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Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
ASIC has released the results of the 28 th Financial Adviser Exam, held on March 6. Of the 241 candidates to sit the exam, 177 passed, representing 73.4% of the cohort. Of those 241 candidates, 175 (72.6%) sat the exam for the first time. The pass rate ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... advice process," he said. They will still need to complete the Professional Year's 1600 hours, pass the financial adviser exam, and undertake continuing professional education. Currently, prospective advisers must complete a qualification from an ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... and reduce the cost of, professional financial advice. These included funding the professional year and financial adviser exam, enabling ATO portal access, enhancing tax deductibility of advice, lowering the ASIC levy, making the CSLR equitable and sustainable ...

Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Of the 289 candidates who attempted the latest exam sitting, close to 80% passed. The most recent sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam took place on November 6, with 225 out of 289 candidates passing. It represents a pass rate of 77% and is a significant ...

SMSFA, Deakin University launch courses for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... education, support, and training to financial professionals, offered Cram 4 Exam programs to help practitioners pass the adviser exam or FASEA exam as it was previously known. "Given ethics is a compulsory bridging unit and many still need to complete ...

Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
ASIC reported a 62% pass rate for the latest sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam. In the August cycle, 231 candidates sat the exam and 143 passed. Nearly three quarters (73%) sat the exam for the first time. The results were similar to the April ...

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... financial adviser was permanently banned after he lied to his employer and clients about having passed the Financial Adviser Exam. Dashiel Benjo Vee, also known as Dash Vee, is banned from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The latest financial adviser exam results show that 70% passed the June sitting. Some 235 candidates sat the exam, with 165 passing. Of the total, 158 did so for the first time. There has been a total of 21,260 candidates who sat through an exam. Over ...

AAT mitigates adviser's permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... Management, Perpetual and ipac. ASIC found he provided personal advice to 11 retail clients after failing the mandatory adviser exam. Justice Kyrou said: "In order to uphold the integrity of the industry and those objectives, it is essential that the ...

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... some qualifications marked as "approved" were not approved qualifications under the determination of the Financial Adviser Exam, Australian Qualifications Framework 1-5 qualifications, and Regulatory Guide 146 training/qualifications. ASIC is also aware ...
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