is finalized.

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... educational challenges that will only increase as technology continues to disrupt traditional business models. "Education standards, industry and professional accreditation exams/requirements are here to stay and if a course of action is not taken whilst ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... employer, where it is generally combined with superannuation," he said. This week we ask, with the new adviser education standards taking effect 1 January 2019, what further qualifications are applicable ?

Government expert panel hands down proposed education standards for existing advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
Under the proposed standards released today by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, all existing advisers will be required to make a choice between several different education pathways -and some of their current qualifications may fail ...