Last week's big news was the announcement of two of my former places of employment joining forces.
Read MoreNow that the news has been made public, it's worth spending a few minutes on Trevor Slater's appointment to Fairway Resolution.
Read MoreFrom time to time, in almost every aspect of commerce and business, certain words and phrases take hold and become accepted as conventional wisdom.
One striking example in the Financial Services industry regulation space is the concept of "The Level Playing Field".
Read MoreAdios 2016 - almost! A review of any year highlights the good, bad, and the indifferent - or events that have seen intentions delivered, or have left us incredulous, or present us with benchmarks of integrity to be admired and acknowledged. Despite some bad and distinctly indifferent aspects, there are still reasons to be cheerful and optimistic - and to look forward to 2017.
Read MoreAttributed to the baseball coach Yogi Bera, this quote could apply to the current delay in the process of the Financial Services Industry legislation. First time around, last minute changes saw the introduction of Qualifying Financial Entities confuse a complicated structure of adviser and product categories even further.
Read MoreThe emergence of Financial Advice NZ, heralds the start of a new era in the country’s financial services industry. For the first time in NZ history – and possibly for the first time in the OECD territories – there is a real opportunity to develop a united representative body aimed at embracing advisers from all parts of the industry.
Read MoreLast week, two Conventions took place which can claim their places in history.
Read MoreWith the release of the FMA’s report on policy replacement, reactions have been many and varied. There have been calls for government intervention, investigations into non-adviser channel practices, and focus given to the methods of gathering new business for other non-life risk products in the market. So let’s drill down and put some perspective on the issue.
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