New Guidance Stresses Adviser Accountability as AI Adoption Accelerates
The US-based Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) has published a practice guidance note on the use of AI in financial planning, outlining how advisers...
Support for Health and Life Insurers Removal from Climate Reporting Rules
The Financial Services Council says the Government has made the right call by removing health and life insurers from climate reporting rules, which it...
International Thought Leaders Bound for MDRT Conference in Sydney
The MDRT Global Conference will be held in Sydney from 23–26 August 2026, bringing financial advisers, industry leaders and early-to mid-career professionals together for...
Kiwi Advisers on Global Stage
A contingent of Kiwi advisers joined around 5,000 of their peers from 53 countries attending the much-anticipated 2026 MDRT Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California...
Advice Policy Summit 2026 Announced
Financial Advice NZ has announced “a New Zealand first” Advice Policy Summit for the financial advice sector, held in conjunction with its hosting of...
Poll Result – Advisers Agree on Cost of Living Impact
The results of our latest poll indicate that a vast majority of advisers are indeed seeing the pressure on New Zealanders’ household budgets impacting...
Latest Poll – Cost of Living Impact?
Our latest poll is seeking to understand if pressure on household budgets is impacting the level of new life insurance business advisers are writing.
The...
Life Insurance Cover Softens as Premium Pressure Builds
The FSC’s latest Spotlight on Life Insurance reveals life insurance cover numbers are softening as premium pressure builds.
The FSC says in a statement that...
Exploring the Neuroscience that Drives Client Behaviour
Financial Advice NZ is holding a webinar in June to help advisers explore the neuroscience that drives clients’ behaviour.
The organisation says while advisers’ clients...