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...
Risk Commissions Under Regulator’s Spotlight
The FMA’s new Financial Conduct Report, which sets out its regulatory priorities for the 2026-27 financial year, includes a focus on managing conflicts from...
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...
Poll Result: Business Growth Ahead?
Financial advisers appear quite upbeat about the commercial prospects for their advice practices for the 2026 calendar year.
As we go to press, nearly three...
Latest Poll – Support Team Costs?
Economically it has been a tough couple of years with many industries feeling the pinch, but how are financial advisers faring, has your practice...
Partners Life Commission Changes Aim for Right Balance
Recent changes to Partners Life’ commission rates, which aim to get the right balance between the needs of customers, advisers and the insurer, attracted...
Update on Commission Clawbacks
Chubb Life NZ says its new system of calculating commission clawbacks will be beneficial for everyone.
Last week Chubb Life announced that clawbacks, which are...
Change to How Commission Clawbacks Calculated
Chubb Life Insurance NZ is making some changes to the way it calculates its commission clawbacks, and the insurer says the adjustment is designed...
The Value of Your Advice – Poll Result
Our latest poll result indicates the adviser community is somewhat divided on whether the remuneration advisers receive reflects the value of the advice they...