Latest Poll – FMA Focus on Risk Commissions
Our poll this week centres around the FMA’s latest Financial Conduct Report and seeks to understand if advisers agree with the regulator monitoring the advice...
Soft Commissions – Poll Result
A majority of advisers, it seems, believe the FMA has no cause to be concerned about soft commissions in the life insurance sector, although...
Latest Poll – Soft Commissions
Our latest poll question follows the FMA publishing the findings of its engagement with insurers on how they manage their customers’ interests during periods...
Advisers Divided – Poll Result
The advice sector appears very firmly divided on the premise that financial institutions, including insurers, should pay to cover the costs of their own...
New Financial Sector Levy – Latest Poll
Our latest poll question arises after Budget 2026 introduced a new prudential levy on insurers, banks, non‑bank deposit takers and other financial market participants...
Poll Result – Advisers Agree on Cost of Living Impact
The results of our latest poll indicate that a vast majority of advisers are indeed seeing the pressure on New Zealanders’ household budgets impacting...
Latest Poll – Cost of Living Impact?
Our latest poll is seeking to understand if pressure on household budgets is impacting the level of new life insurance business advisers are writing.
The...
Opinion Divided on Going Paperless – Poll
Our latest poll result finds that while a majority of advisers indicate their advice practice will welcome the day when every stage of the...
Paperless Advice Process? Latest Poll
Are you a pen-and-paper lover, or someone who would welcome the day when every stage of the life insurance advice process becomes paperless?
Our latest...