Financial advisers are not significantly influencing the rate at which new KiwiSaver members are enrolling in the scheme, a new Treasury report says.

Heads may roll at the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) after the embarrassing revelation that one of its analysts was charged with forging his academic record and running a Ponzi-style scam, a former senior adviser at the regulator says.

A six-month fixed term is the best bet for borrowers who want to slash their mortgage interest bill, economists say.

Growth in KiwiSaver is being tipped to lead to the emergence of roboadvice offerings in New Zealand.

New DIMS rules will bring a selection of new disclosure material aimed at investors into the market in the next couple of months.

Any moves towards more regulation in New Zealand should consider the entire regulatory framework, not just what consumers want, AIA’s chief executive says.

Another joint conference is planned by the Institute of Financial Advisers and the Professional Advisers Association.

Investment advisers and managers are now more sought after by recruiters.

Kiwibank is slowly increasing its presence in the mortgage adviser market.

ANZ Wealth has made a swathe of analyst appointments.

Advisers are being offered new tools to help them analyse KiwiSaver funds’ risk.

Fund managers are applying for discretionary investment management service (DIMS) licences because it offers them more flexibility than they would get from operating a purely PIE regime.

Mosaic, the firm behind a new no-advice insurance offer, Volo, wants to raise up to $1 million via online crowdfunding, valuing it at more than $4 million.

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Advisers are worried about banks moving in on their turf with home loan offers that require customers to have multiple products with the lender.

Kiwibank is set to make changes to its apartment lending policy in about a fortnight.