Friday, April 26, 2024

Compliance & regulation

Updated Liability Insurance for Financial Advice NZ Members

More than a third (37%) of managed service providers in New Zealand and Australia have reported attacks on SaaS applications, says Katrina Shanks, CEO...

Full Licensing Led to Fewer Fidelity Life Advisers

Our report on a significant reduction in the number of advisers working with Fidelity Life, following the introduction of full licensing, was our most-read...

Three Stages of Cyber Security

There are three stages to data security, says Fraser Jack, head of The Cyber Collective in Australia. Speaking at Riskinfo’s Riskinfocus 23 conference in Melbourne last...

Time Out for 500 Advisers Sidelined by New Regime

Leading the pack as this week's most-read Riskinfo story is our report that hundreds of advisers were sidelined on 17 March... While the vast majority...

Qualification Clarification for AFAs

Katrina Shanks, CEO Financial Advice NZ, has clarified what those who held an AFA designation need so they can continue offering advice under the...

New Regulatory Regime in Place

The FMA marked the final major milestone in the new financial advice regime on Friday 17 March, bringing to an end the transitional licensing...

Adviser Declaration Launched by nib

Nib is to publish its first adviser declaration so advisers working with the firm can quickly and easily confirm they are meeting the terms...
appointment

FMA Boosts Leadership Team

The FMA has appointed Daniel Trinder as Executive Director – Strategy and Design of its enterprise leadership team He will lead the design and execution of the...

New Licensing Regime Hasn’t Improved Advice – Poll Result

Has the new licensing regime implemented by the FMA been worthwhile when it comes to raising the quality of advice offered by advisers? According to...