Australians are living longer but spending more years managing chronic illness, with mental health, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions accounting for almost 60% of claims received by Zurich in Australia last year, according to new...

Member-owned organisation, the Independent Financial Advisers Association, has announced a new initiative for 2026, the IFAA Virtual Industry Leaders' Summit, which it hopes will become an annual event. IFAA's General Manager, Grant Uridge, says the...

The Financial Services Council has highlighted more details, including some keynote speakers, for its 2026 conference, Amplify, being held in Auckland on August 12-13. The FSC says the conference will include 35 sessions with more...

Eligible Fidelity Life customers who are facing financial hardship as a direct result of the recent flooding in Kaikōura and the Waitaki District can apply to have their premiums temporarily waived. The insurer says premiums...

While RiskinfoNZ's latest poll result finds a majority of New Zealand financial advisers don’t agree with the FMA focus on monitoring the advice sector regarding conflicts arising from risk commission structures, Australian advisers seem...

There was strong interest this week in our latest poll result canvassing whether advisers agreed with the FMA's focus on the management of conflicts arising from commission structures... Our latest...

Financial Advice NZ is holding a webinar in August discussing how advisers can grow a more resilient advice business. The organisation states on its website that as remuneration models, client expectations and business conditions continue...

Partners Life has announced that expressions of interest are now open for its next New Adviser Training Course in late August. The insurer says it has created the online course to provide support and to...