FMA head of supervision Kirsty Campbell says that although financial advisers have been regulated for three years there is still work to do to improve their behavior.

A couple of firms had unfortunate incidents this week; a bank rethinks the role of advisers and we have a special reason to give a fund manager a few bob (even if you are not an AFA).

The Institute of Financial Advisers has done some sums and estimates the annual cost of being an authorised financial adviser is around $23,318.

Westpac has broken ranks with the other big banks and reintroduced trail commissions for mortgage advisers.

Australian research house and fund manager van Eyk has been looking to promote its Blueprint series of funds in New Zealand, however some of these were suspended yesterday.

Financial advice group Lifetime has grown to 55 advisers after the purchase of Wellington firm Red Risk.

Diversified Investment Strategies has split with one director taking her clients to Fisher Funds, leaving the other behind.

Long-standing and well-respected adviser Peter Hensley has died.