Adviser Pathway
Digital assets in advice practice
Practical, product-neutral education for Australian advisers navigating client conversations, professional boundaries and implementation risks.
AUD 295 one-time · approximately 4.7 indicative CPD-aligned hours
The indicative hours describe expected learning time. The pathway is not represented as FAAA- or professional-association accredited.
Digital assets have arrived in your practice. Ready or not.
Clients are already invested. The question is no longer whether digital assets belong in the conversation. It is whether you are equipped to lead it.
Clients investing without you
Clients are accessing digital assets directly through exchanges, ETFs and superannuation funds. They are making decisions without professional guidance, and often without telling you.
Compliance risk without knowledge
Providing guidance without a documented knowledge base creates real exposure. Silence is not a defensible position when a client later claims they received no advice on an asset they held.
No structured training existed
Until now, financial advisers had no professionally appropriate, CPD-aligned education on digital assets. Most available content is created by exchanges or fund managers with products to sell.
Regulatory expectations are rising
ASIC guidance on digital assets continues to evolve. Advisers are increasingly expected to have a working understanding of the asset class, regardless of whether they recommend it.
Missed revenue opportunities
Clients who feel their adviser cannot engage on digital assets are increasingly seeking other professionals who can. Knowledge is becoming a retention and acquisition tool.
Client conversations are uncomfortable
Without structured knowledge, crypto conversations feel risky. Advisers default to deflection or generic caution, neither of which builds client trust or professional credibility.
Stay current. The conversation is moving fast.
Practical, jargon-free conversations about digital assets for financial professionals. New episodes regularly on YouTube.
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Be the adviser who can lead this conversation.
Hold a defensible position
Build structured knowledge you can point to as evidence of ongoing professional development. How any complaint is assessed depends on your own conduct and advice.
Engage clients with confidence
Know how to structure a digital asset conversation, what questions to ask, how to set appropriate boundaries and how to guide without overstepping your licence.
Support your CPD record-keeping
The Adviser Pathway provides approximately 4.7 indicative CPD-aligned hours. Professionals remain responsible for confirming whether it meets the requirements that apply to them.
Differentiate your practice
Early movers build reputations. Advisers who can discuss digital assets intelligently are increasingly sought out by clients who feel underserved elsewhere.
Complete Professional Access.
AUD 649 one-time.
Foundation + Accountant / Tax + SMSF Professionals + Adviser pathways together, in one package.
Four pathways. One clear progression.
Start with Foundation to build your knowledge base. The SMSF Professional Pathway covers custody, valuation and audit-evidence essential for advisers with SMSF clients. The Accountant/Tax Pathway is also available if your work crosses into records and CGT.
Four pathways. One complete-access option.
Foundation, Accountant / Tax, SMSF Professionals and Adviser pathways as one learning package.
- Covers the common baseline plus all three role-specific pathways
- Approximately 16.1 total hours across all four pathways
- Professional education only — no advice, product or provider recommendation
- Core digital asset concepts for professional learners
- Custody, records and boundary language
- CPD-aligned structure
- Trustee control and custody evidence
- Audit-facing documentation
- SMSF role boundary clarity for advisers
- Records, CGT evidence, cost-base reconstruction
- Workflow triage and escalation
- Useful where work crosses tax and SMSF
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[1] Source: Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI) Australia 2026, 7th edition (March 2026), reporting that 33% of surveyed Australians have invested in or held cryptocurrency. The IRCI is published by Independent Reserve, a cryptocurrency exchange.