Effective January 1, 2010, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) has made some changes regarding the composition and the minimum passing score for the Series 65 and Series 66 Examinations.
The Series 65 is the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, which is designed to qualify candidates as investment adviser representatives. The Series 65 Examination will continue to be comprised of 130 questions; however, effective January 1, 2010, the number of questions devoted to Legal and Regulatory Issues will decrease from 45 to 40 and the remaining 90 questions will cover Economic Concepts, including investment products, recommendations, and strategies and may include a few questions on Capital Markets Theory and specific types of accounts, such as College Savings Plans. Additionally, the Examination includes 10 questions which are considered pretest questions, which do not count towards the final grade. Effective January 1, 2010, the passing grade for the Series 65 Examination was increased from 68.5% to 72%.
The Series 66 is the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, which is designed to qualify candidates both as securities agents and investment adviser representatives. The Series 7 is considered a corequisite exam to the Series 66 and is required to be successfully completed in addition to the Series 66 before a candidate can register as a securities agent and investment adviser representative. The composition of the Series 66 Examination was significantly changed. The Series 66 Examination remains comprised of 100 questions; however, the number of questions testing knowledge of Legal and Regulatory Issues has decreased from 80 to 50 and the number of questions testing knowledge of Investment Recommendations, Strategies, and Products has increased from 20 to 50. Additionally, the Examination includes 10 questions which are considered pretest questions, which do not count towards the final grade. Effective January 1, 2010, the passing grade for the Series 66 Examination was increased from 71% to 75%.
Posted by Bryan Hill
Labels: IAR Licensing, Series 65
