Article tagged with 'registered financial advisers'
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Change coming for KiwiSaver advice
09 Jan 2020 - Registered financial advisers providing KiwiSaver advice will need to complete an investment qualification to continue to do so under the new advice regime.
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[The Wrap] Introducing the new type of financial adviser (Not)
23 Aug 2019 - One of the things which impacts on the standing of financial advisers is the dodgy people who pretend to be be advisers but work outside of the regulated market.
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Chicken Little and the falling sky
12 Aug 2019 - It’s been said to me before, J-P how about looking at the glass being half full? Funny thing is the human brain is naturally a bit pessimistic, 60/40% if the studies I’ve read on the subject are right.
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FMA boss tells RFAs the clock is ticking and they better hurry up
12 Aug 2019 - Registered financial advisers have been warned by the regulator that the licensing clock is ticking and they better hurry up if they want to remain in business.
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Outrage over CGT recommendation
21 Feb 2019 - Introducing a capital gains tax on rental properties will have a detrimental effect on both the rental market and house prices in the long-term, property investors warn.
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Adviser hits out at commission disclosure proposals
15 Jun 2018 - Hamish Patel of Mortgagesonline.co.nz, has warned that proposals to make advisers disclose commission could “skew things towards lenders” and leave the industry on an uneven playing field.
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Shake-up coming for RFA insurance advisers
15 Mar 2018 - Insurance advisers operating as RFAs are being told they will need to have some qualifications to operate in the new advice environment – and whether that’s level 5 or a degree-level will depend on what they offer.
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Former adviser forged clients' initials
18 May 2017 - A former registered financial adviser has pleaded guilty to two charges filed by the Financial Markets Authority.
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What's good advice from an RFA?
14 Sep 2016 - Non-AFA advisers are being warned that while what counts as a good advice process for them might be a “grey area” at the moment, they should expect to have to follow a set procedure soon.
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IFA checks in on RFA members
25 Jul 2016 - IFA has approached its non-AFA members, to warn them they face the need to upskill to keep up with Financial Advisers Act changes.