Advisers are discovering it’s not worth selling their businesses if what they are hoping for is a financial windfall, AMP’s head of wealth management acquisition says.

ETFs offer advisers a simple way to construct the solid core of a client’s investment portfolio, around which they can then innovate, NZX’s head of fund management Aaron Jenkins says.

Southern Cross added 9000 members over the past financial year, it has revealed with its annual financial results released today.

Advisers may need to give their clients a reality check about the likelihood of NZ Super being available for them at 65, one commentator says.

An Australian fund newly open to New Zealand investors should offer a more defensive equity investment with lower cashflow volatility than global equities, its fund managers say.

A severe lack of young advisers is threatening the future of the financial advice industry.

Non-AFA advisers are being warned that while what counts as a good advice process for them might be a “grey area” at the moment, they should expect to have to follow a set procedure soon.

Partners Life has increased the price of its medical product.

Advisers and the advice industry have a challenge to get clients to understand that financial advice is not a free good and that they will need to pay for it in some way, AMP's director of sales and advice, Blair Vernon, says.

Investors have little cause for concern for the future of New Zealand equities after the latest reporting season, analysts say.

Investors are being told political uncertainty and demographic change are now two of the most important risks to consider in their asset allocation decisions.

New Zealanders worried about their financial futures suggest free advice would be the best way to help them get sorted – but should the Government step up?

Most New Zealanders are clueless about KiwiSaver fees and not much better informed about their funds’ performance, a new survey has shown.

Australian insurance advisers are not sure they could continue to operate under the country’s proposed new rules for them - and it's being suggested most Kiwi firms would feel the same way.

Changes in the New Zealand pension transfer market have created an opportunity for the Retirement Income Group, its chief executive says.

LendMe boss Marcus Morrison says a $1 million loss in its first financial statements reflects the investment made in getting the platform off the ground.