Brook Asset Management has announced the appointment of Mark Ryland as its new managing director.

Advocates for advisers' having a role to play in all types of insurance cover are talking "absolute nonsense" according to Pinnacle Life managing partner and founder Noel Vaughn.

Tower has appointed two new Business Development Managers to its Auckland team to work with advisers in the retail market.

Outgoing Minister of Commerce Simon Power has been appointed to the role of Head of Private Bank at Westpac.

A regulatory loophole is allowing rogue financial service providers, such as mortgage brokers and financial advisers, to stay in business.

IFA estalishes new committee; FMA completes first monitoring visits; Nikko AM acquires DBS Asset Management

AMP has launched a tele-interviewing tool for its advisers as the first step in what will be a "substantial" new range of tools, technology and processes for its AMP and AXA adviser networks.

New credit reporting rules coming into effect from April 1 next year could make it easier for some people to get mortgages but more difficult for others.