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March 2011
10 Mar 2011 OCR cut by 50 basis points to 2.50%
10 Mar 2011 OCR cut by 50 basis points
10 Mar 2011 No IOUs thanks to IFA fund
10 Mar 2011 Floating home loan rates tumble
09 Mar 2011 Insurance companies help Chch advisers
09 Mar 2011 Hubbard likely to get nothing back from Aorangi
09 Mar 2011 Another good deed for Chch from an adviser
09 Mar 2011 Senor Buyer versus El Vendore
09 Mar 2011 A smaller slice of Pie
09 Mar 2011 Rent rise hopes boosted by consents figures
08 Mar 2011 AMP financial services roles change with AXA merger
08 Mar 2011 Mortgage Express CEO will not be replaced
08 Mar 2011 Hubbard investors will suffer considerable losses: Managers
08 Mar 2011 Stay floating and wait for RBNZ decision
08 Mar 2011 RaboDirect still leading in rates comparison
08 Mar 2011 Banks lower TD rates ahead of OCR announcement
08 Mar 2011 The advisers' CEO moves on
08 Mar 2011 Equitable payout complicated and slow
08 Mar 2011 Getting ready for the new disclosure regime
08 Mar 2011 Latest house price updates
08 Mar 2011 Only Auckland City values up on year earlier - QV
07 Mar 2011 AXA’s Ralph Stewart announces departure
07 Mar 2011 News Round Up: March 7
07 Mar 2011 Reports of high demand not translating to higher Auckland rents
06 Mar 2011 Economists divided on OCR announcement
06 Mar 2011 South Canterbury Finance repays government’s $175m loan
04 Mar 2011 Court dishes out sentence to Hotchin
04 Mar 2011 Guilty plea but no prison for former Nathans Finance director
04 Mar 2011 ANZ's short-term rate cuts
04 Mar 2011 No more interest for Downer bondholders
04 Mar 2011 NZF sees its rating cut
03 Mar 2011 Fixed rates cut by 16 lenders
03 Mar 2011 Fyfe appointed as Quality Advice Network chairman
03 Mar 2011 More lenders cut short-term rates
03 Mar 2011 OnePath walks away with KiwiSaver award
03 Mar 2011 Fidelity Life reports $9.3m profit
03 Mar 2011 AIA has a strong year
03 Mar 2011 Morningstar announces Fund Manager of the Year winners
03 Mar 2011 AXA APH minority shareholders approve AMP merger
03 Mar 2011 Top managers awarded
03 Mar 2011 Regulator on the road: Competency requirements
03 Mar 2011 Working out Westpac's home loan book
03 Mar 2011 Rents down, sales up in Auckland
02 Mar 2011 Financial Markets Authority legislation on track
02 Mar 2011 Claims – quantifying an approach
02 Mar 2011 John Key expects OCR cut
02 Mar 2011 10 lenders cut short-term rates
02 Mar 2011 Power to quit politics at next election
02 Mar 2011 Partners Life show and tell about to start
02 Mar 2011 SBS mortgage book swells
02 Mar 2011 Earthquake adds to housing market woes - ANZ
01 Mar 2011 Allied Farmers writes off more of Hanover assets
01 Mar 2011 Regulator on the road: Reflecting on professionalism
01 Mar 2011 ANZ/National cuts one-year rate below floating
01 Mar 2011 AIA: The leadership vacuum
01 Mar 2011 Advisers leaving Standard Set C too late
01 Mar 2011 Support the relief army in Christchurch
01 Mar 2011 Harbour appoints new investment analyst
February 2011
28 Feb 2011 ETITO appoints new chief executive
28 Feb 2011 Mortgage rates “set to fall dramatically”
28 Feb 2011 ANZ's market share looks to have fallen
28 Feb 2011 Rates Update: Rabo’s leadership remains unchallenged
28 Feb 2011 News Round Up: February 28
25 Feb 2011 Loan Market awards top brokers
25 Feb 2011 Kiwibank book and bad debts grow
25 Feb 2011 The KiwiSaver contenders
25 Feb 2011 Mexted Bragg joins another fin company
25 Feb 2011 How things change in an instant
25 Feb 2011 Regulator on the road: From Balclutha
25 Feb 2011 AMP Capital Investors top the nominations at Morningstar Awards
24 Feb 2011 Earthquake could result in OCR cut
24 Feb 2011 Downer may have to pay higher interest on Works Finance bonds
24 Feb 2011 Economists expect 50 basis point OCR cut
24 Feb 2011 LBA offers accommodation for Christchurch brokers
24 Feb 2011 TSB grows home loan market share
24 Feb 2011 Goal based advice increases in popularity
24 Feb 2011 Banks offer loan relief for quake victims
23 Feb 2011 Sec Com earthquake update for advisers
23 Feb 2011 Banks offer loan relief for quake victims
23 Feb 2011 ETITO postpones Christchurch exams and assessments
23 Feb 2011 Reserve Bank working to help in wake of earthquake
22 Feb 2011 Haircut leads to close shave in quake
22 Feb 2011 BNZ's mortgage book, profitability grew strongly in Dec qtr
22 Feb 2011 Finance coys join banks in short-term deposit war
22 Feb 2011 Earthquake means OCR to hold till 2012
22 Feb 2011 IFA: Push out the regulation deadline for Chch advisers
22 Feb 2011 Christchurch advisers - put your hands up for help
22 Feb 2011 Mayhew resigns, disappointed to miss FMA chair role
22 Feb 2011 House market to remain weak - ASB
21 Feb 2011 DBR continues to grow
21 Feb 2011 News Round Up: February 21
21 Feb 2011 Advisers joining up - slowly
21 Feb 2011 Westpac figures suggest bank disclosure regime is broken
21 Feb 2011 Hotchin denies his campaign linked to $5m dispute
18 Feb 2011 New non-executive appointment at Dorchester
18 Feb 2011 HSBC takes six-month rate below 5%
18 Feb 2011 AMP's adviser numbers decrease
17 Feb 2011 Survey finds consumer support for life advice commissions
17 Feb 2011 Tucker joins FDR
17 Feb 2011 Regulator on the road
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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