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March 2015
03 Mar 2015 Simple and better
03 Mar 2015 Reviews should consider AML
03 Mar 2015 Auckland values lead nationwide increase
03 Mar 2015 GST rules clarified for bodies corporate
02 Mar 2015 Simple and better: RESIMAC's new loan offerings
02 Mar 2015 Asteron revamps trauma, commissions
02 Mar 2015 What happened in the markets last month?
02 Mar 2015 New boss for Sovereign
02 Mar 2015 Review prompts changes
02 Mar 2015 Apartments sell out
02 Mar 2015 Property an alternative for retirees: Council
01 Mar 2015 Asking price sets new record
February 2015
27 Feb 2015 Accuro donation
27 Feb 2015 ABC and Pine sign alliance
27 Feb 2015 SBS finds the big home loans in Auckland
27 Feb 2015 NZX50 gets rebrand
27 Feb 2015 FMA warning
27 Feb 2015 Super Fund files proceedings
27 Feb 2015 Principles approach to FAA review likely
27 Feb 2015 Mortgage brokers' obligation to insurance
27 Feb 2015 $1 billion of building work signed off
26 Feb 2015 Magellan launches listed version of fund
26 Feb 2015 Claim banks' rules relaxed
26 Feb 2015 Where are the financial advisers?
26 Feb 2015 FMA: No hold-up
26 Feb 2015 Are banks allowing bigger mortgages?
25 Feb 2015 ANZ tops Morningstar awards
25 Feb 2015 AMP life business flat, but company on track
25 Feb 2015 Handful of DIMS applications received
25 Feb 2015 nib: Opportunities for advisers
25 Feb 2015 Good response to more sustainable commission: AIA
24 Feb 2015 AMP adviser training by numbers
24 Feb 2015 Craigs crossing Tasman in new deal
24 Feb 2015 We're back: Kiwibank
24 Feb 2015 Researchers quiet on investigation
23 Feb 2015 Harbour signs up global equity manager
23 Feb 2015 Rent cover goes live
23 Feb 2015 Finalists revealed
23 Feb 2015 nib posts profit
23 Feb 2015 Kiwibank back in low-deposit business
23 Feb 2015 FSC hopeful of GST decision this year
23 Feb 2015 FMA keeps eye on adviser advertising
23 Feb 2015 Auckland rents up
22 Feb 2015 Davis steps down
20 Feb 2015 FAA survey circulated
20 Feb 2015 Lost loan a small proportion of NZ Super Fund
20 Feb 2015 Friday's first cuts
20 Feb 2015 FMA focus on churn no surprise
20 Feb 2015 FAA review timeline set out
20 Feb 2015 Landlords looking to recover yield
20 Feb 2015 Petrol price increases outstrip rents
19 Feb 2015 Sovereign and single rural blokes
19 Feb 2015 Big mandates force big questions
19 Feb 2015 Signs point up: ANZ
18 Feb 2015 Complectus to buy Covenant
18 Feb 2015 Yield pendulum at the apex
18 Feb 2015 The Co-op Bank makes two cuts
18 Feb 2015 General Finance fourth finance company to gain licence
18 Feb 2015 NZX boss indicates no big plans for Fundsource
18 Feb 2015 Why target investors?
17 Feb 2015 NZX focus on ETFs
17 Feb 2015 Room for improvement at Sovereign: CEO
17 Feb 2015 More KiwiSaver information needed: Boyle
17 Feb 2015 Higher prices predicted
16 Feb 2015 MortgageLink gets new owner and boss
16 Feb 2015 Even more home loan rate cuts; New boss at MortgageLink
16 Feb 2015 Match-fixing in funds management
16 Feb 2015 When is advice not advice? The curious rise of no-advice sales
16 Feb 2015 NZ-based research options dwindling
16 Feb 2015 Call to cut rules in regional NZ
16 Feb 2015 Regional NZ picks up
14 Feb 2015 Inventory down except in Canterbury, Harcourts says
13 Feb 2015 Rates slashed as mortgage wars heat up
13 Feb 2015 Fidelity Life has rating confirmed
13 Feb 2015 Former Health Minister joins nib board
13 Feb 2015 ASB takes lead in five-year fixed rate market
13 Feb 2015 AMP move may cause market ripples
12 Feb 2015 ASB talks about competition, brokers and profit
12 Feb 2015 Spicers goes to court to get adviser client files
12 Feb 2015 Record asking price reached
11 Feb 2015 ASB reports strong profit but dip in home loan market share
11 Feb 2015 Home loan rate cuts keep coming
11 Feb 2015 'Everyday' policies attracting young consumers
11 Feb 2015 DIMS requirement 'overkill'
11 Feb 2015 Listings not keeping pace with demand: O'Sullivan
10 Feb 2015 The perfect performance fee (part 3)
10 Feb 2015 AMP KiwiSaver gets award
10 Feb 2015 What's behind the FMA investigation into Milford?
10 Feb 2015 Rate cuts still a possibility: Westpac
10 Feb 2015 Why the secrecy?
10 Feb 2015 Red tape taskforce revealed
09 Feb 2015 Milford confirms it is focus of FMA investigation
09 Feb 2015 [Weekly Wrap] Is there any truth to market manipulation rumours?
09 Feb 2015 Cuts continue
09 Feb 2015 Advisers must emphasise need to disclose: ISO
09 Feb 2015 Income-seeking investors face problems
09 Feb 2015 Castle Point announces shareholder
09 Feb 2015 First-time buyers helped into property
08 Feb 2015 Has the European Central Bank saved the world?
07 Feb 2015 10-year rates welcomed
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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