Phil Macalister

Phil Macalister

News by this author

The New Zealand National Party’s plans to offer tax incentives for retirement savings have been slammed by two of its allies, its potential coalition partner Act, and rig...

The advantages that many of the tax-effective investment vehicles currently enjoyed by New Zealand investors may be lost soon, if Finance Minister Michael Cullen proceeds...

The Securities Commission has recommended that the New Zealand government should make significant changes to laws governing investment advisers....

New Zealand fund managers can stop holding their breath waiting for the Securities Commission’s report on practices within their industry - it’s officially been canned....

The New Zealand Government has ruled out offering tax incentives for retirement savings, as it promised, because it can’t afford them at present....

Challenger says it is still committed to the New Zealand market, despite laying off two thirds of it sales team and its marketing manager....

Regulation of New Zealand’s financial advisory industry is shaping up to be one of the big issues this year....

AMP Henderson's New Zealand equities team is back up to full strength after the sudden loss of its two key players last year....

Fund managers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Securities Commission has decided not to review their practices, however financial planners aren't so lucky...

Financial advisers working for banks have been criticised by the Banking Ombudsman for "overselling" their funds....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...

3 months 1 week ago

Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...

4 months ago

It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

4 months 1 week ago

AMP has agreed in principle to settle an advice and insurance class action that commenced in 2020 related to historic commission payment activity. ...

5 days 9 hours ago

Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...

3 weeks 5 days ago

ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....

1 week 4 days ago
moneymanagement logo