Financial Advice New Zealand should focus on boosting member numbers to improve its bottom line, the former chief executive of the IFA says.

Good Returns TV is back for 2019. In this first episode Mint Asset Management chief executive Rebecca Thomas talks about a new way of remunerating advisers and suggests the FMA should be "bolder" in addressing performance fee issues.

The Co-Operative Bank chief executive David Cunningham is aiming to fundraise $20,000 to help mend broken hearts. Here's his message:

Regulation will lead to a reduction in adviser numbers in the coming years, a positive for those remaining in the industry, according to leading industry figures.

Some of those who did not want to put their name to their views about the proposed code of conduct for advisers made the most scathing comments.

nib is to increase its presence in the adviser market, with the establishment of a dedicated nib adviser support team across the country.

Insurance firms and other commentators asked for more rules around replacement business and the ongoing servicing of clients to be included in the industry’s new code of conduct.

Submitters on the draft code of conduct for the financial advice sector took issue with the draft proposed by the working group right from the first code standard.

Everyone is asking what's going to happen to advisers now the new regime has been passed and everyone is going to have to change their business model. Here's my take on this rather thorny question.

Cigna has revealed a suite of changes, including product enhancements and updates to the application process.

Fund managers are adding exclusions in line with New Zealand's new gun laws.

Non-bank lender Resimac is on the hunt for a replacement for Adrienne Church, its former New Zealand general manager.

ANZ has lost its court battle to keep the Financial Markets Authority from sharing information about its Ross Asset Management files.