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Regulation

Advisers leaving Standard Set C too late

Tuesday 1st of March 2011

Securities Commission director supervision Angus Dale-Jones says taking into account the many variables with who is required to sit Standard Set C , there is currently a gap of about 500 to 1,000 advisers who need to book the assessment.

He says if advisers are struggling to get the material together they should speak to ETITO and get help.

"We think people might be leaving it to the last minute because it's a difficult job getting all the evidence together, so we're really encouraging people to speak to ETITO, because it has trained assessors whose job it is to help advisers across the line - their not there to catch advisers out."

ETITO manager of corporate relations and strategy Michael Frampton says advisers who have not booked the Standard Set C assessment need to make it a real priority.

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