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NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... as an Authorised Body, which is defined as an entity (company or partnership) named on a Financial Advice Provider licence. FMA director of deposit taking, insurance and advice Michael Hewes said this figure includes licences issued to sole operators ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... Financial Markets Advisory and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby BlackRock FMA will provide advisory support for designing an investment framework, with a goal of creating opportunities for both public ...

Kiwi markets regulator names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... to the role. She has had a very successful career to date, operating in a number of complex and challenging environments," FMA chair Mark Todd said. "Her knowledge and experience of the insurance and banking industries will be particularly relevant for ...

New AIA advice unit names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... policies when they should have been in-force, and adjusted for inflation incorrectly. AIA self-reported the breaches to the FMA. The FMA said because AIA admitted the breaches at an early stage, the matter will proceed directly to a penalty hearing before ...

Risk advice most sought-after among Kiwis

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... products, according to the country's financial markets regulator. New statistics released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) reveals that risk products are the most popular topic among advisers, followed by advice provided on KiwiSaver (48%), mortgage ...

Fidelity launches one-stop-shop platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Fidelity Investments has launched a one-stop-shop wealth management platform that helps investment advisers streamline the advice and portfolio construction process. Fidelity Managed Account Xchange (FMAX), which launched on November 16 in the US, allows ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... country's qualifications as early as 15 March 2021. New Zealand's financial services watchdog the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is proposing to recognise Australian advisers who demonstrate competence, knowledge and skills according to its Code of ...

New Zealand reviews life insurance commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... report to be issued in January 2019. The review was initiated following issues raised at Australia's Royal Commission, with the FMA and RBNZ sending a joint letter to the chief executives of New Zealand's life insurers requesting information about how ...

NZ Super suspends Milford AM mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... of New Zealand Superannuation have suspended a mandate with Milford Asset Management until a Financial Markets Authority (FMA) investigation into the fund manager is completed. Until then, NZ Super will manage the NZ$281 million ($276 million) active ...

Paragem FUA reaches $1.9bn after new mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... to 16 practices and 40 authorised representatives, looking after $1.9 billion. In Sydney, Frank MacDonagh operating under FMA Wealth Management joined Paragem. The practice, based in Milsons Point, has over $60 million under advice and prior to joining ...
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