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February 2013
18 Feb 2013 Most Kiwis wary of insurance industry: Study
18 Feb 2013 Edge Mortgages leaves Newpark for another group
18 Feb 2013 Ross Asset Management liquidation committee
18 Feb 2013 $100 million for property development: NZMS
18 Feb 2013 New record price for lifestyle blocks
17 Feb 2013 We were wrong
15 Feb 2013 Giant ANZ bond issue to reset
15 Feb 2013 [Weekly Wrap] A new impost
15 Feb 2013 Capital + Merchant guilty pleas
15 Feb 2013 Home loan payments via internet banking
15 Feb 2013 ANZ: Still work to be done on KiwiSaver
15 Feb 2013 Web won’t kill adviser conferences
15 Feb 2013 Peter Rourke in new role
15 Feb 2013 Kiwibank gets aggressive in the short term
15 Feb 2013 Insurance cover change coming this year
15 Feb 2013 Solid apartments 'sought-after'
14 Feb 2013 ASB identifies potential in insurance sales
14 Feb 2013 Kiwibank's "lowest-ever" rate
14 Feb 2013 Advisers fuming at AML proposal
14 Feb 2013 Survey reflects strong property market
13 Feb 2013 ASB: Focus on insurance sales
13 Feb 2013 Surprises await in application fine print
13 Feb 2013 LVR restrictions picked for Aucklanders
13 Feb 2013 AMP picks Mercer, drops Van Eyk
13 Feb 2013 Aucklanders may be hit with LVR restrictions: Poll
12 Feb 2013 New deputy for RBNZ
12 Feb 2013 Asteron to offer Best Doctors
12 Feb 2013 KiwiSaver gender gap concerns
12 Feb 2013 Southern Cross picks insurance rebound
12 Feb 2013 Asteron gets new underwriters
12 Feb 2013 Property price rise not just about shortage: Westpac
11 Feb 2013 Lender pursues Allied over $500k loan
11 Feb 2013 Harbour Monthly Commentary: The price is right in equities
11 Feb 2013 QV stats hide big discrepancies
11 Feb 2013 Westpac cuts rates
11 Feb 2013 'Natural' to buy wealth products direct
11 Feb 2013 Milford expands team
11 Feb 2013 Has compliance knocked the insurance adviser market?
11 Feb 2013 Smith tackles development charges
08 Feb 2013 Opposition to ‘life stages’ default funds
08 Feb 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Default advice
08 Feb 2013 Yield-chasing raises concern
08 Feb 2013 Green light for rebuild
08 Feb 2013 Rents up but yields down
07 Feb 2013 Growth funds lead
07 Feb 2013 Ross couldn't keep up with withdrawals: Receivers
07 Feb 2013 FATCA 'workable' for NZ super
07 Feb 2013 Strategic breaches likely: FMA
07 Feb 2013 Prices will increase more quickly this year: Alexander
07 Feb 2013 Anyone can buy a house: NZPIF
06 Feb 2013 Bank chases wealth customers
06 Feb 2013 Win for Partners Life
05 Feb 2013 Directors plead guilty
05 Feb 2013 ASB: Tools will be used to delay OCR hike
05 Feb 2013 Dollar may hit US90c
05 Feb 2013 Infratil buying back infrastructure bonds
05 Feb 2013 Free audit insurance a first: Brokerage
05 Feb 2013 Newpark nabs Sovereign man
05 Feb 2013 Poker faces over housing
05 Feb 2013 Barfoot reports strong January sales
05 Feb 2013 No let-up in housing market for years: ASB
04 Feb 2013 Different approach to target Asian market
04 Feb 2013 Pathfinder Commentary: Portfolio protection
04 Feb 2013 Appointment to target Indian community
04 Feb 2013 Tate: Advice more important than scheme
04 Feb 2013 Fund managers call for level playing field
04 Feb 2013 Desperate buyers turn to leaky homes
03 Feb 2013 Listings can't keep pace with interest: Realestate.co.nz
01 Feb 2013 Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Bondholders risk euthanasia
01 Feb 2013 BNZ picks KiwiSaver launch date
01 Feb 2013 From TOWER to NIWA
01 Feb 2013 Govt: No views yet on FAA
01 Feb 2013 Default status up to Govt
01 Feb 2013 Former AFA investigated
01 Feb 2013 Surge in lending growth for Kiwi banks
01 Feb 2013 [Weekly Wrap] To CPD or not to CPD?
01 Feb 2013 Commission ban 'inevitable'
01 Feb 2013 Wheeler calls for regulation reform
01 Feb 2013 Spicers loses National Investment Manager
01 Feb 2013 Fewer Kiwis leaving the country
01 Feb 2013 Apartments proposed for waterfront
January 2013
31 Jan 2013 OCR: What the economists said
31 Jan 2013 Hubbard payouts due in February
31 Jan 2013 Aussie advisers told: Commission disclosure optional
31 Jan 2013 Economists surprised by Wheeler's hawkish tone
31 Jan 2013 50% more advisers this year: Claim
31 Jan 2013 OCR on hold - as predicted
31 Jan 2013 Predictions come true
31 Jan 2013 Newland: Best option? Do nothing
31 Jan 2013 Economists surprised by Wheeler's optimistic tone
30 Jan 2013 What's an actuary worth?
30 Jan 2013 Green Party claims 'misguided'
30 Jan 2013 Fidelity GM of sales quits
30 Jan 2013 Don't get caught in social media web, advisers warned
30 Jan 2013 Director pleads guilty
30 Jan 2013 Leitch: Don't change the rules already
30 Jan 2013 Premium hike fears dismissed
30 Jan 2013 Newpark makes senior appointment
30 Jan 2013 Volatile apartments push consent figures up
29 Jan 2013 KiwiSaver buyouts a challenge for advisers
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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?
2 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