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Continuing Professional Development
The FAAA is dedicated to helping our members continue their professional development and meet their annual obligations.
FAAA Learn
Through our learning management system, FAAA Learn, CFP® Professionals and Practitioner members can meet their annual legislative requirements for free. Other membership categories can gain access to a broad range of free and discounted education content. Engage in webinars, articles, and quizzes and let FAAA Learn track the hours for you! Explore some of our current content below or login.
Member Audits
Certain FAAA Membership categories require a percentage of their CPD to be FAAA Accredited. This forms part of the legislated requirements, and is not in addition to it. Every year we randomly select members in our CPD audit, to ensure compliance. This includes the completion of a CPD plan and CPD record. Participation is mandatory and ensures our community upholds the highest professional standards as per the FAAA Policy: CPD.
Summary of annual CPD requirements
| Membership category | FAAA accredited* | Total required* |
|---|---|---|
| CFP® Professional (Practising) | 28 hours - 70% of minimum hours required by the Corporations CPD Standard | 40 hours |
| CFP® Professional (Non-Practising) | 10 hours - 50% of minimum hours required by the FAAA | 20 hours |
| CFP® Professional (Retired) | N/A | 15 hours (can include reading the newspaper, attending an FAAA event, reading FAAA Weekly, mentoring etc.) |
| FAAA Practitioner | 28 hours - 70% of minimum hours required by the Corporations CPD Standard | 40 hours |
| FAAA Affiliate | 10.5 hours - 70% of minimum hours required by the FAAA (recommended best practise - no mandatory requirement) | 15 hours (recommended best practise - no mandatory requirement) |
| FAAA Specialisms | N/A | 5 hours |
Current number of free CPD hours that members can access in FAAA Learn
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Technical Competence
ARTICLE
1 HOUR CPD
Revisiting the 4% withdrawal rule using Monte Carlo simulations with random market declines
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