Advisers are slower than their clients to catch on to a growing movement towards responsible investment, it has been claimed.

The Financial Markets Authority wants more funding – and the Government thinks financial markets participants should pick up the tab. 

The Institute of Financial Advisers has voted on the formation of Financial Advice New Zealand – but will not reveal what it has decided.

House prices may start to taper off in the coming years as supply finally starts to meet demand - but no one should be holding out for a huge price correction.

IFA has approached its non-AFA members, to warn them they face the need to upskill to keep up with Financial Advisers Act changes.

An Australian roboadvice firm is looking to expand into New Zealand.

Homeowners who want to tap into their increased equity in their homes are being warned they may be disappointed, unless they have had an income boost, too.

Peer-to-peer lender LendMe is expecting to a get boost as a result of the new, tighter loan-to-value restrictions on investors.

Small financial advice firms who have only just finished getting their businesses in line with the current Financial Advisers Act now face a hefty bill to do it all over again.

Landlords are asking: How much longer will officials penalise investors before realizing the tactic isn’t working?

Compliance firm IDS has restructured to help advisers prepare for more regulatory change on the horizon.

Insurers say competition and pressure from advisers is forcing them to come up with better policies than those offered by banks.

Fund managers struggle to add value in periods of market volatility, one analyst says.

Proposed changes to the Financial Advisers Act will place more power in the hands of the code committee, which administers the code of professional conduct.

There are fears many fund managers and DIMS providers may miss the mark for licensing under the Financial Markets Conduct Act, and find themselves shut out of business.

The suggestion that "agents" could soon be operating in the financial advice sector has some parts of the profession worried.