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March 2008
27 Mar 2008 ANZ stands by CDO fund sales
27 Mar 2008 BNZ lowers rate on share offer
26 Mar 2008 Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
26 Mar 2008 Rates up, up and away
26 Mar 2008 Rates up, up and away
26 Mar 2008 Super Fund ends relationship with Fisher
25 Mar 2008 Tower appoints MD
25 Mar 2008 News Round Up
25 Mar 2008 Kiwibank grows home loan market share
25 Mar 2008 Landlords pushing up rents
21 Mar 2008 EUFA Roadshow
20 Mar 2008 Your guide to bank bond offers
20 Mar 2008 [Weekly Wrap] Unlikely allies may join forces
20 Mar 2008 Confidence placed in Blue Chip liquidator
20 Mar 2008 Harcourts' sales down over 30%
20 Mar 2008 Quest to be the biggest and the best
20 Mar 2008 NZ Super Fund considers changes
20 Mar 2008 Changes at Super Fund following CIO departure
19 Mar 2008 TSB gets a ratings upgrade
19 Mar 2008 EUFA Roadshow
19 Mar 2008 Tax rules would change under National
19 Mar 2008 Book: Property Law - A NZ Investors Guide
19 Mar 2008 Home loan rates up and rising
18 Mar 2008 9th Annual SuperFunds Summit
18 Mar 2008 No tax write-offs for investors
18 Mar 2008 The Best of Both Worlds
18 Mar 2008 Insurance rates rising: Survey
18 Mar 2008 SLPF raises money while it can
18 Mar 2008 Falling market offers opportunities for investors
17 Mar 2008 Debenture holders unable to write off losses: IRD
17 Mar 2008 PAA launch mortgage market offering
17 Mar 2008 EUFA Roadshow
17 Mar 2008 Mortgage brokers warm to joint APB
17 Mar 2008 Property investors beware - IRD investigation starting
16 Mar 2008 Go Mr Common Sense
14 Mar 2008 Weekly Wrap: PackING it in
14 Mar 2008 Attention shifts to credit funds
14 Mar 2008 Most people picking their own KiwiSaver managers
14 Mar 2008 Financial Independence for Holland
13 Mar 2008 IFA Professional Development
13 Mar 2008 Possible new rules for packaged property
13 Mar 2008 Housing market not a good look for Govt
13 Mar 2008 Investors need to think about returns differently
13 Mar 2008 ING shuts out investors as CDO losses mount
12 Mar 2008 Cover Notes
12 Mar 2008 Flying high
12 Mar 2008 REINZ residential highlights - February 2008
12 Mar 2008 February residential property market on the edge - REINZ
12 Mar 2008 GSF activates new global shares mandates
12 Mar 2008 Time to regulate sellers of packaged property
12 Mar 2008 New appointment at IRG
12 Mar 2008 Blue Chip investors told to hang in there
12 Mar 2008 Dyer dumped as NZ Super 'restructures'
11 Mar 2008 Not all bad news for property market
11 Mar 2008 Accountancy body shrugs off IFA critique
10 Mar 2008 EUFA Roadshow
10 Mar 2008 Slowdown continues for property values
10 Mar 2008 Brown takes the bait at Fisher
10 Mar 2008 ASSET - Thoughts for the day
10 Mar 2008 News Round Up
10 Mar 2008 QV commentary shows values dropping
07 Mar 2008 Professional Investment Services Summit 2008
07 Mar 2008 Changes afoot at Money Managers
06 Mar 2008 Auckland produces buyers' market in February
06 Mar 2008 Stark reality of housing market decline
06 Mar 2008 Monetary Policy Statement
06 Mar 2008 Bollard holds rates steady, highlights inflation, growth risks
06 Mar 2008 The official cash rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 8.25%.
06 Mar 2008 St Laurence pulls listing plan
06 Mar 2008 The official cash rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 8.25%.
05 Mar 2008 MFS Pacific to get around $11 mill
05 Mar 2008 Market Review: March 2008 commentary
05 Mar 2008 Westpac, TSB's mortgage market shares drop slightly
05 Mar 2008 Quiet achiever takes top fund award
04 Mar 2008 New boss of trustees organisation
04 Mar 2008 Uncertain future for Fortress notes
04 Mar 2008 INFINZ Finance & Treasury Forum 2008
04 Mar 2008 Major drafting error in KiwiSaver law
04 Mar 2008 New IRD tax book available now
03 Mar 2008 EUFA Roadshow
03 Mar 2008 Regional review: Gold on the wild West Coast?
03 Mar 2008 News Round Up
03 Mar 2008 Sovereign keeps its number one spot
03 Mar 2008 March issue - available now
02 Mar 2008 Where to for rates?
02 Mar 2008 No rate relief this week: Economists
02 Mar 2008 Falling homeownership rate changing rental market
01 Mar 2008 Adviserlink Courses 2008
February 2008
29 Feb 2008 Weekly Wrap: D-day for disclosure
29 Feb 2008 Fishy business
29 Feb 2008 Women play it safe with KiwiSaver
29 Feb 2008 Adviser remuneration for all to see
28 Feb 2008 Home loan report: Rates still on the rise
28 Feb 2008 Rates still on the rise
28 Feb 2008 More MFS trouble
28 Feb 2008 Middleton takes on Westpac role
27 Feb 2008 No quick improvement in returns: Wood
26 Feb 2008 Marac profits in turmoil
26 Feb 2008 ASFONZ Industry Breakfast
26 Feb 2008 ASFONZ Industry Breakfast
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