Education

Education

Exam extension about giving advisers a ‘clearer run’: Hume

It's not about the numbers, the Minister tells Professional Planner, but about giving advisers that genuinely "had a go" another chance to pass the exam with less disruption. While she understands the frustration of some who've already passed, the government is keen to provide "the appropriate flexibility" to advisers.

Tahn SharpeJuly 7, 2021

Education

Hume grants 9-month FASEA exam reprieve

Advisers who have failed the FASEA exam two or more times will get a further 9 months and at least one more opportunity after the government announced a further extension due to disruption caused by the pandemic.

Tahn SharpeJune 24, 2021

Education

FASEA’s demise: Be careful what you wish for

Industry leaders should endorse the spirit and substance of the Code of Ethics and accept that there will be inconvenient commercial consequences for some of the industry’s participants, argues Robert MC Brown.

Robert MC BrownFebruary 3, 2021

Education

Kaplan doles out free FASEA exam prep tools

Education provider Kaplan has announced free examination support for advisers who are yet to successfully complete the FASEA exam requirement, which all advisers must do before January 1, 2022.

Tahn SharpeJanuary 22, 2021

Education

FASEA’s Glenfield: 10,000 qualified advisers a ‘strong’ story

Past the halfway point in its exam transition program, the authority’s CEO says its time to acknowledge what the uplift in professionalism means to consumers. “I had faith in the outcome of this,” Stephen Glenfield tells Professional Planner.

Tahn SharpeOctober 2, 2020

Education

Harry Baker, the professional year pioneer

As the first to make it through FASEA’s 1600-hour training mandate for new advisers, Harry Baker represents a glimmer of hope for an industry that is desperate to attract a new generation of participants.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 14, 2020

Education

Remember that thing called the Code of Ethics?

The industry must be fully on board with the clear intentions of the code. Instead of complaining about its 'uncertainties', practitioners should recognise that it is deliberately not a technically prescriptive compliance-style laundry list, Robert MC Brown writes.

Robert MC BrownSeptember 1, 2020

Education

Industry lags on pitching advice as a career

While the education mandate and professional year have added much-needed structure to the path for prospective advisers, the industry hasn’t quite figured out it’s pitch to the next generation yet.

Tahn SharpeJuly 17, 2020

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