Regulation and compliance are not the big bad wolves of the financial advice industry - they will change the way Kiwis give and receive advice for the better.

All but one of New Zealand's political parties have voted to pass the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill meaning around 200 large banks, insurers, KiwiSaver schemes and fund managers will now have to produce annual climate statements.

He came to the FMA full of hope for New Zealand's financial sector and says he'll leave the same way, but in between, it's been a hard slog trying to convince the industry that putting its customers first benefits everyone in the long run.

The surprise sale of Cigna Corporation's life insurance business to global giant Chubb should not make much difference to its New Zealand operation say those in the industry.

Advisers and financial advice companies looking to transition to a full licence have been given firm cut off dates by the Financial Markets Authority.

The Financial Markets Authority has issued its 100th full Financial Advice Provider licence. 

Pathfinder executives say KiwiSaver managers must do more to prove their ethical investment policies and products are making the difference they say they are.

Complaints made to FSCL have gone up in the past year but remain on the low side for health and life insurers while complaints against finance companies and lenders have dropped.

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is and the FMA wants to make sure you do the right thing by your customers and clients releasing a new guide for the advertising of financial products.

Kernel Wealth has been waiting for the right time to pick some quality funds to start filling its ESG basket and has now delivered them to market.

We all know that two things in life are inevitable - death and taxes - but according to new research, 90% of all New Zealand deaths are linked to behaviours that cause preventable, non-communicable diseases.

Fidelity Life has set its sights on becoming the second-largest life insurer in the country but won't be paying any dividends this year, according to the company's annual report.

After more than six months of intense testing and development, The Adviser Platform has launched a new advice tool saying it's a game-changer for independent advisers.

The $58 billion New Zealand Super Fund has committed up to $208 million into Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) Energy Transition Fund to help develop industrial-scale sustainable energy infrastructure.

Pathfinder's John Berry says while the company won't directly invest in cryptocurrencies it is interested in solving a bigger problem - helping the world's 'unbanked' find financial security.

The soon-to-be former head of the Financial Markets Authority has accepted an offer to take over the chief executive's role at the state-owned venture fund New Zealand Capital Growth Partners.