Harbour Asset Management has rolled out a new real estate PIE fund to give investors a defensive investment home.

The fact of having a financial adviser should give clients sufficient reason to expect an ongoing advice relationship - whether or not that person is paid trail commission, one insurance boss says.

A new platform giving New Zealanders low-cost direct access to US listed companies and ETFs has plans to include advice for investors.

A serious shortage of both rentals and sales stock is driving rent increases and values in Hamilton, writes Joanna Jefferies.

Fund manager Elevation Capital wants the NZX to sell its funds business and focus on doing "a few things better".

Nikko Asset Management has appointed a new senior relationship manager, based in Auckland.

Simplicity founder Sam Stubbs is rejecting criticism that his responsible investment stance doesn’t go far enough.

The Financial Markets Authority is hoping advisers will back its efforts to encourage investors to “take the plunge”.

Nikko AM Head of Global Equities, Will Low, discusses his approach to successfully managing equities and provides his thoughts on current market conditions.

Financial Advice NZ chair Sue Brown says the association is “just learning to walk” but is quickly finding its feet.

NZ Funds names new CEO to take over from Richard James.

The Financial Markets Authority has released a guide to the questions it says it is asked most commonly about the new regime.

Here's what happened at the Financial Advice NZ conference this week, plus some more information on the fascinating ombudsman decision about what it thinks advisers' obligations are when they receive trail commission.