Innovation and additional product offerings are key areas of focus for the non-bank sector as they look to shore up growth in the face of ongoing disruption from P2P lenders.

The Financial Markets Authority is being urged to clarify the intent of its proposed guide to good conduct to avoid confusion between what is demonstrated to customers and what is demonstrated to the FMA as market regulator.

A protracted legal battle over AXA's refusal to pay out on the life insurance policy of a murdered Bangladeshi migrant is heading back to court after the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's summary judgment against payment.

The former Macquarie Private Wealth business, now called Hobson Wealth Partners, plans to become more prominent next year, its new owner, Warren Couillault tells Owen Poland.

The Financial Markets Authority is promising to adopt a stronger position on reporting entities who fail to meet their obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act.

Booster Financial Services has stumped up $400 million in assets to help launch a new international fund that excludes the tobacco, controversial weapons and nuclear weapons sectors.

The Year of the Rooster (2017) is shaping up as a positive one for non-bank or second tier lenders, albeit against a backdrop of dwindling funds and the prospect of rising interest rates.

The Commission for Financial Capability has called on the Government to make sweeping changes to the eligibility criteria for NZ Super in the second phase of its 2016 Review of Retirement Income Policies.

The Commission for Financial Capability is winning industry plaudits for it's use of a digital interactive platform that uses Ken and Barbie dolls to raise awareness about New Zealand's ageing population and the need for increased saving.

Next year's revamp of the Financial Advisers Act which will legalise the use of robo-advice in New Zealand's financial sector can't come soon enough for one young Wellington entrepreneur.

The Commission for Financial Capability has recommended to the Government that KiwiSaver providers should disclose the total dollar cost of all fees on annual statements in its just released 2016 Review of Retirement Income Policies.

The ability to swim away from risk underpins the investment philosophy behind the new 5 Oceans Fund launched by Castle Point Funds Management.

Auckland-based Pie Funds will usher in the New Year with a new branch office in Hawkes Bay and a new growth fund in the UK and Europe.

[UPDATED] Critics of the Government's current stance on New Zealand Superannuation are hoping that the Prime Minister's resignation paves the way for a change of heart in the Beehive.

The Commission for Financial Capability has welcomed fresh debate on the touchy subject of KiwiSaver fees after a new report suggested there was an "unhealthy focus" on fees - rather than the overall outcome delivered by various schemes.