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1+ hour, 26+ min ago (384+ words) Financial Markets Authority chief executive Samantha Barrass has resigned and will leave the regulator immediately, bringing her four-and-a-half-year tenure to an early end. FMA chair James Miller says Barrass had previously advised the board she would not seek another term…...
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3+ day, 6+ hour ago (525+ words) GRTV: Welcome to Good Returns TV. I'm Philip Macalister. Now, joining me in the studio is Jonathan Beale, the chief distribution officer at AIA. Now, welcome, Jonathan. Jonathan: Nice to be here. GRTV: Now, we go back a long way....
Aurora KiwiSaver becomes Hive, adds third-party managers - Good Returns
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (324+ words) Hive chief executive Sharon Mackay says the change reflects its strategy to build an integrated, advice-led platform combining financial advisers, specialist investment managers and technology. A key part of the revamp is the addition of three third-party investment managers – Harbour…...
How not to become the Kākāpō of Financial Advice - Good Returns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1233+ words) Image: Stella the Kākāpō on Codfish Island. Source: Department of Conservation The warning from nature is blunt: when a slow-moving species mistakes isolation for protection, disruption does not arrive politely, but savagely and often permanently. New Zealand’s financial advice sector…...
[GRTV] How to get better access to advice - Good Returns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (56+ words) [GRTV] How to get better access to advice Good Returns.co.nz NZ's Financial Adviser News Centre [GRTV] How to get better access to advice Watch FMA Director of Deposit Taking, Insurance, and Advice Michael Hewes talks about access to…...
[GRTV] Increasing access to advice - Good Returns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (831+ words) GRTV: Welcome to Good Returns TV. I'm Philip Macalister. Joining me in the studio today is Michael Hewes. Michael is the Director of Deposit Taking, Insurance, and Advice at the Financial Markets Authority. Welcome. Michael: Kia ora. It's lovely to…...
Kat Church: Reviews aren’t compliance; they’re where the real value lies! - Good Returns
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (658+ words) When the Financial Markets Authority’s new advice regime came into force, many advisers viewed the increased review obligations as another compliance burden - more paperwork, more processes, more time. I see it differently. Regular client reviews are not a box-ticking exercise;…...
Simon Papa: Access to advice - Is adviser conservatism the issue? - Good Returns
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (828+ words) In March 2026 the FMA published its report Access to financial advice in New Zealand – Challenges and opportunities for the financial advice sector, alongside its related consumer research findings. With respect to banks there is an additional concern, which is that…...
Kirwan to take over Apex - Good Returns
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (194+ words) Picture: Outgoing Apex Advice CEO Craig Mulholland (Supplied) For Kirwan this is somewhat of a full circle journey as many years ago she headed up the SHARE group. She spent nearly four years in that role leaving in December 2011. She…...
FMA warns insurers over incentives - Good Returns
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) In a paper, Insurers benefits and campaign insights, it reheats the soft commissions issue, but this time with a Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) lens on it. The regulator warns non-monetary benefits and short-duration sales campaigns may result in poor…...