BNZ Completes Sale of Life Business to Partners Life
BNZ has completed the sale of NAB Group's New Zealand life insurance business, BNZ Life, to Partners Life, settling the transaction on Friday 30...
AIA to Pay $700,000 For ‘False and Misleading Representations’
The Auckland High Court has ordered AIA to pay a pecuniary penalty of $700,000 for making false and/or misleading representations to some of its...
Summit Helps AIA Advisers Put Themselves First
AIA NZ celebrated its adviser community during the firm's annual Peak Performance Summit. This year’s conference, on 22 September, was about ensuring advisers put...
Time Running Out for 500 Aussie Advisers
Around 500 advisers in Australia will be forced to stop delivering financial advice at the end of September 2022, according to AFA chief, Phil...
Strategi Group Director Joins FSCL Board
Joy Marslin, board chair of Simplicity and an independent director of Strategi Group, is to join the board of dispute resolution firm Financial Services...
IFSO Scheme Sees Fewer Formal Complaints
Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO) Karen Stevens saw a drop in the number of complaint enquiries made to her office in the year...
Breaking Through The Replacement Labour Response With SMEs
Cecilia Farrow looks at how advisers might better serve the needs of their SME clients during a period when many in this sector are...
Winners of Financial Services Council Awards 2022 Announced
The winners of the FSC awards 2022 were revealed at a gala awards dinner on day one of its annual conference in Auckland.
The awards,...
Stabilisation in the Direct and Advised Life Insurance Markets – Report
Research out of Australia shows that following the dramatic falls in sales in both the direct and advised life insurance markets up to the...