Heads to Roll? Winter 2010 Here in New Zealand as well as in the US, events in the financial sector have led to criminal charges being laid.  Read more

 New Zealand's new Financial Markets Authority

Winter 2010 Market regulation is being tackled on a broad front in New Zealand. The most recent announcement about a "super regulator" was made by the Commerce Minister Simon Power late last month.  Read more

What's so bad about commissions? Winter 2010 Commission is one way for an adviser to be paid. It's the insurance company or the fund manager that pays the commission to the adviser and, of course, the money comes from the client. The problem is . . . Read more

 The fiduciary principle - a much better model

Winter 2010 We think the term "fiduciary" will be one that's heard more and more in future and, in the end, will be the required approach. It fits the "Client First" Principle in Code Standard 1 for AFAs and it's the standard used in many jurisdictions now.  Read more

 

 

 

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