There has been a change at the helm of the Financial Advisers Act review.

Fidelity Life boss Milton Jennings says it is unlikely it will go ahead with reopening an annuity product to a wholesale client group.

If New Zealand were to follow Australia’s lead on the regulation of insurance advisers’ commission, it would further reduce the availability of advice to consumers, it has been argued.

New British rules are stopping New Zealand QROPS pension transfers in their tracks.

Advisers are being urged to take extra care to ensure they do not end up on the wrong end of a negligence claim.

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Clients of financial advisers should feel confident that the “horrible times” of the finance company collapses are gone and will not be repeated, an adviser association boss says.

Financial advisers are still unconvinced about the merits of responsible investment principles despite growing consumer interest, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) says.

It is difficult for people nearing retirement to get access to the financial advice they need, it has been argued.

Every Ross Asset Management investor who thinks they have unfairly overpaid tax should get in touch with their accountant to have their situation assessed, the tax adviser who took a test case for an investor says.

IFA advisers will be manning the phones to provide free advice during Money Week this week, but the association’s chief executive isn’t expecting them to be run off their feet.

Two advisers have been authorised to provide personalised discretionary investment management services.

ASB’s decision to stop offering reverse mortgages is likely an indication of a lack of demand for the product, a banking expert says.

SiFA has entered a searing submission in response to the Financial Advisers Act review issues paper.

New Zealand investors are switching on to exchange-traded funds, ASB Securities managing principal Angela Busby says.