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Regulators Report card: "Should do better"
by Tony Vidler. What should we expect a regulator to regulate? We (advisers and other industry stakeholders) presume that the regulators role logically is to administer the law (and regulations...
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Financial Markets Authority get it right
by Tony Vidler.The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) just gave every NZ adviser a happier Christmas with an excellent piece of guidance to the entire financial services industry. Give them a bow, and...
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Single would be fantastic!
by Tony Vidler. I’d best let you down gently right at the beginning – this is not a gleeful little tale of a single persons interesting life. It is about the possibility of one type of “singledom” for...
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Good news: Regulators DO trust some advisers
by Tony Vidler. Should Regulators trust some advisers to do the right thing? Or none of them? This is the intriguing question which will be debated behind closed doors in NZ in the immediate future I...
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Consider the context!
by Tony Vidler. Watching how the market regulator manages change in a principles-based regime is revealing, and highlights the difficulty in implementing the principles. That is; the very act of...
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Beware of…well…just beware when giving advice!
by Tony Vidler As financial advisers around the world get to grips with constant oversight and professional scrutiny, the question perpetually being asked by the advisers themselves is: “What is...
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5 Tips to stop you getting hammered!
by Tony Vidler As financial advisers get to grips with new regulation, rule changes and evolving best practice advice standards they are often losing sight of some commercial reality. All too often I...
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