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May 2018
21 May 2018 Schemes query disclosure requirement
21 May 2018 Severn: Change focus of incentives
18 May 2018 PM Capital receives award from researcher
18 May 2018 Harbour adds to fixed interest team
18 May 2018 Nikko and Harbour hover up more gongs; Fisher and Savage rewarded
18 May 2018 Brokers' Budget Guide; Is ANZ trying to replace brokers with coaches?
18 May 2018 Landlords left in cold on insulation
18 May 2018 ANZ talks Home Loan Coaches
18 May 2018 KiwiSaver rules for MPs - even if their scheme doesn't exist any more
17 May 2018 Budgeting to build
17 May 2018 Ballantyne: Partners keen for any purchase opportunity
17 May 2018 Budgeting to build
17 May 2018 Soft commission schemes untenable under new regime: FMA
16 May 2018 Soft dollar commissions: What’s the problem?
16 May 2018 Advisers, not consumers benefit from soft commissions: FMA
16 May 2018 Property investing popular with MPs
16 May 2018 Disclosure consultation and commission
16 May 2018 Dale-Jones: Financial advice different to other professions
15 May 2018 Read takes GM role
15 May 2018 Read takes GM role
15 May 2018 AFA population shrinks
15 May 2018 FMA takes FSPR action again
15 May 2018 Gough becomes Head of Kepa Home Loans
15 May 2018 Auckland rent rise shock
15 May 2018 Kepa appoints new home loans boss
15 May 2018 FADC prepares for another case
15 May 2018 Older KiwiSaver members prompted to switch
14 May 2018 RESIMAC unveils self-employed specials
14 May 2018 Kepa ready for regulatory changes
14 May 2018 Milford takes Consumer award
14 May 2018 Sowerby moves on
14 May 2018 SBS cuts; Cairns and Lockie back in the market
14 May 2018 Taking control of his future
14 May 2018 Financial Advice NZ appointment rallies support
14 May 2018 General Finance founders target funding gap with EMortgage
11 May 2018 Kiwi Wealth gets first robo green light
11 May 2018 Sales activity soft but stabilising
11 May 2018 RESIMAC makes cuts on big growth; Reviewing the new-look RBNZ
11 May 2018 RESIMAC cuts rates after 30% volume rise
11 May 2018 Working group signals changes
10 May 2018 First Financial Advice NZ CEO announced
10 May 2018 Applause for OCR call
10 May 2018 OCR Unchanged; What Orr said
10 May 2018 What Orr said in his first OCR announcement [+AUDIO]
10 May 2018 Education clause 'used too expansively'
10 May 2018 Opportunity for independent advisers to shine
09 May 2018 100,000 ANZ customers under-charged interest
09 May 2018 Plus4 extends its presence in Southland
09 May 2018 Speak up on negative gearing changes
09 May 2018 NZ’s two speed market
09 May 2018 The Co-Op bank makes further cuts; Westpac update
09 May 2018 Protect advisers, select committee told
08 May 2018 [OPINION] What is the future for AMP?
08 May 2018 AMP fallout continues
08 May 2018 Investors staying, not going
08 May 2018 New way to do overseas trips
08 May 2018 Complaint laid over 'independence' claim
08 May 2018 Mu: Exciting future for advisers
07 May 2018 Open banking opportunity for mortgage advisers
07 May 2018 New chairman for AMP
07 May 2018 Tiny house big investment
07 May 2018 What's likely to be in this week's OCR announcement
07 May 2018 SiFA: Drop competence standards for nominated reps
04 May 2018 What the FMA said to banks
04 May 2018 All eyes on Orr in lead-up to OCR call
04 May 2018 AMP denies criminal offending
04 May 2018 Advisers: Extra benefits for clients welcome
04 May 2018 BNZ on mortgage advisers; Westpac cuts
04 May 2018 BNZ grows advisers flows but keeps them low
04 May 2018 Keep on top of maintenance issues
04 May 2018 Bank boss backs AFAs and says no to Royal Commission
04 May 2018 Stubbs, Bolton in charity drop
03 May 2018 More choice for Auckland buyers
03 May 2018 The importance of advisers to ANZ
03 May 2018 Advisers account for bigger share of ANZ's home loans
03 May 2018 Heathcote adds a new Key Account Exec
03 May 2018 Call for KiwiSaver tax changes
02 May 2018 NZBA rejects Australia comparisons and pledges reforms
02 May 2018 CWG proposals doom independent advisers: Association
02 May 2018 ANZ's Hisco says no problems in NZ; FMA says prove it
02 May 2018 FMA: Show how you're different
02 May 2018 Values moderation ahead
02 May 2018 Enquiry not needed in NZ: ANZ boss
02 May 2018 [OBITUARY] Farewell for the man with the 'formidable brain'
01 May 2018 Tough quarter for KiwiSaver
01 May 2018 Lightening landlords’ workloads
01 May 2018 Investment horizon: The changing face of the New Zealand credit market
01 May 2018 Consents up but trend slowing
01 May 2018 ANZ posts half year cash profit of $941 mill
01 May 2018 AIA first insurer to offer Airpoints
01 May 2018 One up, one down at ANZ; Plus big profit jump
01 May 2018 Super City listings decline
April 2018
30 Apr 2018 Mortgage borrowing rise to be “short-lived”: Westpac
30 Apr 2018 Trustees Executors appoint new CEO
30 Apr 2018 Lifetime and Camelot join together
30 Apr 2018 ANZ looks to Blockchain as the single source of truth
30 Apr 2018 More heads roll at AMP
30 Apr 2018 A floating rate rises; New mortgage cover
30 Apr 2018 Deals in Christchurch City Centre
30 Apr 2018 New flavour for PIE
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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