One compliance firm is pondering becoming a financial advice provider to help small businesses in new regime.

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Fund managers are being told a shift to alternative assets could be a good move if they expect a downturn in 2018.

ANZ Investments northern business development manager Mary Potter says the people she has worked with have been one of the highlights of her career.

New Zealand insurers are at pains to point out that they want to focus on human advisers – even as development work continues on robo solutions.

The Government should think about offering other tax-advantaged investment vehicles if it wants to break New Zealanders' focus on residential property, says Rebecca Thomas, chief executive of Mint Asset Management.

New Zealand advisers and fund managers need to consider clients’ desire for responsible investment of their money if they are to meet their duty to act in clients’ best interests, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia says.

Advice firms wanting to recruit new advisers could have a new hurdle once the new regime takes effect.

Selling a book of business is a different proposition in 2018 than it was a few years ago - and not just because average values have increased substantially.

An insurance working group has been set up to act as a conduit for fintech development in the sector.

A tough hiring environment may force banks and other financial institutions to take a broader approach to finding financial advisers this year.

New Zealand investors can tap into a cyrptocurrency-focused managed fund – but only if they have at least US$100,000 to invest.

Members of Financial Advice New Zealand sub-committees say they plan to advocate for their advice strands as the new association is formed, and regulation overhauled.

Financial Advice NZ has acknowledged advisers' frustration at the time it has taken to establish the new professonal association.

Fund managers are expecting the next 12 months to be a tough, competitive year - but growth is still on the cards.

Savers would be better off in a government-run KiwiSaver scheme, new data suggests.