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FPA gathers member feedback on FASEA’s proposed Financial Adviser Examination

16 Jul 2018

From FPA - Financial Planning Association

Dante De Gori

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has invited stakeholders to provide feedback on its proposed guidance on the Financial Adviser Examination.

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has issued an online questionnaire to gather member views on the exam so that it can provide a written submission to FASEA on behalf of its members.

The examination is an essential component of the educational qualifications and standards that all financial advisers are required by law to pass before they can provide personal financial advice to retail clients.

Commenting on the exam consultation, Dante De Gori CFP®, CEO of the FPA said: “This is a very significant piece of the FASEA framework. The proposed exam will be advice specialisation agnostic, and will generally test concepts, laws and standards which are universal to all advice provision and currently in place. The only exception is the FASEA Code of Ethics which is yet to be finalised.

“There is a very tight time frame for gathering feedback so I encourage all members to complete the online questionnaire ahead of the close date on 20 July,” said Mr De Gori.

The consultation is open until 31 July 2018 and the FPA requests that members complete the questionnaire by Friday 20 July 2018. For more information, download full copy of the Financial Adviser Examination Proposed Guidance.

The consultation is open until 31 July 2018 and the FPA requests that members complete the questionnaire by Friday 20 July 2018.

For more information, download: Financial Adviser Examination Proposed Guidance.

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