Nikko AM NZ has opened access to its low-cost investment platform, GoalsGetter, to AFAs.

The Finance and Expenditure select committee has heard a “concerted message” from the financial services sector, its chair Deborah Russell says.

AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (AMP), is planning to exit its premises in the Auckland and Wellington CBDs and will move to adopt fully flexible working on an ongoing basis.

One in four real estate agents have reported an increase in investor buying activity, according to a new survey from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand and economist Tony Alexander.

A restructure of Lifetime’s management team has led to its general manager of advice leaving the group.

nib is extending its Covid-19 member and community support package for an additional three months to make sure its members continue to stay safe and healthy by maintaining their private health cover as New Zealand recovers from the pandemic.

What questions do advisers need to ask before joining someone eles's FAP? Melanie Purdey has some answers.

Non-bank lender First Mortgage Trust has made a series of new business development hires across the country.

Mortgage advisers are cautiously optimistic about the move to alert level one, as businesses return to normality across the country.

New Zealand’s financial adviser industry has been able to showcase its value proposition to consumers in a way that it might previously have taken three to five years to achieve, adviser coach Tony Vidler says.

A few simple tweaks to your KiwiSaver investment, like choosing the right fund or setting a higher contribution rate, can have a big impact on the amount you save.

Solutions Out Sourced is a specialised non-bank support service about to launch this week, aimed at helping mortgage advisers achieve their client’s goals, when the banks say no.

New Zealand’s financial services sector has asked for more time to be spent on developing the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill – and warned there could be unintended consequences of the bill in its current form.