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ASIC makes adviser exam changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... is due to be held on March 26 and will reflect the changes, ASIC said. In suggesting the changes, the government said: "Exams based on multiple choice questions create efficiencies by enabling computer marking to replace manual marking. This reduces ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... he said. "Prior exam deferrals impacted results for many candidates again. Some Level I candidates choose to defer their exams, and this continues to impact the overall pass rate. I encourage candidates considering deferring their next exam to sit their ...

Treasury to refresh financial adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... Treasury wants to remove the short answer questions from the exam and increase the number of multiple-choice questions. "Exams based on multiple choice questions create efficiencies by enabling computer marking to replace manual marking. This reduces ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... pathways with precisely the same exam performance calibration," Weise said. The first specialist pathway CFA Program Level III exams will take place in February 2025.

CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... volume of study materials to ensure candidates can prepare for each exam in around 300 hours. Further, for the February 2024 exams, level one candidates can purchase the CFA Program Practice Pack, featuring 1000 new practice questions and six additional ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... firms said they do not offer non-advisory staff education support such as fee course funding or paid time off to study for exams. Business Health partner Rod Bertino said the world can change very quickly and to survive in business, firms need to be ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... passed while completing their professional year of work and training. "For this exam cycle, as has been the practice for past exams, unsuccessful candidates will receive general feedback from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to ...

2023 adviser exam dates released

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
ASIC has announced the sitting dates for the 2023 financial adviser exams, the first of which will be held on February 16. Advisers should note that all enrolments for the February Cycle 20 sitting will be open from January 10 and close on January 30. ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... of people are opposed to giving greater recognition or so much recognition that has been proposed," he said He said three exams have been run so far this year and conceded that the results haven't been great. "During the course of those three exams ...

Latest adviser exams see 52% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... total, 628 advisers sat the exam in July and August. Of these, 76% were attempting the exam for at least the second time. The exams saw 328 or 52% of candidates pass, bringing the total number to have passed to 92%. ASIC said that 20,148 advisers have ...
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