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New Zealand could benefit from having an organisation similar to the Mortgage Industry Association of Australasia (AIAA), says Auckland lawyer Jonathan Flaws.

Read (or download) the full Securities Commission discussion document here.

One-to-one marketing – the key to increasing business from your customers

Entries for this year's Financial Planner of the Year Awards are now open.

Australian-based manager Perpetual Investments explains its style and it explains its relationship with mega-manager Fidelity International.

Tougher rules for Australian advisers, Trust nearly full, Frank Russell a winner, WestpacTrust cleared.

Winston Peters addresses the Grey Power Public Meeting, Whakatane.

Shareholders have voted to liquidate three listed property index funds companies.