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April 2008
21 Apr 2008 Receivership better ending for Kiwi Finance: Trustee
21 Apr 2008 Strategic Investment & Asset Allocation Summit
21 Apr 2008 Hanover's rating reconfirmed
21 Apr 2008 No rate relief likely this week
21 Apr 2008 News Round Up
19 Apr 2008 No rate relief likely this week
18 Apr 2008 Weekly Wrap: Unseemly infighting all for nought
18 Apr 2008 Sparks fly between advisers
18 Apr 2008 NZ Super appoints GM Private Mkts
18 Apr 2008 Cynotech buys up finance company loan books
18 Apr 2008 Guardian Trust appoints Charities manager
17 Apr 2008 APBs out, adviser definition narrows: committee report
17 Apr 2008 APBs out, adviser definition narrows: committee report
17 Apr 2008 They're off again
17 Apr 2008 Home loan report: They're off again
17 Apr 2008 Kiwis get serious about savings
17 Apr 2008 CD: Mentored by the Property Masters
16 Apr 2008 Kiwis get serious about retirement savings
16 Apr 2008 Retirement Policy and Research Centre Symposium
16 Apr 2008 Accountants lead with free advice offer
16 Apr 2008 Guardian Trust appoints national manager – philanthropy
16 Apr 2008 Free advice for Blue Chip investors
15 Apr 2008 Hanover's BDM on his bike
15 Apr 2008 Sentinel forced to shuffle
15 Apr 2008 Students next door bad for your wealth
15 Apr 2008 KiwiSaver numbers surge
15 Apr 2008 LM rubbishes liquidity crisis claims
14 Apr 2008 ASSET - NZ's boutique renaissance
14 Apr 2008 Geneva unveils its new survival plan
14 Apr 2008 Geneva unveils its new survival plan
14 Apr 2008 Average property price will fall to $300,000: economist
14 Apr 2008 Tauranga stays on top
11 Apr 2008 What's the deal with packaged property?
11 Apr 2008 Black March for bottom end of property market
11 Apr 2008 REINZ Residential Highlights - March 2008
11 Apr 2008 Allied Nationwide appoints independent directors
11 Apr 2008 South Canterbury Finance expanding
11 Apr 2008 TOWER’s Wahine storm
11 Apr 2008 Liontamer expands trans-Tasman team
11 Apr 2008 Dalziel lines up Blue Chip advisers
10 Apr 2008 Perpetual pulls pin on Lombard
10 Apr 2008 Perpetual pulls pin on Lombard
10 Apr 2008 Magellan Adviser Briefing
10 Apr 2008 Asteron Managing Risk Roadshow
10 Apr 2008 Saved by the US: Magellan
10 Apr 2008 Blue Chip goes into liquidation
09 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Relative calm restored for now
09 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Relative calm restored for now
09 Apr 2008 The Investment Store grows with appointment of new bdm
09 Apr 2008 Tax department rules on deducting accountancy fees
09 Apr 2008 Magellan Adviser Briefing
09 Apr 2008 Asteron Managing Risk Roadshow
09 Apr 2008 Asteron Managing Risk Roadshow
09 Apr 2008 Dudson sells business to Stobo firm
08 Apr 2008 Magellan Adviser Briefing
08 Apr 2008 Asteron Managing Risk Roadshow
08 Apr 2008 Asteron Managing Risk Roadshow
08 Apr 2008 Tower winds up $242m mortgage fund
08 Apr 2008 Bargain hunters start to appear: Survey
07 Apr 2008 Top funds management lawyer moves to DLA Philips Fox
07 Apr 2008 Market Review: April 2008 commentary
07 Apr 2008 Tower winds up $242m mortgage fund
07 Apr 2008 Regional review: Our best-kept secret
07 Apr 2008 News Round Up
07 Apr 2008 Learning from Lombard
07 Apr 2008 Bluestone hardens lending in NZ
05 Apr 2008 Auckland house prices bad sign
04 Apr 2008 Grim news in Auckland property market
04 Apr 2008 Nathans investors still in the dark
04 Apr 2008 First Five Star payment not so starry
04 Apr 2008 Money at Work
04 Apr 2008 The housing market is over valued - so what?
04 Apr 2008 Triplejump appoints training and development manager
04 Apr 2008 Russell hedge fund closure hits local instos
04 Apr 2008 Tenants stay longer in energy efficient houses
04 Apr 2008 House prices 30% over-valued: BNZ
04 Apr 2008 April issue - available now
03 Apr 2008 Hanover confirms profit
03 Apr 2008 New website simplifying insurance
03 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Glimmer of hope?
03 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Glimmer of hope?
02 Apr 2008 South Canterbury buys from receivers
02 Apr 2008 ASB launches Sustainability Investment Fund
02 Apr 2008 Government may ditch APBs
02 Apr 2008 ING appoints new Managing Director - Real Estate
01 Apr 2008 Morningstar 'recommends' Fisher Funds
01 Apr 2008 ASB lost mortgage market share in Dec quarter
01 Apr 2008 S&P paints picture of debenture market
01 Apr 2008 Wairarapa: Our best-kept secret
01 Apr 2008 Property investors refocus on cash flow
March 2008
31 Mar 2008 S&P paints picture of debenture market
31 Mar 2008 Milford Asset expands it staff base
31 Mar 2008 News Round Up
30 Mar 2008 Origin ends Pioneer relationship
28 Mar 2008 [Weekly Wrap] Fisher and ING highlight of short week
28 Mar 2008 The lighter side of the credit crunch
28 Mar 2008 Hanover Group appoints CFO
28 Mar 2008 Westpac latest cab off the cash PIE rank
27 Mar 2008 F&P to keep finance company
27 Mar 2008 AIG Life appoints Regional Sales Mgr
Latest News
Koura reports another loss
Koura reports another loss
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Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
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[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
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NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
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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