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February 2014
13 Feb 2014 Westpac appoints new broker boss
13 Feb 2014 Can banks make good fund managers?
13 Feb 2014 Community housing development opens
13 Feb 2014 Money laundering risk flagged
13 Feb 2014 LVR rules affecting FHBs most: Alexander
12 Feb 2014 Westpac appoints new broker unit boss
12 Feb 2014 Room to move within rules: ASB
12 Feb 2014 Fair play for investors - improving fund disclosure
12 Feb 2014 Milford opens in Sydney
12 Feb 2014 Kiwisaver influence 'insignificant'
12 Feb 2014 Life insurers next to target young market
12 Feb 2014 Dunn: No tax to pay
11 Feb 2014 Low-LVR loans doing well: ANZ
11 Feb 2014 PAA appoints learning and development manager
11 Feb 2014 Another boutique to open
11 Feb 2014 Guarantee rules tweaked
11 Feb 2014 Westpac: Market past peak
11 Feb 2014 Harcourts picks rising prices
10 Feb 2014 Accuro switches ratings agencies
10 Feb 2014 Ross complaint dismissed
10 Feb 2014 Changes at Aegis
10 Feb 2014 Poor planning slows retirement
10 Feb 2014 QV blames LVR rules for slowing growth
09 Feb 2014 Southern Cross launches new policy
07 Feb 2014 Is one or three years a better bet?
07 Feb 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Insurance paying off
07 Feb 2014 Claims dip in 2013: FSC
07 Feb 2014 Complaint numbers up: FSCL
07 Feb 2014 Vendors treated as pawns: Helm
07 Feb 2014 Mayor: Bumper year for housing
05 Feb 2014 Pitfalls in advertising fees
05 Feb 2014 Number of insured increases
05 Feb 2014 Cheaper sales pick up: Barfoot
04 Feb 2014 nib launches new adviser product
04 Feb 2014 IFA should be more visible: Dodds
04 Feb 2014 OneAnswer funds perform well: Survey
04 Feb 2014 Interest rates don't dull appetite
04 Feb 2014 Listings pick up
03 Feb 2014 Reporting standards under review
03 Feb 2014 Sovereign faces big bill
January 2014
31 Jan 2014 No rose-tinted glasses for Wheeler
31 Jan 2014 TOWER fund renamed
31 Jan 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Has GFC put investors off?
31 Jan 2014 Solly finds a new port
31 Jan 2014 Conservative young investors shun advice
31 Jan 2014 OCR: What the economists said
31 Jan 2014 Pressure on both sides: ANZ
30 Jan 2014 Bagrie: Hikes will be effective
30 Jan 2014 What the RBNZ said
30 Jan 2014 OCR unchanged: What the bank said
30 Jan 2014 S&P rating 'positive for industry'
30 Jan 2014 Good year for KiwiSaver growth funds
30 Jan 2014 Tribunal applications fast-tracked
29 Jan 2014 High-LVR share drops further
29 Jan 2014 Fisher keeps Kingfish management
29 Jan 2014 The Co-operative Bank adds rates
29 Jan 2014 Adviser underperformance 'a blip'
29 Jan 2014 More properties under management: Report
28 Jan 2014 OCR set to stay the same: Westpac moves
28 Jan 2014 Confusion persists about limited advice
28 Jan 2014 OCR move unlikely this week: Survey
27 Jan 2014 Mainstream banks not liking Facebook
27 Jan 2014 Bank advice stepping up
27 Jan 2014 Tenant trouble pushes landlords to sell
24 Jan 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Future of advice force
24 Jan 2014 OCR move next week unlikely: Survey
24 Jan 2014 Interest rates could be hard work for advisers
24 Jan 2014 Record price for lifestyle blocks
23 Jan 2014 'Hard slog for solo advisers'
23 Jan 2014 Owner-occupiers snapping up apartments
23 Jan 2014 Too soon to draw conclusions: Alexander
22 Jan 2014 Diversity key: Survey
22 Jan 2014 Advice industry changing shape
22 Jan 2014 Buyers working around rules: Harcourts
21 Jan 2014 CPI puts pressure on
21 Jan 2014 Regulatory backtrack surprises
21 Jan 2014 OnePath increases premiums
21 Jan 2014 Affordability report questioned
20 Jan 2014 Fixed interest watchlist for fixed interest investors in 2014
20 Jan 2014 Advice force ageing - is it a problem?
20 Jan 2014 Turnover dropped in December: REINZ
17 Jan 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Gearing up for strong year
17 Jan 2014 Perpetual Trust sale finalised
17 Jan 2014 Regulatory upheaval calms in 2014
17 Jan 2014 Aucklanders spend most on housing
16 Jan 2014 Video targets bank advice
16 Jan 2014 Don't skip reviews: Cortesi
15 Jan 2014 2014: The year of social media
15 Jan 2014 Wellington landlords 'in box seat'
14 Jan 2014 We want your views
14 Jan 2014 Looking ftor testers
14 Jan 2014 Housing not biggest OCR pressure: Economists
14 Jan 2014 Industry groups call for recognition
14 Jan 2014 Prices up but turnover slowing:QV
13 Jan 2014 The 2014 ETF giveaway – 6 chances to win…
13 Jan 2014 Blame the Adviser?
13 Jan 2014 FADC changes its procedures
13 Jan 2014 Overseas interest in adviser groups
13 Jan 2014 Northland baches' summer windfall
10 Jan 2014 Global market risks outlined
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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