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May 2008
15 May 2008 New board and president for IFA
15 May 2008 Fidelity gets behind risk advice software
15 May 2008 It's raining rate relief!
15 May 2008 ASFONZ Education – Advanced Investing
15 May 2008 Women in Super industry breakfast
15 May 2008 OCR cut of 50 points forecast
15 May 2008 Dominion puts S&P on hold
14 May 2008 Dominion puts S&P on hold
14 May 2008 Cover Life's Bases
14 May 2008 ASFONZ Education – Best Practice Governance
14 May 2008 Fidelity Life has appointed Wellington BDM
14 May 2008 Viking's IRG buys Equity and talks about expansion
13 May 2008 Fairview bites the dust
13 May 2008 ASFONZ Education – Introduction to Investing
13 May 2008 IFA race down to a duel
13 May 2008 Book: Commercial Real Estate Investing
12 May 2008 SCF looks to raise another $100 mill
12 May 2008 Lender strife for Pioneer
12 May 2008 REINZ Residential Highlights - April 2008
12 May 2008 Residential property sales slump further: REINZ
12 May 2008 ASFONZ Education – Introduction to Trusteeship
12 May 2008 Further signs property values easing
12 May 2008 Wellington house prices hold up best
12 May 2008 News Round Up
09 May 2008 [Weekly Wrap] Golden reign of KiwiSaver
09 May 2008 Arcus appoint chief economist
09 May 2008 Liberty Adviser Network - showcasing its dealer group concept
09 May 2008 KiwiBaggers scrapping Savers
09 May 2008 KiwiSaver flying high
09 May 2008 Bluestone suspends HER loans
09 May 2008 Securities Commission asked to solve Blue Chip identity crisis
08 May 2008 Buyers and sellers in a tug-of-war
08 May 2008 PIS May Development Days
08 May 2008 All just a bunch of rose-tinted glasses?
08 May 2008 Two steps forward, one step back
08 May 2008 Billion dollar booby but finance company sector fights on, RBNZ finds
08 May 2008 RBNZ encourages new market
08 May 2008 Health insurance at record high for Kiwis
07 May 2008 Health insurance at record high for Kiwis
07 May 2008 Property investment yields down, but optimism remains
07 May 2008 INFINZ Debt Capital Markets Forum 2008
07 May 2008 Accuro hunts for new chief
07 May 2008 Fund flows improve, but still negative
06 May 2008 Commission planning to prosecute finance companies
06 May 2008 Housing implosion confirmed: Broker
06 May 2008 Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year Winners
06 May 2008 ASSET - Government lightens the load
06 May 2008 North vs South: Battle of the mighty Ws
06 May 2008 Market Review: May 2008 commentary
06 May 2008 Market Review: May 2008 London commentary
06 May 2008 Auckland property prices continue to hold, despite low volume
06 May 2008 March not the usual bumper month
06 May 2008 Morningstar rates ING and AMP as investment grade
06 May 2008 Opinion: Business insurance target – is it the right one?
06 May 2008 New man at Marac
05 May 2008 A cure for under-insurance?
05 May 2008 Wanted: Chief Executive for health company
05 May 2008 May issue - available now
05 May 2008 News Round Up
02 May 2008 [Weekly Wrap] The good, the bad and the ugly
02 May 2008 Farewell: John Molloy
02 May 2008 Bluestone still looking for finance company buys
01 May 2008 Dorchester CEO departs
01 May 2008 Bill to modernise apartment laws on its way
01 May 2008 DIY rules aimed at eliminating building rogues
01 May 2008 Now for some good news
01 May 2008 AMP Capital turning conservative
01 May 2008 ING Life considers new baby
April 2008
30 Apr 2008 Axa Rosenberg walks in with new "alpha footprint"
30 Apr 2008 Home loan report: hope at last
30 Apr 2008 Gould Holdings emerges as potential Vestar buyer
30 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Hope at last
29 Apr 2008 S&P upgrades Geneva, but turns negative
29 Apr 2008 For Sale: One damaged advisory network
29 Apr 2008 RaboPlus adds two more to team
29 Apr 2008 Equity release mortgages slow
29 Apr 2008 'Slight' oversupply of houses will help keep prices down
28 Apr 2008 Geneva investors say yes
28 Apr 2008 News Round Up
27 Apr 2008 First finance company PIE fund
24 Apr 2008 MDRT Roadshow 2008
24 Apr 2008 Weekly Wrap: Spicing it up
24 Apr 2008 OCR announcement
24 Apr 2008 Market perceives that Bollard softens the rhetoric
24 Apr 2008 The official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 8.25%
24 Apr 2008 AXA reports strong group risk sales
24 Apr 2008 KPMG: Longer term deposits the way to go
24 Apr 2008 Opinion: Asteron on the true nature of insurance
24 Apr 2008 Market perceives that Bollard softens the rhetoric
23 Apr 2008 MDRT Roadshow 2008
23 Apr 2008 Should you sell?
23 Apr 2008 Adviser amendments to rebuild investor confidence, Dalziel says
23 Apr 2008 Adviser amendments to rebuild investor confidence, Dalziel says
23 Apr 2008 PINs change
23 Apr 2008 Bluestone offer for Geneva frustrated
23 Apr 2008 Investors lose confidence in rental property
22 Apr 2008 Who wants to be on IFA board?
22 Apr 2008 Asteron boosting trauma
22 Apr 2008 WINZ of change for AMP listed fund
21 Apr 2008 Parent says Tasman and United doing OK
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Latest Comments
FE Investments in receivership
Fei , trustees still hold large of money not yet refund fully.
1 week ago Raymond Yang
Who is responsible for notifying policy changes?
There is no doubt the obligation is on the insurer who the contract is with. Clearly it would be prudent for an adviser to assist once given clear information by an insurer to assist with the communication but to extend this further. For an insurer to attempt to slide this onto an advisers plate is abdication. The adviser can not change the contract.
1 week ago Darryl Scott
FMA CEO on leave
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the fundamental flaw in the legislation came about partly through the event that Murray mentions, and also through the negligence of the Select Committee in ignoring the single most cited recommendation in all the submissions (over 34% from memory) of drawing a distinction between product sales and financial advice. To add to their misdemeanour, the Committee then added a paragraph to the Bill confirming that recommendation of one product only constituted financial advice - or words to that effect. The inherent conflict of interest lies in an individual retained by a Class 4 licensee being required to adhere to a code of conduct that requires prioritisation of client interests. To expect a product sales person to subordinate their contractual obligation to their employer is unrealistic, unworkable, and unreasonable. To emphasise, I have no issue with a product provider marketing and selling their own products - but not behind the opaque veil of legislation intended to govern financial advice. If MBIE ever gets around to review FSLAA, Financial Advisers, FANZ, and all other interested stakeholders should mount a fully-funded intensive campaign to persuade our employees in Wellington to remove class 4 licensees from FSLAA, and replace their obligations within an amended CoFI Act.
2 weeks ago David Whyte
FMA CEO on leave
@Murray: The reps seemed to be acting on their personal interests rather than the interests of advisers. Conflict of interest, isn't it?
3 weeks ago w k
KiwiSaver funds shake off Middle East tension
In this recent presentation of mine https://www.knowrisk.co.nz I show that the average Balanced KiwiSaver fund has added approximately +0.43% over and above the gross average policy Benchmark's return's. However, the averge annual costs of -0.97% for Balanced funds have eroded that to be slighly below BMK after costs consistent with typical SPIVA studies. Note this cost number is for the 45 Balanced Funds used only - for all KiwiSaver Funds it is closer to -0.70% p.a. The presentation goes on to show that quite a bit of return is being left on the table by the one size fits all view of risk.
3 weeks ago P Urbani