FSR – Advisers

Ensure your staff understand Australia's financial services regulations and clearly understand their role as advisers within the industry while effectively supporting customers in a financial services environment.

Course Details

Regulation/Law

Australia: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) and more

Ideal for

All employees, contractors, and volunteers

Region

Australia

Course Format

Structured Learning and Accelerated Learning options

Duration

Depending on format, between 20 - 40 minutes

The financial services industry has undergone major reform in recent years, and laws impose a broad licencing and regulatory system that covers anyone who provides financial services in relations to financial products.

These laws are heavily supplemented by ASIC policies. Significant penalties can be imposed for misconduct or breach of ASIC policy and statutory obligations.

Course Overview

About this online course

Our ‘Financial Services Regime – Advisers’ course is designed to help businesses fulfill their obligations by training advisers on their responsibilities to clients. It covers key topics such as licensing, product advice, and handling financial products. Through interactive scenarios and practical guidance, this course equips advisory personnel with the knowledge to comply with legal requirements and enhance client satisfaction.

Ideal for workplaces that are

If you’re a manager looking to train a group within your organisation, external suppliers or all staff, please fill in our enquiry form and let us know the size of your organisation. Our compliance experts will assist you.

Key takeaways for participants

  • Comprehensive coverage of financial services laws and guidance
  • Engaging and interactive animated modules for an optimal user experience
  • Multiple course formats to suit diverse learning needs
  • Legally up-to-date content to save you time and resources
  • Rigorous end-of-module testing to ensure thorough understanding of the law

Legislation covered

Australia: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Regulations), Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) (ASIC Act), National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) (National Credit Act) and the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) (Superannuation Act), RG 36, RG 121, RG 236.

Key modules

  • Financial Services Representatives
  • Financial Services Authorisations
  • Financial products and services
  • Clarifying important information
  • General knowledge and training
  • Licensee obligations
  • Holding client money
  • Financial product advice
  • Elements of financial product advice
  • Exceptions to financial product advice
  • Margin lending facilities
  • Arranging activities
  • Obligations of disclosure
  • Best interests of the client
  • Working with the client
  • Prohibitions
  • Confirming transactions
  • Appointment as an authorised representative
  • Penalties

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • help deliver quality service as an employee, contract or agent; and
  • understand why conduct in providing financial services on the company’s behalf must comply with financial service laws and internal requirements.

Duration and Format

Structured Learning

Ideal for first-time learners or those with little prior knowledge, covering the entire topic in 30-40 minutes. 

Accelerated Learning

Allows learners who understand the topic to proceed quickly through the course in 20-30 minutes.

MicroLearns

Short modules for time-poor learners, with each module lasting 5-10 minutes.

ShortBurst

Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.

Delivery and Setup

SCORM

Our client services team can deliver our courses via SCORM file if you have a Learning Management System (LMS).

Compliance Platform

Alternatively, you can use our Compliance Platform to house any training material, track policy acceptance, administer surveys, and audits—all in one place. We can get you up and running within a few weeks. 

Related courses

Increase your compliance by bundling our related courses. This ensures you cover multiple topics and legislations for a holistic approach.

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Why Choose Safetrac’s Compliance Courses 

Versatile Course Formats

Options include comprehensive compliance courses and short, bite-sized modules to meet diverse training needs. 

Engaging and Customisable Content

Our courses feature a variety of engaging and animated content, from videos to interactive modules, all of which can be customised based on your branding or designed with specific scenarios tailored to your business. 

Legally Up-to-Date

All content is regularly updated to reflect the latest legislation, ensuring your training remains compliant. 

Flexible Delivery Options

Available via SCORM or our Compliance Platform, with regular updates provided whenever legal changes occur. 

Exceptional Customer Service

Our local Client Services team ensures a smooth setup within a few weeks and offers ongoing support for all your learning and training needs.

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