Chief executives of both the Institute of Financial Advisers and the Professional Advisers Association are putting their hands up to lead Financial Advice New Zealand.

An AFA who held liability insurance was shocked to find it would not pay out when a company he recommended to clients went under.

Financial advisers have a key role to play to help investors stick it out through market volatility, an adviser says.

Regulators are concerned about authorised financial advisers' disclosure statements not complying with regulations.

A changing employment environment may provide new business opportunities for financial advisers.

Advisers worried about how the CFP designation will fit in with Financial Advice NZ’s planned quality mark for advisers are being told to wait for more details.

Advisers are being told worries about their membership fees "subsidising" dispute schemes' other work are unfounded.

Share market volatility this week caused little concern for KiwiSaver members – and that could be down to financial advisers doing their job.

A prediction that adviser numbers could halve over the coming years has been disputed by professional associations.

Work continues on the development of Financial Advice NZ, with more meetings being held this week.

Growing popularity of exchange-traded funds may be partly to blame for a sharp market drop on Monday.

New Zealanders have a growing need for financial advice, a new report on investor confidence indicates.

Trevor Slater says advisers should try not to overreact when they get a complaint.

UDC is likely to get more adviser support if its buyer is a name known to New Zealanders.

KiwiSaver providers should drop their dollar-based annual administration fees, Morningstar says.

New Zealand’s regulator is studying how conflicts of interests are managed in this country as its counterpart across the ditch raises concerns.