Relevant Providers PASS the Exam (as at July 2021 sitting)
14,070 active – that’s 73% on the
Financial Adviser Register.
Bachelor or Higher Degrees Approved
Across 27 Providers giving
Advisers greater choice.
New entrants registered as started their Professional Year
The Financial Advice Profession is being seen as an attractive career option.
Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority
The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Act 2017 established the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) in April 2017, to set the education, training and ethical standards of licensed financial advisers in Australia.
The new requirements commenced on 1 January 2019.
New Entrants are required to hold an Approved Degree before they commence their Work and Training (Professional Year) requirement. They must be mid way through their Professional Year before they are eligible to sit the Financial Adviser exam and commence using the term Provisional Financial Adviser or Provisional Financial Planner.
The annual requirement for 40 hours Continuous Professional Development commenced on 1 January 2019. Provisional Financial Advisers will be required to undertake CPD after completion of their Professional Year.
Existing Advisers have until 1 January 2022, to pass the Financial Adviser Exam and until 1 January 2026, to reach an education standard equivalent to an Approved Degree.
The Code of Ethics will commence on 1 January 2020, with all Financial Advisers required to adhere to the Code from that day onwards.
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Existing Adviser
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FASEA Standards
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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Limited was established in 2017 to set the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers in Australia.
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Limited was established in 2017 to set the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers in Australia.