The price of Labour’s deal with New Zealand First looks set to be higher superannuation payouts – although the Winston Peters-led party is unlikely to get all it wants.

New Zealand’s insurance industry is going to have to change how financial advisers are paid if it is to get past the high churn/low new business trough it is in, says Orange Insurance’s managing director Kevin Brailey.

The price of Labour’s deal with New Zealand First looks set to be higher superannuation payouts – although the Winston Peters-led party is unlikely to get all it wants.

The Financial Planning and Insurance Advisers Association is gearing up for some fairly quick moves on the regulatory front once the government is formed.

The Global Retirement Trust is going out on a high note, posting annual results which, outgoing general manager Louise Gibson gleefully notes, compare favourably with the State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme (SSRSS).

The Global Retirement Trust is going out on a high note, posting annual results which, outgoing general manager Louise Gibson gleefully notes, compare favourably with the State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme (SSRSS).

The government’s proposed changes to how collective investments are taxed belongs in the closed economy of another era, says Auckland University Associate Professor Anthony Endres.

New Zealanders are seriously underinsured – and the adviser industry has to take its share of the blame says ING Life’s managing director Naomi Ballantyne.

New Zealanders are seriously underinsured – and the adviser industry has to take its share of the blame says ING Life’s managing director Naomi Ballantyne.

Watch for increased emphasis on New Zealand’s securities market rules tying in with international standards.

ING is launching a new fund aimed at older investors who want a regular income.

The Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association is concerned about the likely costs of complying with any changes to how investments are taxed.

The $470 million in savings previously administered by the Global Retirement Trust (GRT) has been picked up by Mercer Human Resource Consulting

The $470 million in savings previously administered by the Global Retirement Trust (GRT) has been picked up by Mercer Human Resource Consulting

The incoming Minister of Commerce – whoever it turns out to be – will have an early chance to set out his/her views on where regulation of financial advisers should go.

The growing concern about New Zealand’s debentures market has been highlighted in the Bank of New Zealand economics’ team’s monthly survey.