AIA NZ has announced that its current Head of Strategic Accounts Jonathan Beale has been appointed as its new Chief Distribution Officer. The insurer says that in this new role, Beale is responsible for business...

Financial Advice New Zealand has released an update to the programme for its National Adviser Conference 2026, which includes a host of local and international speakers covering a diverse range of topics relevant to...

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 quarters of advisers (71%) agree with the proposition, in our...

There's just a few days left to register for Partners Life next New Adviser Training Course being held in February. The insurer issued a reminder, in an adviser update, about its three-day training course for...

The Australian life insurance sector continues to face systemic weaknesses in record keeping, policy design and claims handling according to the most recent Systemic Issues Insights Report published by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. In...

Financial ombudsman service, Financial Services Complaints Limited, has appointed consumer rights expert Kate Tokeley to its board as a consumer director. FSCL says Tokeley is a former Associate Professor of Law at Victoria University of...

Partners Life appointing an experienced industry executive as Chief Operating Officer drew plenty of reader interest this week... Partners Life has announced the appointment of Debbie Eyre as Chief...

With the new regulatory regime for financial advice now in place for nearly two years and the Conduct of Financial Institutions regime in full effect since March 31 last year, how are the prospects...