Friday, May 3, 2024

Compliance & regulation

Bring in the Experts – Special Edition

A webinar featuring a panel from the FMA discussing the new regulatory returns is being held by Financial Advice NZ on Wednesday 26 April. Katrina...

Life After Licensing – the FMA’s Approach and Expectations

GUEST COLUMNIST – KATRINA SHANKS As the financial advice industry embraces the post-transitional period of the new financial advice regime, it's crucial for us to...

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...