Former Bridgecorp director Robert Roest has been sentenced to six and a half years in jail, the same term handed down to fellow Bridgecorp director Rod Petricevic.

Independent advisers’ pain could become Macquarie Private Wealth New Zealand’s gain, with small advisory businesses its main focus as it looks to nearly double its adviser force.

This week we saw signs of consolidation in the financial adviser industry; also, new research revealed big implications for income investment while life insurance figures showed a worrying decline.

Low interest rates combined with increasingly attractive yields on the share market mean traditional ideas about the role of bonds and stocks need to be re-examined, new research suggests.

Term deposit rates fall; Asset Finance remains in limbo; Govt bond sale fails

The biggest story on Good Returns this week involved a law that could make prospecting for new clients much more difficult for advisers.

Financial advisers are about to become collateral damage in the latest round of successive governments' war against our right to think for ourselves.

The Institute of Financial Advisers has spoken out against a proposed new law that could severely limit advisers' ability to prospect for new clients, describing it as "nanny state".

Proposed new regulations, which formerly targeted door-to-door salesmen and now look to have a much broader application, could have huge implications for financial advisers and product providers.

For those who say “this time is different” in regard to the commodities boom, NZIER chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub has a simple warning: it probably isn’t.

New Zealand's dividend-focused stock market is good for retirees but is crippled by a lack of growth companies, and the blame for its malaise lies in a number of places, a boutique fund manager says.

SCF fraudster sentenced; local government bonds popular; bank funding requirements change

A month after "Q-Day", New Zealand QROPS providers still find themselves in limbo thanks to delays by the UK tax department in processing their applications to be registered under the new rules.

This week saw advisers scratching their heads over how to deal with the volatile currency and how to provide KiwiSaver advice for $10 a year, while questioning the benefits of the upcoming SOE float.

The partial sell-down of State Owned Enterprises shouldn't be seen as a cure for New Zealand's ailing share market, financial advisers say.

The Reserve Bank is considering restricting loan to value ratios (LVRs) as one of a number of policy tools to keep a lid on future credit booms and asset price inflation