Several international companies could buy their way into the New Zealand financial advice market in 2014 by purchasing local adviser networks, pundits predict.

A prediction for New Zealand’s economy to be a ‘rock star’ in 2014 will add to a growing level of optimism among financial advisers, according to an industry specialist.

A landmark change in the pharmaceutical industry’s sales methods has interesting implications for financial advisers, an industry commentator says.

Proposed regulations for product disclosure statements (PDS) will add unnecessary compliance costs for fund managers, a law firm says.

Regulation-weary advisers and financial service providers could finally get a let-off, courtesy of the Republican Party in the US.

Advisers may have to wait longer than expected for a boom in demand from KiwiSavers looking for financial advice, new figures suggest.

The new DIMS regime could make life tough for Authorised Financial Advisers if they are required to stress test individual client portfolios.

Global equities offer better value than trans-Tasman shares but many investors are grossly under-exposed to the international market, advisers have been told.

Returns in most asset classes are likely to be sluggish over the next year but the outlook is brighter over the next five years, according to a new survey of local fund managers.

An economist’s warning of a skills shortage applies to the finance sector but some parts have managed to get lucky, those in the industry say.

New products are on the agenda for boutique fund manager Mint Asset Management, as it looks to expand its capabilities with some big changes to its investment team.

A planned Islamic fund run out of New Zealand is the first of its kind in this country– and likely to be the only one.

Stock-picking is still popular among some New Zealand financial advisers but the practice is likely to become less common in future, a local fund manager says.

Proposed financial rules for fund manager licensing could make life tougher for boutiques and start-ups, but they look to have been spared more draconian requirements.

Former AFA David Ross has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in jail for running the biggest Ponzi scheme in New Zealand history.

A new fund management firm run by former Tower Investment equity managers has been launched, but a prominent name from Tower is absent.