CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Financial planning

The Securities Commission has recommended that the New Zealand government should make significant changes to laws governing investment advisers....

Financial planning

When you’re on a good thing, stick to it. JOHN WILKINSON spoke to State Trustees’ new managing director Libby Lomas....

Financial planning

The influence of large scale financial institutions in the financial advice market shows no signs of abating. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on Money Management’s second annual l...

Financial planning

In line with Assirt shifting its focus from a pure research based group to offering diversified research consultancy services, former NSP Buck investment consultant gener...

People & Products

In one of this year's biggest recruiting coup's, Colonial First State has signed up one of BT Funds Management's (BTFM) highest profile senior executives, Brian Bissaker,...

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services Australia former chief operating officer John Butler has become chief executive officer (CEO) effective immediately, following the decision by f...

Financial planning

Partnership Planning head of research Lynne Curtis has left the group to start an independent funds management and asset allocation research group....

Funds management

New Zealand fund managers can stop holding their breath waiting for the Securities Commission’s report on practices within their industry - it’s officially been canned....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has responded to calls by financial planners to recognise pre-1995 training, announcing yesterday it would acc...

Financial planning

The announcement that Credit Suisse is planning to conduct a review of its US and UK funds management businesses is unlikely to have any impact on the group’s local opera...

Financial planning

Financial planning and accountancy consolidator Investor Group has experienced strong growth in its financial services division despite tough market conditions, contribut...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group, created out of the demutualisation of the Over 50s Mutual Friendly Society in July last year, has stated it will list on the Australian Stock Exchan...

Financial planning

Regulation of New Zealand’s financial advisory industry is shaping up to be one of the big issues this year....

Financial planning

Challenger says it is still committed to the New Zealand market, despite laying off two thirds of it sales team and its marketing manager....

Policy & Regulation

The New Zealand Government has ruled out offering tax incentives for retirement savings, as it promised, because it can’t afford them at present....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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