Fidelity Life Celebrates Adviser Award Winners
Fidelity Life is celebrating the winners of its adviser awards that were presented during the Thursday 7 November finalé of Engage 2024 – the firm's annual conference.
Winning the Gordon Watson Trophy for the sixth...
FSC Reports Steady Growth
Those attending the FSC’s AGM on Tuesday 5 November were told the organisation has enjoyed steady growth during the year, and the financial services sector remained resilient during tough economic times.
FSC CEO Kirk Hope,...
Strong Turnout for MDRT Roadshows
The 350 advisers who turned out for the MDRT’s roadshow events held in Christchurch and Auckland last week were treated to lively, fast-paced, five-hour events offering wide-ranging ideas and inspiration.
The Auckland event heard from...
What’s Your Biggest Business Challenge?
Guest columnist Tony Vidler writes this week that whatever regulatory changes advisers are facing, there will not be an end to it. More importantly though, he says shifting consumer expectations is the constant challenge...
Change is the New Normal for Financial Advice Businesses
GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER
Financial advice is not going through some changes; constant change is the new normal, writes business coach Tony Vidler...
Whatever regulatory stuff you are going through now in your particular jurisdiction,...
Top Five Medical Claims
Health claim data from Nib for August (latest available) places spinal surgeries at the top of the list of most expensive treatments for the month, with a 39-year-old woman undergoing surgery costing $99,000.
Total cost...
Shaping the Future of Advice – Conference Dates Confirmed
Financial Advice NZ's next National Adviser Conference will be held over three days in April 2025.
The organisation's CEO Nick Hakes says its annual conference is the best place for combining "big-picture thinking" around industry...
Nib and Menodoctor Launch Nib Meno Care
Nib has launched Nib Meno Care, a health management programme for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.
Created in partnership with menopause specialist Dr. Linda Dear, founder of Menodoctor, the programme offers Nib members advice and...
Fidelity Life Announces Adviser Awards Finalists
The finalists for Fidelity Life's annual adviser awards have been named by the firm ahead of its Engage 2024 event to be held 6-7 November.
The firm's Chief Commercial Officer Bronwyn Kirwan says the awards...
Warning on Adoption of AI
In Australia, ASIC is urging financial services and credit licensees to ensure their governance practices keep pace with their accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence.
The commission says the call comes as its first state of...