Changes being proposed to the Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers are fine-tuning to ensure it is fit for purpose, the chair of the committee that administers the code says.

Fundsource has informed its clients that it has entered a new strategic partnership to resume qualitative research.

Kepa is forming strategic alliances to provide more support to its wealth management advisers.

KiwiSaver accounts took a hit for the first time in years in the September quarter, new Morningstar data shows.

Australia’s financial system inquiry is likely to inform the direction of the Financial Advisers Act review but many of the changes suggested are already happening here.

A campaign to lift public awareness of the financial advice industry is being suggested as a possible solution to improve financial advisers' standing in the eyes of the public.

Regulation has not made big strides in improving consumers' confidence in financial advisers.

Financial services providers are being told to ensure they disclose information such as staff product sales incentives in a way that helps customers, not just provides the business with legal protection.

Squirrel Money is set to launch in less than a fortnight.

New Zealand signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) is likely good news for the financial services sector, it has been predicted.

There is general support for insurance advisers being paid commissions, but debate about whether there should be restrictions on how much they get, submissions made to the Financial Advisers Act review show.

New Zealand’s financial advice industry is in limbo and “almost teetering”, KPMG said as it released a report on New Zealand’s funds management industry.

Participants right across New Zealand's financial services sector would like to see an end to registered financial advisers.

Russell Investments’ sale to two US private equity companies will not affect its dealings with the financial adviser market, its managing director says.

Questions are being asked about whether insurance broker dealer groups will survive if recommendations suggested by a report into the insurance industry are adopted.

Advisers say closer collaboration between professional associations may be reducing the incentive to be a member of more than one.