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Super Earlybird tickets launched for Generations Conference 2020

18 Feb 20 - A warm welcome to Generations, the theme for the 2020 Financial Services Council Conference on the 9th and 10th September 2020 at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.

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Get In Shape Advice Summits 2020 wrap, videos and presentations

20 Feb 20 - On behalf of the co-hosts, a huge thank you to our speakers, marketplace stallholders and everyone that joined us at the Advice Summits. It was amazing to see so many of the advice community coming together and looking forward to the future of financial advice in New Zealand.

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Latest Research - Gambling on Life: The Problem of Underinsurance

23 Jan 20 - New research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) has revealed the high number of New Zealanders that are underinsured when it comes to their lives, their incomes or suffering a major illness.

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We are clear, as an industry that we need to take the lead in lifting standards to deliver better outcomes for New Zealanders.

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The KiwiSaver scheme is New Zealand’s voluntary long-term savings scheme and the FSC has made recommendations to make KiwiSaver work harder for Kiwi's.

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Moments of Truth � the role of life insurance in Kiwis lives revealed

12 Sep 19 - New research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) has revealed New Zealanders views of life insurance and the vital role it plays in their lives.

Moments of Truth takes a deep-dive look at exactly what Kiwis think of the sector, their experiences of it, and how they engage with life insurance products. The research is the second in a series on life insurance following the release of the Risking Everything report by the FSC earlier in the year.

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Financial Services Council launches new Code of Conduct

5 Sep 18 -

On the eve of its national conference, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a new set of standards and guidance for its members, the FSC Code of Conduct.

Developed over two years by FSC members, the Code of Conduct is designed to build the professionalism of the industry by reinforcing the need for good conduct and a strong consumer-focussed culture.

As a living code, FSC members will work to develop best practice and guidance for the Code’s nine standards, which fall into three core objectives covering ethical, communication and consumer outcomes.

It will come into force on 1 January 2019.

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Outlook 2020 Event: Read the keynote speech from Rob Everett FMA CEO

4 Feb 20 - Outlook 2020 with Rob Everett was the first major event of the year for the Financial Services Council, and it was great to hear about the priorities of the Financial Markets Authority in 2020.

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