Call to Action for Advisers to Help Disrupt Scams
Financial advisers can play a critical role in helping to disrupt financial scams, according to the Financial Markets Authority’s Head of Financial Advice, Romil...
FMA Seeking Feedback on Industry Use of AI
Financial Markets Authority CEO Samantha Barrass is asking financial services companies to share with the regulator what they’re experimenting with in regards to AI...
Revised Adviser Code – Your Verdict
Advisers who disagree that the revised adviser code will deliver better outcomes for both advisers and clients have narrowly out-voted those who do see...
Ombudsman Receives More Than 86,000 Cases in 30 Years
The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme has received more than 86,000 cases over the 30 years since it launched in 1995.
In marking its...
Moves to De-register Adviser for ‘Tombstoning’
There was strong reader interest this week in news a financial adviser alleged to have applied for health and life...
Revised Adviser Code – Your Say
Our latest poll is asking whether you believe the updates to the Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services will lead to better...
Revised Code Signals New Era of Professionalism
Financial Advice NZ's view that approval of the revised Financial Advice Code marks a defining moment in the evolution of the...
AIA Highlights Progress on Sustainability Initiatives
AIA NZ has released its 2024 Sustainability Report which the company says highlights "...the meaningful progress the organisation is making through long-term action and...
Insurers’ Processes Improved, But More To Do in Extreme Events
Fire and general insurance companies have improved their processes since the Canterbury earthquakes, but a new FMA report into the sector’s response to the...