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Treasury's proposal adds flexibility for new advisers: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... and super funds. "Financial advisers are recognised in the law as providers of taxation advice (Qualified Tax Relevant Providers) and therefore it is appropriate that they have access to client tax and superannuation data to assist in the provision of ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... have not completed a course or qualification on the approved list. As at 20 November 2025, there were 15,469 relevant providers listed on the FAR. Of these, 7959 hold an approved degree or qualification, while 4212 are relying on the experienced provider ...

68% pass financial adviser exam: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... the exam since it was mandated. Of these, 92% have passed. Section 921B of the Corporations Act 2001 requires relevant providers and those training to become a relevant provider to pass the financial adviser exam to comply with the professional standards. ...

More than 2000 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... 2326 financial advisers are still yet to meet the standard, says ASIC. As at November 20, there were 15,469 relevant providers listed on the Financial Advisers Register. Of these, 7959 hold an approved degree or qualification, while 4212 are relying ...

3500 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... qualifications standards to continue providing personal advice to retail clients. As of September 16, 7081 relevant providers hold an approved degree or qualification, 3966 are relying on the experience pathway, and 926 hold both an approved qualification ...

Latest adviser exam sees 69% pass

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... the qualification standards is 1 January 2026, and according to ASIC, as at June there were more than 4600 relevant providers yet to meet the standards. The next exam will be held on November 6; the booking period will be between October 3 and 24. To ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
More than 4600 relevant providers have yet to meet qualification standards, according to ASIC, and have only six months to meet the deadline. An ASIC spot check of the 15,610 relevant providers listed in the Financial Advisers Register found that 6426 ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... with the registration requirement for financial advisers and working to raise awareness with licensees and relevant providers. In January, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned that a failure to comply with the registration requirement could incur significant ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... mandated individual advisers to register annually with ASIC from 1 July 2026. The first stage required all relevant providers to be registered before providing personal advice to retail clients about relevant financial products by 16 February 2024. Financial ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... Tasmania in recent weeks flagged they will cease offering their approved courses. According to the Corporations (Relevant Providers Degrees, Qualifications and Courses Standard) Determination 2021, the three universities offered several courses in financial ...
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