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ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... advice. The inaugural ReCALIbrate recipients include Zurich Assure financial adviser Kristen Genter, Platinum Financial Planning director Asha Burrows, Skye Wealth financial adviser Azaria Bell, Fox & Hare Financial Advice financial planner Trish Gregory ...

Rethinking retirement: Focus on spending, not saving

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... Ben Hillier has emphasised the need to inspire more confidence in individuals approaching retirement. On a panel at a Financial Services Council (FSC) policy briefing on Thursday, Hillier said the predominant fear for retirees is the risk of running ...

Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... incredibly rewarding profession to be part of," she said. The FAAA already works closely with the Financial Planning Education Council and universities to attract graduates, as well as those looking to change career. It has also spent about $2 million ...

February exam records 67% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
More than two thirds of the financial advisers that sat the mandatory exam passed the latest round. Releasing the latest results, ASIC announced that of the 192 candidates who sat the February exam, 128 passed. Sixty percent of them sat it for the first ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Just over half of the candidates who sat the November exam passed, revealed ASIC. ASIC released the 19th cycle Financial Advisers Exam results and said, of the 282 candidates who sat the test, only 161 (57%) were approved. It explained 57% sat the test ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Management, Centrepoint Alliance, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Financial Planning Education Council. The findings are based on survey responses from 75 financial advisers and 160 consumers aged over 50, equally split in terms ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... at $5334. AMP said the increase in consumers' costs reflects the increased costs for owning and operating a financial planning business. "The impact of increased and complex regulation has increased the input costs of businesses. These costs include ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... working constructively with the new government and treasury team on superannuation matters." Meanwhile, the Financial Planning Association of Australia said it looks forward to working with the Albanese government on pressing issues impacting the advice ...

February 2022 adviser exam dates released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
As part of its new remit, ASIC has released the first round of examination dates for financial advisers in 2022. The first exam sittings of 2022 will be held on February 17, 18, 19 and 21. Enrolments for this sitting will be open from 10 January 2022 ...

BT closes self-licensee business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... Principals' Community, will establish an independent business offering similar services and programs to self-licensed financial advice practices. A spokesperson for BT confirmed to Financial Standard that the Practice Principals' Community will ...
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