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June 2019
10 Jun 2019 KiwiSaver could help fill advice gap
10 Jun 2019 Lockyer returns to head up new venture
10 Jun 2019 Finzo gets global tick
09 Jun 2019 SBS changes its broker model
08 Jun 2019 Customers sceptical about bank advice
07 Jun 2019 Sharemarket back above the 10,000 mark
07 Jun 2019 TSB sees mortgage growth
07 Jun 2019 NZ Funds welcomes regulations to the party
07 Jun 2019 TSB cuts rates; Auckland remains subdued
07 Jun 2019 Cliffe: KiwiSaver tax underpayment issues mask bigger problem
07 Jun 2019 FundSource finally sold, but competition for research heating up
06 Jun 2019 Shares gain as growth stocks recover; Comvita bounces
06 Jun 2019 Fine for misusing FSPR
06 Jun 2019 Booster appoints executive director
06 Jun 2019 Super City sales down 20% on last May
06 Jun 2019 Serial failure to lodge bonds earns massive fine
06 Jun 2019 Big banks not releasing submissions on RBNZ proposals
06 Jun 2019 Manage your value expectations
06 Jun 2019 Insurers welcome mental health boost
06 Jun 2019 Thematic ETFs: Advisers' active passive strategy
06 Jun 2019 FMA still working on funding for FSLAA
05 Jun 2019 NZ shares edge higher; A2 recovers some ground lost on China fears
05 Jun 2019 KiwiSaver statements to include weekly income
05 Jun 2019 Banks refuse to release submissions on RBNZ proposals
05 Jun 2019 Auckland exodus benefits regions
05 Jun 2019 Beware 2021 leading researcher says
05 Jun 2019 Privacy guidelines under review
05 Jun 2019 Commissions - upfront and pendulum
05 Jun 2019 Authority backs Partners Life over ads
04 Jun 2019 Sharemarket drop below 10,000; A2 slumps on China fears
04 Jun 2019 Tale of two halves
04 Jun 2019 Interesting times at ANZ
04 Jun 2019 ANZ chair Key faces calls to resign
04 Jun 2019 Staff: It was all Kloogh's responsibility
03 Jun 2019 Booster welcomes new fund but says more needs to be done
03 Jun 2019 St John honoured
01 Jun 2019 COMMENT: Tenant selection turned into a lotto draw
May 2019
31 May 2019 [The Wrap] Where were the clues in the Kloogh case?
31 May 2019 NZ shares snap 5-day slide; Auckland Airport hits new high
31 May 2019 A new low reached; New lender comes to market
31 May 2019 Conrad Funds targets growth with mortgage fund
31 May 2019 Association to lobby minister for KiwiSaver changes
30 May 2019 Fears over global growth drive NZX, not the Budget
30 May 2019 BUDGET: No additional funding for FSLAA implementation
30 May 2019 BUDGET: $300m for new fund
30 May 2019 BUDGET: Govt says National cost Super Fund $24.1 billion
30 May 2019 What’s up with home building?
30 May 2019 ANZ New Zealand CEO takes extended sick leave
30 May 2019 Here's why you haven't seen many CEOs and senior execs recently
30 May 2019 Don’t wait - get compliant
29 May 2019 NZ shares fall as more Commercial Bay delays weigh on Fletcher, Precinct
29 May 2019 Reserve Bank: Insurers' solvency standards under scrutiny
29 May 2019 No further LVR easing - yet
29 May 2019 Asset allocation: Modern Portfolio Theory v Behavioural Finance
29 May 2019 LVR restrictions to remain at current level: RBNZ
29 May 2019 Riding out the cycle
29 May 2019 EDRs want advisers to spread word
29 May 2019 Givealittle no competition for insurance
28 May 2019 Heavy trading on NZX today
28 May 2019 No need to worry about interest rates; BNZ in the gun
28 May 2019 A place in the sun
28 May 2019 Golden rates age set to last
28 May 2019 NZers admit they should be saving more
28 May 2019 Advisers: Aegis needs money
27 May 2019 F&P Healthcare falls after record $1 bill revenue
27 May 2019 Commerce Commission investigates BNZ
27 May 2019 Gloomy expectations around Super City
27 May 2019 Kiwibank one year special down to 3.85%
25 May 2019 Applying for a tenancy like applying for a job
24 May 2019 [The Wrap] What future financial advice firms could look like
24 May 2019 Companies punished when earnings expectations missed
24 May 2019 Resimac adds an underwriter
24 May 2019 Investor activity subdued in April
24 May 2019 No extensions for insulation compliance
24 May 2019 Westpac says RBNZ capital proposals would add $6,000 a year to an Auckland mortgage
24 May 2019 Westpac says RBNZ capital proposals would add $6,000 a year to an Auckland mortgage
24 May 2019 Dunedin adviser's offices searched by SFO
24 May 2019 SFO raids office of Dunedin adviser
24 May 2019 [GRTV] We have to prove we are not the bad guys: Ballantyne
24 May 2019 AIA appoints ambassadors for its new product
24 May 2019 Adviser group rebrands and plans to be a FAP
24 May 2019 SFO raids office of Dunedin AFA
24 May 2019 ANZ cans advice service - what next for NZ?
23 May 2019 Fletcher Building continues its good run
23 May 2019 Small banks say new proposals unfair
23 May 2019 Credit check ban unreasonable
23 May 2019 Small banks fire warning on capital requirements
23 May 2019 [GRTV] We have to prove we are not the bad guys: Ballantyne
23 May 2019 COMMENT: Why the new standards are not the answer
23 May 2019 Salt makes two key appointments
23 May 2019 [GRTV] Good conduct and culture drives out the snake oil
23 May 2019 FundSource finally sold - Sort of
22 May 2019 NZ shares edge up; Infratil gains after placement
22 May 2019 LVR restrictions stabilise property market: RBNZ
22 May 2019 [GRTV] Good conduct and culture drives out the snake oil
22 May 2019 What landlords can't ask tenants
22 May 2019 Pepper makes NZ BDM hire
22 May 2019 Advisers put in hours of unpaid work
22 May 2019 Aegis on the block - potentially
22 May 2019 Calastone makes switch to blockchain
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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.
2 weeks 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.
3 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