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May 2024
Bring in the Experts: When Clients Claim
Managing a successful business is not just about managing effective relationships and communications with clients, but also understanding the risks associated with providing financial advice and making appropriate business decisions to manage those risks. Although many clients may be friends, this hasn’t prevented these people making claims in the past, particularly when their wealth outcomes are challenged. This webinar will provide you with insights into the potential risks and process to follow to minimise the impact on you during the…
Find out more »Bring in the Experts: SUPER WEDNESDAY led by Risk MAC Achieving Higher Compliance: Three Common Shortcomings
At the 2024 Financial Advice NZ conference the FMA shared some insights from their past monitoring visits. The purpose was to help advisers understand some of the advice practice areas that could be improved to help achieve higher compliance with the Code of Conduct. In this highly practical Risk Super Wednesday the Risk MAC are focusing on three areas of the findings where shortcomings have been observed: 1. Solution suitability - presented by Dean Logan2. Process and documentation for changes to initial…
Find out more »Bring in the Experts: Helping your clients stay ahead of the curve amidst DTI and CCCFA changes
There is a lot of noise in the market about the proposed changes to Credits Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) and Debt to Income ratios (DTI’s).
But opportunities always appear in the midst of change.
Hamish Patel, Mortgage Adviser at Mortgagesonline and Chair of the Financial Advice NZ Lending MAC committee and John Bolton (JB) founder of Squirrel Mortgages will share their insights about the changes that are afoot and their views on how the market will respond.
They will discuss what it could mean for interest rates, bank appetite for lending and the impacts on client demand.
Then they will help you think about what you could do to help your clients stay ahead of the curve.
Bring in the Experts: Value-Focused Estate Planning
This webinar will expand your understanding of estate planning beyond wills and trusts and discuss regulatory issues and how to avoid them. Speakers include Max Gunawan, Principal Director of Platinum Legal and Anson Lam, Associate of Moore Markams NZ.Max will discuss a client-centred approach to estate planning beyond simply creating a “Will” or “Family Trust”. Max also discusses and describes the types of complex situations lurking behind any “standard transaction” and the broad array of tools available to address these…
Find out more »Hamilton town hall meeting
Nick Hakes is on a whistle-stop tour of the regions and visits Hamilton on 28 May. He is eager to hear directly from our members and broader financial advice community on your business opportunities and challenges. Financial Advice New Zealand provides an authentic voice as advocates to the government, regulator, media, and consumers about the value of quality financial advice. We have a strong belief that financial advisers are best placed to solve industry problems as it is you who is…
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