A Green Party proposal to strengthen Kiwibank has been criticised by banking experts.

Advisers are used to fund managers speaking at roadshows, encouraging them to place clients' money in their funds. So what happens when one tells them not to?

Fund managers focused on absolute return say expensive New Zealand equities markets that are looking more and more tightly stretched may turn more investors around to their way of thinking.

Should the Reserve Bank cut rates to boost inflation, or hike them to slow borrowing?

The Institute of Financial Advisers wants more clarity around authorised financial advisers’ obligation not to bring the industry into disrepute.

A new compliance business is offering advisers the ability to have their AML obligations taken care of, remotely.

Pie Funds is shelving plans to launch a KiwiSaver scheme, for now.

Pie Funds is shelving plans to launch a KiwiSaver scheme, for now.

PAA boss Rod Severn says he received an outpouring of response to his email telling members he was disappointed in their lack of attendance at the recent adviser roadshows.

AMP is rolling out a new product which it says will "change the insurance market in New Zealand", and stem the flow of KiwiSaver members moving to banks.

It is taking longer than expected for some advisers and clients to come to grips with the Lifetime Retirement Income offer, its managing director and founder says.

Insurers have tweaked the requirements advisers must meet to qualify for their overseas trips.

Three authorised financial advisers (AFAs) have opted not to renew their authorisations since they fell due but many are leaving it too late to get their applications in, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says.

A Napier-based insurance adviser says his reputation is in tatters after being dragged through a court case.

Allowing registered financial advisers to avoid higher levels of regulation would be a step back for the professionalization of the industry, it has been claimed.

Regulators are being warned that professional indemnity insurance may not be much use to a lot of investment advisers.