David Whyte argues other countries have already tackled the question of what to disclose on insurance application forms - and it's time we caught up.

Returning Kiwi picked for new wider distribution role as Fidelity Life says independent advice remains key.

TIP Trailer Services, a subsidiary of HNA Group leading the purchase of UDC from ANZ, has secured new financing arrangements to a total of $2.7 billion for UDC which will be effective when the sale is complete.

Complectus chief executive Grant Kemble has left the business.

Insurers have work to do to better comply with their disclosure requirements, the Financial Services Council says.

Banks are staying tight-lipped over the PAA's recent claim that their practises are undermining mortgage advisers.

The High Court has handed former fund manager Mark Warminger a substantial penalty but the appeals continue.

MortgageLink has added a new office in Lower Hutt with one of its former advisers.

The simmering tension between banks and brokers erupted after the PAA came out swinging for mortgage advisers, but did they deliver a knock-out blow?

The working group that will devise the new financial advisers' code of conduct is not just lacking a key representative, says the Financial Services Federation.

The Financial Markets Authority's investigation into insurance advisers' replacement business continues, with some of the interviewed advisers contacted again.

An AA rating for Public Trust smooths the way for Government plans to remove its Crown guarantee. 

An MBIE error is being blamed for a line in a press release this week that said the Financial Services Legisation Amendment Bill would be introduced to Parliament this month.