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Topic overview

By completing this topic, you will be better prepared to sit ASIC’s Financial Adviser Exam and satisfy a key requirement to become a registered relevant provider. This topic also aims to enhance your problem-solving, critical thinking, and professional judgement skills.

What will you achieve

  1. Gain essential knowledge of the purpose, format and focus areas of the Financial Adviser Exam
  2. Explore the three key knowledge areas
  3. Acquire essential skills to structure a study plan and undertake the exam
  4. Practise for the exam

Structure and duration

This topic is designed to be completed over six (6) weeks, with access available for up to 12 weeks to accommodate flexibility.

Advisers undertaking the Professional Year will receive 20 hours of structured training per topic.

Advisers who successfully complete all requirements of the topic will be awarded a certificate of completion.

There are no specific due dates for activities. Advisers progress, complete and submit activities as they go. However, it is recommended that each activity be completed according to order laid out.

 

Recommended six (6) week study plan
WeekLearning focusHours
1Overview of the Financial Adviser Exam and preparing for study

Activity x 5
3
2Knowledge area 1 – Financial advice regulatory and legal obligations

Activity x 7
4.5
3Knowledge area 2 - Applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication

Activity x 5
3.5
4Knowledge area 3 - Financial advice construction

Activity x 4
3.5
5Practice exam

Activity x 1
3.5
6Exam debrief and feedback

Activity x 4 + Final reflection
2

Price

$275 (Inc. GST) per person (corporate package/rate available)

About the Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite (FAAS)

 

The Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite is the most interactive, engaging and career-focused training program the financial advice industry has ever seen — purpose-built to develop capable advisers who are ready to make an immediate impact.

Developed with early-career professionals in mind, the structured topics focus on building essential client engagement skills and financial advice fundamentals. The program is structured around four key knowledge pillars, with each topic containing multiple modules.

 

01

Fundamentals of Financial Advice

02

Client Care in Financial Advice

03

Client Engagement in Financial Advice

04

Quality Processes in Financial Advice