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Legal Tip Tuesday! Make way for the rise of “finfluencers” and “fintok” stars! Beyond the tips and tricks to getting whiter teeth and cleaner pores, social media influencers are now using their social platforms to promote financial products and services. If you’ve been approached by businesses to do this, the Financial Markets Authority NZ has released a guide to talking about money online.

You’ll want to be confident that your social content doesn’t cross into regulated financial advice otherwise you’ll need a licence to do that. Here’s a tip from the Financial Markets Authority NZ: You can talk about the financial product and it’s features, but you can’t recommend to your followers that they buy it. Check out the guide for more tips and examples here: https://bit.ly/3xqn3sw

Partner and AdviSME lead Philip Monahan recently attended the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Award launch event. It was a fantastic evening with great company and brilliant to see
Foster Group Limited as the new primary sponsor for the Business Awards. Entries for the 2021 Business Awards are open until 16 July and we strongly encourage any Waikato based businesses thinking of entering to enter! The value that comes from the judging process is priceless and we love seeing our clients walk away with a golden trophy for their hard-earned work and success.