Monday, July 27, 2026

Compliance & regulation

Reserve Bank Consults on Bill to Modernise Insurance Regulation

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is consulting on an exposure draft of a Bill that is intended to modernise insurance regulation in New...

FMA Joins Initiative Tackling Unlawful Financial Influencers

The FMA tackling the risks involved with unlawful financial promotions by finfluencers drew plenty of reader interest this week... The Financial Markets Authority has joined...

Fact Check AI Advice When Making Complaints – IFSO

The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme is advising people who use AI tools to get help with making complaints to double check the...

Overly Conservative? Poll Result

In a surprising result, our latest poll finds that a big majority of advisers agree that their advice practice is overly conservative in the...

Latest Poll – ‘Cautious’ Advice?

Our latest poll is seeking your views on whether your advice practice is overly conservative in the advice processes it uses, which the FMA...

FMA Cancels FAP Licence

Our report that the FMA has cancelled the FAP licence of a company for failing to meet its licence obligations, attracted...

Adviser Caution Making Advice Less Accessible – FMA

One of the key messages to advisers from the FMA's Chief Executive is that the regulator encourages them to “innovate and think differently, to...

Key Risk Appointment at MAS

Life and general insurance company, Medical Assurance Society (MAS), has announced the appointment of experienced financial services leader Rebecca Sellers as its Chief Risk...

Fidelity Life’s Financial Strength Rating Affirmed

Fidelity Life has again had its A- (Excellent) financial strength rating affirmed by AM Best, which the insurer says marks 30 consecutive years since...