To wrap up the end fo the year we thought we would find out where various industry figures have moved to. The second in the series if former IFA figure Joe Grayland.

To wrap up the end fo the year we thought we would find out where various industry figures have moved to. The first in the series if former Accuro chief executive Bruce Morrison.

This speech by former FMA chief executive, Sean Hughes, is a must-read for all in the financial services sector. The speech, given to the Workplace Savings Conference earlier this year, is an excellent account of Hughes' reign at the FMA.

Medium-sized, adviser-owned planning firm Goldridge has offered itself for sale over the holiday period.

Poor productivity in the financial and insurance sectors is a result of the way the industry is structured in New Zealand, says NZ Bankers Association chief executive Kirk Hope.

Sovereign’s new trauma product, which pays out on a scale according to the severity of the claim, has handed the company $1 million in new annual premiums in the eight weeks since it was launched.

Absolute returns, global investment management firm, New Zealand Assets Management, has appointed a chief executive