The NZX and Financial Markets Authority are reviewing the country’s capital markets with a view to boosting the number of new listings.

More than 700 financial advisers and industry specialists have signed up to the 2019 Navigating Regulation Advice Summit.

The Financial Services Council has added Consilium New Zealand as its newest member.

UDC Finance has posted a record net profit after-tax of $65.3 million for the year to September 30, a 6% increase on the prior financial year.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is expecting the majority of financial advisers and QFE advisers to carry on in the new regime.

FSC, FMA and MBIE are getting together in March to offer advisers the chance to learn more about changes happening to the world of financial advice.

A charity that provides practical support to foster children to assist their transition to new homes has another 150-plus new toys to provide this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of the staff at AIA and Sovereign.

Financial Advice NZ won’t apply for a licence under the new advice regime but will look for ways to help its members into the new regime.

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is shifting its global network to blockchain in May 2019 to improve the way managed funds are bought, sold and reported.

The pension age must rise and be linked to health expectancy, the New Zealand Initiative has argued in a new report.

ANZ says it has completed the sale of OnePath to Cigna.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says more details about disclosure requirements for financial advisers will be available in early 2019.

ANZ will not pursue an initial public offering (IPO) of UDC Finance.

New Zealand’s first NZX-listed carbon fund will launch on the exchange next month.

AMP has become the first financial services provider to be accredited as a living wage-paying employer. 

The NZ Super Fund finished the 2018 financial year at $39 billion, up $4b over the year.