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March 2013
07 Mar 2013 Managed fund boom good for advisers
07 Mar 2013 Clamp down on foreign buyers: Alexander
06 Mar 2013 Fraud case a one-off: AMP
06 Mar 2013 Complaints rise - along with lending volumes
06 Mar 2013 Leitch: FMA looks set to crack down
06 Mar 2013 PM Capital's new man in NZ
06 Mar 2013 No magic formula for fees: IFA
06 Mar 2013 Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: don't hedge currency - ever!
06 Mar 2013 Building activity picking up
05 Mar 2013 Allied sells loan assets
05 Mar 2013 Ombudsman reports home loan lending complaints
05 Mar 2013 What do you think of the RBNZ's new tools?
05 Mar 2013 Ratings tool criticised
05 Mar 2013 Will macroprudential tools get the right results?
05 Mar 2013 Auckland vendors head to market: Barfoot
04 Mar 2013 ASIC looks at LM
04 Mar 2013 RBNZ calls for input on macroprudential tools
04 Mar 2013 Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Eurozone crisis far from over
04 Mar 2013 Listings lag buyer demand: Realestate.co.nz
04 Mar 2013 Allied Farmers may be liquidated
04 Mar 2013 Hanover duo win defamation case
04 Mar 2013 Regulation leads to poor quality: Academic
04 Mar 2013 ASB weighs up regions' house prices
02 Mar 2013 The start of the end for Fisher Funds?
02 Mar 2013 Fund managers call for level playing field
01 Mar 2013 Home loan lending pace picks up
01 Mar 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Fisher buys Tower
01 Mar 2013 BNZ nabs Auckland City boss
01 Mar 2013 Deal done; lending volumes up.
01 Mar 2013 NZF payment freeze to continue
01 Mar 2013 Bill aims to encourage health insurance
01 Mar 2013 Advisers don't expect sell-off bonanza
01 Mar 2013 Merger complete
01 Mar 2013 LVR restrictions a bad move: Alexander
01 Mar 2013 RMA discussion 'welcome move'
February 2013
28 Feb 2013 ASB's KiwiSaver for adviser closed
28 Feb 2013 AIA's parent reports bumper profit
28 Feb 2013 Morningstar New Zealand Fund Manager of the Year 2013
28 Feb 2013 FMA reveals its focus for 2013
28 Feb 2013 Milford wins fund manager of the year
28 Feb 2013 Govt moves to cool housing market
28 Feb 2013 The problem with claims
28 Feb 2013 Low rates 'hiding mortgage stress'
28 Feb 2013 Banks ramp up competition
28 Feb 2013 Risk of property price fall: S&P
28 Feb 2013 Apartments pull building consent figures down
27 Feb 2013 Govt moves to cool housing market
27 Feb 2013 Finance sector profits booming
27 Feb 2013 Fidelity Life hooks up with global giant
27 Feb 2013 Ross collapse sparks wholesale debate
26 Feb 2013 HSBC offers home loans at 4.99%
26 Feb 2013 HSBC takes home loans below 5%
26 Feb 2013 Default status attractive: Fisher
26 Feb 2013 Spicers gets new directors
26 Feb 2013 TOWER investments sold to Fisher Funds
26 Feb 2013 First LM mortgage fund payout approaching
26 Feb 2013 Rental property still tops for Aucklanders
25 Feb 2013 KiwiSaver in plain english
25 Feb 2013 Hedge funds offered as point of difference
25 Feb 2013 IRD demand adds to Allied’s woes
25 Feb 2013 Heartland posts profit lift
25 Feb 2013 Low interest rates not giving big loan book boost
25 Feb 2013 Harbour Asset Management Special Report
25 Feb 2013 A warning to start the week; BNZ cuts
25 Feb 2013 NZFAA: Two not a crowd
25 Feb 2013 Property investors 'still confident'
22 Feb 2013 Pressure on interest rates
22 Feb 2013 AAA grows as AXA retired
22 Feb 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Qualification debate
22 Feb 2013 Westpac specials to end
22 Feb 2013 Regional yield variations examined
21 Feb 2013 Life insurance tax changes taxing industry
21 Feb 2013 Counting advisers
21 Feb 2013 Regan on AMP's KiwiSaver merger plans
21 Feb 2013 Morningstar nominees announced
21 Feb 2013 Guardian Trust owner a takeover target
21 Feb 2013 AMP to merge KiwiSaver schemes
21 Feb 2013 Separate adviser authorisation opposed
21 Feb 2013 Partners Life launches new products
21 Feb 2013 Asteron appoints group life BDM
21 Feb 2013 Auckland growth inevitable
20 Feb 2013 Kiwibank CFO on the move
20 Feb 2013 BNZ calls in $450m of notes
20 Feb 2013 Advisers in high demand: Survey
20 Feb 2013 Battle for first home buyers
20 Feb 2013 Cancellations, policy lapses cost insurance firms
20 Feb 2013 Complexity 'helps advisers'
20 Feb 2013 Banks target first-home buyers
20 Feb 2013 BT gets a new manager from the super fund
20 Feb 2013 LVR restrictions 'could provide wealthy buyers with cheap properties'
19 Feb 2013 One problem solved for NZF
19 Feb 2013 NZF settles dispute over sale of home loan book
19 Feb 2013 RFAs should be qualified: Survey
19 Feb 2013 Investment managers proving worth: Survey
19 Feb 2013 How much is your house worth?
19 Feb 2013 "Property love affair" may not be so strong
18 Feb 2013 Superannuation Fund makes appointments
18 Feb 2013 ANZ pleased with loan growth despite profit dip
18 Feb 2013 From one group to another
18 Feb 2013 Sovereign website awaits sign-off
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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