Media Releases
FASEA provides remote October Exam sitting option for financial advisers in Melbourne due to Covid-19 restrictions
MEDIA RELEASE Following the reimposition of Stage 4 stay at home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and the continued closure of exam venues, FASEA advises that Melbourne metropolitan physical location exams will not be offered for the October sitting. Advisers...
FASEA confirms dates and venues for 2021 Exam sittings
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA confirms that, subject to COVID-19 restrictions, it will run six Financial Adviser exam sittings in 2021 in 31 locations across metropolitan and regional Australia. Alternatively, advisers may elect to sit the Exam online remotely at their...
FASEA approves additional electives for the Securities Institute Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA has today confirmed its approval of the following additional financial planning electives for the Securities Institute Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) from 1991 until 2007: E114 Technical Analysis E171 Specialised...
FASEA releases draft amendments to the Education Legislative Instrument
MEDIA RELEASE During the course of 2020 FASEA has announced the approval of a number of current degrees and bridging courses and the recognition of prior learning of advisers through the approval of historic degrees and awarding of credit for coursework to attain a...
FASEA approves University of New South Wales Graduate Diploma and bridging courses
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA has today confirmed the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning for the University of New South Wales offered from 1 July 2019 as an approved degree. Advisers who complete this course of study will meet the education standard. In addition, FASEA has...
FASEA releases June Exam Results
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA today released exam results from the sixth Financial Advisers Exam held in June 2020. Result highlights include: due to COVID-19 restrictions, the exam was held online from 11 to 16 June 84 percent of candidates passed the June exam (compared with...
FASEA confirms Adviser Exam schedule for 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA has to date offered more than 340 Exam sessions and in response to Covid-19 restrictions has introduced remote sitting options for all candidates from April 2020. FASEA will run six Exam sittings in 2021. Face-to-face sittings will be offered at...
FASEA formalises three month CPD relief for advisers in recognition of COVID-19 business disruption.
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA has registered the 2020 Legislative Instrument and Explanatory Statement for its Corporations (Relevant Providers Continuing Professional Development Standard) Determination (Amendment) 2020 on the Federal Register of Legislation. This Instrument...
FASEA provides remote August Exam sitting option for financial advisers in Melbourne due to Covid-19 restrictions
MEDIA RELEASE Following the reimposition of Stage 3 stay at home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire and the closure of exam venues, FASEA advises that Melbourne metropolitan physical location exams will not be offered for the August sitting....
FASEA Opening Statement – House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
MEDIA RELEASE FASEA appeared at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on the 30 June 2020. FASEA's opening statement can be found here.The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Limited was established in 2017 to set the education,...

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.