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  • Guidance for advisers
    Contracting an AFA to advise on an RFA's KiwiSaver clients
    Strategi believes it is not Best Practice for an RFA to contract an external AFA to advise on KiwiSaver or any other Category 1 products. 
    It is also inappropriate to work on the premise that KiwiSaver or other Category 1 product sales or discussions can be entirely handled via ‘class advice’....
  • CPD and adviser qualification training taken to new level of professionalism
    The New Zealand financial services industry is now better served with the amalgamation of Mentor Education Ltd (formerly AdviserLink) with Strategi Institute Ltd. 
    All NCFS (5) training previously undertaken by Mentor Education will now be administered by Strategi Institute. Students currently completing qualifications will not be...
  • CPDplus Enhancements - Progress Update October 2012
    The team at Strategi Institute has continued to work on the enhancement and upgrading of the CPDplus platform as per our 100 day plan. Already users can see the results of...

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    We have now successfully completed the split between the Australian and New Zealand CPDplus servers and the...
  • Deliver the service your clients will appreciate the most
    Google analytics show that there is a growing number of people searching online for information relating to financial products, financial advice and solving financial issues...
    Of greater concern is the Investment Trends September 2012 survey which shows that Google searches for financial planners peaked at 1.7m in 2006 and is now 600,000 in 2012...
  • Deregistration and filing your annual confirmation
    Section 28 of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 requires that in order to maintain registration, each registered financial...
    The purpose of this annual confirmation is  twofold:

    To confirm the FSP is still in business and legally qualified to operate, and To confirm...
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    References to currency are in New Zealand dollars. This information is governed by, and has been prepared under New Zealand law for the supply of the services...
  • ABS Best Practice
    Disclosure of Revenue and Remuneration within an Adviser Business Statement
    Strategi best practice compliance reviews have uncovered a degree of inconsistency relating to how financial advisers disclose their revenue and remuneration within their...
    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) expects an ABS to describe where relevant “a breakdown on how you are remunerated or rewarded, including any base salary,...
  • Do all financial advisers have AML/CFT obligations?
    All financial advisers have some level of AML/CFT obligation and must take that obligation seriously. The degree of obligation and how it is exercised is determined by the...
    Therefore, it is recommended that every financial adviser have at least a basic understanding of the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (...
  • Dont overlook the small stuff
    What may appear a minor issue to a financial adviser may actually be a big issue for the regulator and result in significant penalties.
    Strategi obviously cannot pre-judge what the FMA would do in the same circumstances but the New Zealand regulator does have similar banning powers to that of ASIC.
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