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SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... association's professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing professional development (CPD), professional conduct and stakeholder engagement. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said: "Professional standards are ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... series because of his experience building a significant private credit business. The FinCap education program will provide CPD points to participating advisers.

Two Ensombl senior leaders exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... have decided to scale back some of the events we facilitate but continue to focus and grow our podcast and market-leading CPD." "We wish Emily and Danielle the very best for their future endeavours." Rocks replaced Clayton Daniel as chief executive last ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... any favours. As an example, Doyle says that women bring enormous strengths to advice yet structural barriers like inflexible CPD, professional year (PY) expectations and work patterns still push many out. "Practices that intentionally support women build ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... ability to identify risks, opportunities and appropriate structures for clients," Roy said. "The ongoing access to high-quality CPD programs and technical assistance for SSA specialists also ensures I stay up to date with legislative changes and developments ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... before the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) for failing to comply with their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, ASIC said. The financial regulator convened multiple sitting panels between March and May 2025. The panel decided ...

FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... advisers holding the specialisation are continuing to undertake at least five hours of continuing professional development (CPD) per year in staying up to date in that field."

RainmakerLive rebrands to Rainmaker MarketPro

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... contestable money within the managed accounts market," Rainmaker Information head of business development James Yin said. The new CPD module in Rainmaker MarketPro expands on existing infrastructure from FS Aspire CPD, which provides access professional ...

SMSFA, Deakin University launch courses for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... financial advisers. Deakin University is offering Ethics for Financial Services (Intensive), a compulsory bridging unit with 30 CPD hours. It runs across four half days during November with enrolments closing October 21. The SMSFA is running the SMSF ...

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... Group for the six months to February 2019. He first provided advice in 2018. According to the ASIC FAR, Vee did not meet his CPD requirements in 2022. He was a member of the Association of Financial Advisers, it shows. ASIC determined he was not fit ...
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