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FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The government body overseeing the rising education standards in financial advice is welcoming new directors to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director ...

AMP, Griffith University support professionalism

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... financial advice. Edge said: "We see the introduction of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority education standards as an important opportunity to lift the quality of financial advice and our collaboration with Griffith is central to ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... self-licensing or non-institutionally owned AFSLs is continuing. Grandfathered commissions are to be phased out and new education standards are likely to spur an exodus, with research suggesting as many as 30% of financial advisers will either retire ...

TAL to offer FASEA masterclass

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... education requirements. TAL said 2019 would see the life insurer support financial advisers to satisfy the FASEA education standards through its Risk Academy program. A new FASEA Masterclass will help advisers prepare for their exam, while a redesigned ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... help financial advisers overcome the challenges they face in the wake of the Royal Commission, meeting new education standards and the growing demand for aged care advice. knowITdigital is looking to ease some of the pressure on financial advisers by ...

Super pool ripe for adviser picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... With widespread predictions that up to 50% of existing advisers will exit the industry as a result of new education standards, the inability to meet this demand compounds. However, ClearView believes established advice practices will prosper with the ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... code of ethics, reducing its CPD requirements to more realistic levels and clarifying some elements of its education standards for existing advisers," Maroney said. "But the association still has strong concerns about how the education and ethical standards ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... etcetera," he said. Without foreshadowing the standards blueprint released on Friday, Marshan broke down FASEA's education standards into three "transitional standards", being the minimum tertiary educational standard; the exam and professional year ...

New degree tackles adviser education standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... postgraduate financial planning course in 2019 to meet increased adviser demand resulting from FASEA's education standards. The Master of Financial Planning will be suitable to new entrants to the industry and existing financial planners seeking ...

Advice group continues education standards preparation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... advice dealer group has awarded its latest education scholarships aimed to help its advisers navigate upcoming education standards for the industry. Elders Financial Planning awarded a 16 education scholarships at their national conference in Glenelg ...