Media Releases

FINSIA launches its globally accredited Professional Banking Fundamentals (PBF) qualification which has been specifically tailored for the New Zealand market - raising the bar in banking professionalism by going above and beyond the industry standard.

As a leading contributor, FINSIA is pleased to announce the launch of Starling’s 2021 Compendium – a comprehensive annual report featuring contributions from 30 global leaders on regulation activities and priorities, providing valuable insight to how the banking industry addresses itself on culture and conduct risk management.

FINSIA is pleased to announce an agreement with NAB and BNZ to provide internationally recognised professional banking education to every employee.

FINSIA announces the appointment of Grant Cairns, Executive General Manager, Regional and Agribusiness Banking as its Vice President.

FINSIA has elected the professional non-executive director who has more than 25 years experience as a senior executive in the financial services sector as its new President

FINSIA launches its biannual report on ‘The Gender Divide in Financial Services’.

FINSIA launches a new suite of ground-breaking interconnected professional qualifications focused on risk management and cyber-crime in conjunction with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Consumer Research released by FINSIA today uncovers a real power imbalance of financial knowledge and a high level of vulnerability which the industry must tackle to have any hope of restoring trust.

FINSIA announces an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities market professionals. The test has been developed in partnership the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Six major professional associations representing the financial planning/advice sector have signed an historic cooperation agreement to develop a code monitoring solution for their members.