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...
Less Than Half of Advisor Business Ready For an Audit
There's mixed results to our latest poll that asks advice business owners if they are prepared for an FMA audit.
Of those who have so...
Partners Life Tightens up Credit Card Payment Systems
Partners Life is to stop accepting handwritten credit card details as it increases measures to make clients' premium payments more secure.
"Handwritten credit card details...
Top 10 Adviser Licensing Myths Busted by FSC
The new financial advice regime begins on 16 March 2023, yet – says the FSC's CEO Richard Klipin – many advisers are burying their...
FMA to Change Executive Leadership Team
The FMA is to change its executive leadership team in preparation for its expanding mandate that will see its total workforce increase to around...
Sparks Fly When Advisers Get Together
GUEST COLUMNIST – KATRINA SHANKS
After three long and tumultuous years, being able to hold this year’s Financial Advice NZ conference in person felt like...
General Advice Option Gains Traction
The ‘general advice’ business model appears to be emerging in Australia as a realistic option for more advisers, particularly for mortgage brokers and risk...