Sharemarket has best quarter since Dec 24; And in positive territory halfway through this year
The local bourse outperformed much of Asia in the last day of the quarter.
New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 index notched up a small gain so far this year after its best quarter since December 2024 as Infratil surged on the growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Exporters such as Skellerup Holdings and the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund were among those at the top of the leaderboard in the year to date, buoyed by a weak currency and a more settled ...MORE»
Mortgage fraud and advisers’ commissions under the FMA microscopeTuesday, June 30th, 7:49AM 3 comments
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is going after advisers and FAPs who flout its rules and pose significant risks for borrowers. MORE» |
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Simon Papa: Access to advice - Is adviser conservatism the issue?
OPINION: The FMA’s access to advice report attributes advice access issues to adviser conservatism but the absence of structured market or economic analysis means it may misdiagnose what is in fact a demand-side problem.
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.
The report seeks to support improved access to financial advice in New Zealand and is a valuable contribution to that end. However, the report is based on a limited methodology and analysis and therefore, ...MORE»
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Summit to examine financial advice policy, regulation, and professional standards
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Fisher Funds moves to woo advisers back
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FMA focussed on fraud and commissions paid to advisers
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