When I was growing up in Malaysia, there really was only one way to get ahead.

Consilium buys stake in second financial planning business.

Cloud-based insurance policy management platform JAVLN, has acquired Technosoft Solutions’ document management and workflow software, including its OfficeTech product.

Some of the things life insurance advisers probably hate most, including increasing regulation, technology and complexity, are converging to make the services advisers offer more in demand than ever, according to Russell Hutchinson of Chatswood consulting.

Former Mint CIO and a Kiwi Wealth strategist find new roles.

Australian non-bank lender Bluestone has radically restructured its New Zealand business and now has just two business development managers based in this country.

The Adviser Platform (TAP) says it has launched a “revolutionary” new mortgage aggregation platform specifically designed to meed the needs of New Zealand's mortgage advisers.

Non-performing housing loans have risen to nearly 12% – their  highest level in nearly eight years, the latest Reserve Bank figures show.