With Andrew Bayly's resignation from the Commerce portfolio in the past week the financial services industry has lost a long-overdue supporter in government. What will happen now?

Good Returns editor Philip Macalister looks back on the year in insurance and 

Here are some thoughts on the year that has been, but also a few predictions for 2025. Feel free to comment.

Global platform business FNZ has posted a big loss in the past financial year, but it's the price of rapid global expansion.

FNZ has grown into true New Zealand fintech success story.  It's one not many people know about, but Good Returns is going to have a crack at telling it.

Research out of North America illustrates the importance of emotional intelligence and areas advisers can improve in.

It’s arguably been a good week for financial advisers.

Two funds management empires fall, while a new one is built.

Financial Advice NZ is, arguably, about to enter into a period which will determine its future.

It was curious to see the Financial Services Council is turning itself into a lobby group – last time it did that things didn’t go too well.

The National Party plans to get rid of CoFI if it wins this year’s election. I won’t mince my words. It’s an even dumber policy than what it proposes for KiwiSaver and will leave most New Zealanders unprotected if, and when, things go wrong in financial services.

KiwiSaver is 16 years old and about to crack $100 billion in funds under management. Most people in the industry think it’s time for a refurb. But can you trust the politicians to get it right.

After four years we have finally arrived in the new world of licensed financial advisers. Welcome.

This week we got a much better look at the "new FMA" and it's quite different to the old one.

In part two of Good Returns' interview with AIA's Sam Tremethick he makes a premium promise, talks about commissions and a new initiative to swell adviser ranks.

AIA chief partnership officer Sam Tremethick has returned to Australia. Before he left he reflected on his time in New Zealand with Good Returns publisher Philip Macalister. In part one of this series he talks about NZ advisers and Vitality.