A recent PAA "summit on accessibility of advice" shows industry consensus that adviser remuneration and replacement business are not problems in and of themselves, the association’s president says.

New Zealanders will need an attitude change to accept they will have to pay for financial advice as part of safe decumulation, Auckland University researchers say.

Relatively few life insurance products are sold via advisers earning high upfront commissions, new research suggests.

MBIE says it is pleased with the level of feedback it has received in response to the Financial Advisers Act review issues paper.

ANZ is calling on other employers to do their bit to help women achieve better outcomes through KiwiSaver.

Industry regulations are cumbersome and reduce the number of advisers operating in the New Zealand market, a group of Massey University academics say.

The PAA wants one set of standards for all financial advisers - but it says it has the backing of its RFA members.

A new roboadvice solution targeted at investors who do not want to pay for advice is being rolled out in Australia by a firm with links to a New Zealand-based businessman.

Advisers whose clients are worried about the possibility of a market correction should encourage them to stick with the KiwiSaver fund they are in, new research shows.

The FSC wants RFAs to choose: Operate at the level of AFAs or declare themselves salespeople.

NZX says it is experiencing strong support from New Zealand financial advisers for its range of Smartshares exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

A “mini-Trowbridge Report” has been commissioned by the Financial Services Council, to investigate sales incentives in New Zealand’s personal insurance industry.

Roughly 3% of risk advisers in New Zealand are operating on a no-commission basis, it has been claimed.

New Zealand’s falling dollar made the biggest difference to KiwiSaver members’ account balances over the most recent quarter, research firm Morningstar says.

The Financial Advisers Act (FAA) needs to stop thinking about advisers in terms of the products they deal in and start thinking about how they put them to work for their clients, the Institute of Financial Advisers (IFA) says.

Banks are closing the door on low-equity Auckland property investors, even before the Reserve Bank rules kick in.