New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority is looking into the effects on New Zealand investors of the decision to terminate four of van Eyk’s funds.

[UPDATED] Eighty per cent of the assets invested in the frozen Van Eyk Blueprint fund in which New Zealanders have money will be able to be returned soon, the company's chief executive says.

Expectations for international equities have cooled slightly, a survey shows, as commentators question whether markets are overvalued.

Adviser reporting entities are on track to have their AML returns completed by the end-of-the-month deadline but a lot are relying heavily on estimates.

Adviser reporting entities are on track to have their AML returns completed by the end of the month deadline, the FMA says.

Advisers should be ready with more in-depth, holistic risk data for their clients, BNP Paribas’ Asia Pacific director of investment reporting and performance says.

Research and analysis will become more important for advisers under new changes to the Fair Trading Act.

Shadow shares cost Partners Life Group Holdings $900,000 in the most recent financial year, its group financial statements show.

Partners Life has had a $7.8 million dollar turnaround in its results and reported a $2.85 million loss for the 12 months to March 31, compared to a $4.97 million profit in the previous year.

There’s scepticism about the Financial Services Council’s campaign for lower taxes on long-term savings.

Only about 20% of those who inquire about transferring their Australian superannuation savings to New Zealand KiwiSaver accounts do so – probably because of the hurdles involved, ANZ says.

Growing pressure on independent financial advisers is prompting them to look for ways to work smarter, says AMP’s national manager of its IFA network.

Landlords are an easy target for people who incorrectly claim they aren’t paying their fair share of tax, Auckland Property Investors Association president Andrew Bruce says.

First-home buyers waiting for prices to fall may be waiting a long time, says CoreLogic’s director of research.

Many conservative KiwiSaver funds aren’t delivering returns to justify their fees, Morningstar’s co-head of fund research says.

Van Eyk Advice wants to increase its adviser force five-fold over the coming years, its chief executive says.