Research Highlights Opportunities to Improve Insurance Outcomes for Māori
The Financial Markets Authority has published new research addressing significant knowledge gaps within New Zealand’s financial system about experiences of tangata whenua with insurances.
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FMA Board Commissions Independent Employment Investigation
The Board of the Financial Markets Authority says it has commissioned an independent employment investigation concerning matters relating to FMA Chief Executive, Samantha Barrass.
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Asteron Life, Resolution Life to Become Acenda Life from 2027
News that Acenda Group, the parent company of both Resolution Life NZ and Asteron Life, is bringing the two entities...
AIA NZ Releases Expanded Menopause Support Toolkit For Employers
AIA New Zealand has released an expanded version of its Menopause Support Toolkit, which offers practical approaches organisations can adapt “to help employees navigate...
Investigation Into Conduct and Culture at the FMA
As the monitoring department for the Financial Markets Authority, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says it has started an independent investigation into...
Financial Advice NZ Signs New International Partnership
Financial Advice NZ and the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa have formed a new international partnership designed to "...strengthen professional standards, share expertise...
Cultural Concerns at FMA
The board of the Financial Markets Authority says it has “recently become aware of cultural concerns at the FMA and is assessing the matters...
Fidelity Life Offers Premium Relief
Eligible Fidelity Life customers who are facing financial hardship as a direct result of the recent flooding in Kaikōura and the Waitaki District can...
Talk is Cheap …But the Returns are Fantastic
Word-of-mouth remains the best marketing professionals can use, or get. The next best is 'talk'. Talk to clients and prospects directly. One-to-one…actually spending time...