Articles tagged with 'financial literacy'

Bridging the protection gap - insurers need to work harder

8 November 2021 - More than two-thirds of New Zealand households are underinsured, especially in terms of life insurance cover, but the burning question is how do insurers bridge the protection gap?

FSC launches financial wellbeing hub

3 November 2021 - The Financial Services Council (FSC) has today launched its new ‘Money and You’ online hub to help Kiwis build their financial wellbeing.

Competency standards - to move forward, start at the finish

29 October 2021 - Professional competency is a career-long journey and if financial advisers can't cope with minimum standards, then it's probably not the path they should be taking.

Life cover - the hard sell for Kiwi insurers

23 September 2021 - It's no secret that New Zealanders are often underinsured when it comes to life insurance but a recent Swiss Re report into the nation's mortality protection gap shows the gap is widening.

Experts ponder compulsory KiwiSaver

22 September 2021 - The number may be daunting - more than $1 million for a couple to retire comfortably - but many Kiwis won't have anything close to that in their KiwiSaver accounts by retirement age.

How much more life insurance needs to be sold

21 September 2021 - Swiss Re calculates how more life insurance needs to be sold to bridge the underinsurance gap - and the number is huge.

Partners Life adds to Banqer High literacy programme

7 September 2021 - High school students now have access to a new life and health insurance tool provided by Partners Life to help improve financial literacy.

Cryptocurrency; Advisers wary but must evolve

21 July 2021 - Financial advisers are still wary of cryptocurrency investments but adviser experts are saying they are coming to grips with the evolving investment opportunity.

Confidence up but wealth gap grows

14 July 2021 - New Zealanders’ perceptions of wealth, investment and material well-being has seen a major rebound since June 2020 with a significant reduction in the number of Kiwis struggling to make ends meet.

'Finfluencers' now on regulator's radar

29 June 2021 - Social media stars and online "influencers" could be giving unqualified and dangerous financial advice to their many followers, prompting the Financial Markets Authority to publish new guidelines for "finfluencers".

Women win financial stakes

28 June 2021 - New data from ASB shows that women are financially better off on a daily basis than men, but that's not all the story.

FSC launches competition for school students

10 June 2021 - The Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a competition for New Zealand school students called ‘Why Does Money Matter?’. The competition...

Free financial advice on offer

10 August 2020 - The FMA has partnered with Financial Advice NZ to make free and generic financial advice available in Hamilton, as New Zealanders take a greater interest in their finances and investments due to the impact of Covid-19.

AIA launches community grants programme

2 July 2020 - AIA says it will invest $500,000 into New Zealand communities as part of the AIA Vitality Business and Community Grant Programme which launches on Thursday.

Faafoi reassures advisers about the future

11 February 2020 - Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi has promised the financial services sector there will be no more big announcements this year.

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