Fund managers might be dropping investments in ammunitions and pornography, carbon and gambling – but new research suggest it’s animal welfare that they should be most concerned about.

Forget roboadvice, financial advice could be tipped on its head by the sector’s adoption of artificial intelligence technology, moving power from those with the assets to those with the data.

Forget roboadvice, financial advice could be tipped on its head by the sector’s adoption of artificial intelligence technology, moving power from those with the assets to those with the data.

Variable annuity provider Lifetime has designed a calculator to help determine how assets should be allocated to maximise retirement income – but there’s a warning it may still face an uphill battle with some advisers.

Any advisers who were worried that the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill might be set for a last-minute change can relax.

A United States investment manager says cryptocurrencies are set to become the first new asset class since the 1600s.

Financial Advice NZ says the new Financial Services Council code of conduct is a good example of how the industry needs to take responsibility for its own outcomes.

New Zealand consumers still don’t believe that financial services firms operate with their best interests at heart, Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett says.

A financial adviser who sold a client a personal superannuation plan and term life policy in 1993 - then didn't check in with him again - has been found not to have met his legal obligations.

A new code of conduct for the financial services sector has been launched, but the FMA is asking why it took so long to get there.

Financial adviser organisations must strike a balance between the need to grow their membership numbers and a desire to enforce standards, one former president says.

Advisers shifting dispute scheme have been surprised to discover that, in many cases, they have to give a full year’s notice, but one provider says it gives protection to consumers.

More oversight is needed of insurance companies’ conduct, to fill a gap in regulation of the New Zealand market, one commentator says.

[UPDATED] New Zealand's investment research landscape lacks options for advisers, and the situation could be about to get worse. (Includes status of Research IP contract0

Financial adviser Alistair Bean has rejected suggestions his clients’ investments are too focused on one stock – and says the personalised DIMS set-up allows more flexibility of decision-making to maximise their returns.

Managed funds’ strong performance over recent years hasn’t been enough to convince investors they should put their money in them.