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May 2019
13 May 2019 COMMENT: Ring-fencing impact likely to be limited
13 May 2019 Partners Life: This is what good advisers do
12 May 2019 [GRTV] New thinking needed around retirement savings
11 May 2019 [GRTV] Orr explains why the RBNZ cut the OCR
11 May 2019 Westpac predicts house price boom but no more OCR cuts
11 May 2019 Who loves property the most?
10 May 2019 US-China trade wars hurt NZ shares
10 May 2019 Insurers can't ignore Royal Commission: Mason
10 May 2019 Opportunity in Auckland bitcoin house sale
10 May 2019 BNZ, ASB latest to cut rates
10 May 2019 Pie seeks investment support for growth plans
09 May 2019 NZ shares extend gain on low-rate tailwind; Vista at record
09 May 2019 Cigna to support kids' mental health
09 May 2019 Adviser issues identified in capital markets
09 May 2019 Rates tumble; Advisers react to new code
09 May 2019 Mortgage rates hit new lows after OCR cut
09 May 2019 OCR cut to boost market
09 May 2019 Insurers tackle genetic testing
09 May 2019 Code: That's all?
08 May 2019 Shares stage late rally after OCR cut
08 May 2019 Advisers react to new Code
08 May 2019 OCR cut to 1.5%: could it fall even further?
08 May 2019 OCR Decision: Rate Cut to 1.50%
08 May 2019 OCR decision revealed
08 May 2019 Investors deserve clearer insights
08 May 2019 Beware unauthorised trades work
08 May 2019 What the new Code means for advisers; Top broker loses court battle
08 May 2019 New code: Shorter, sharper than draft
08 May 2019 Incentive reform: Opportunities missed
07 May 2019 Investors chase yield in low-rate environment and push shares higher
07 May 2019 Code finally approved; New Resimac CEO; SBS goes low
07 May 2019 Code of Conduct approved
07 May 2019 No let-up in Kiwis love for property
07 May 2019 Luke Jackson to lead Resimac NZ
07 May 2019 Advice model not working, fund manager says
06 May 2019 Kumar loses court battle against former employee
06 May 2019 NZ shares fall as Trump's trade talk spooks investors; exporters fall
06 May 2019 BNZ cuts KiwiSaver fees
06 May 2019 Resimac hires new BDM
06 May 2019 Advisers may be unprepared for new regime: Johnston
06 May 2019 Fidelity Life extends campaign
06 May 2019 What is retrospective risk?
06 May 2019 COMMENT: Punishing landlords won’t solve crisis
06 May 2019 Advisers may be unprepared for new regime: Johnston
06 May 2019 Advisers ask: Is it worth it?
06 May 2019 Pie Funds expands advice
03 May 2019 Investors take profits after sharemarket hits record
03 May 2019 Kiwis confident about economy
03 May 2019 Tardy repairs earn $2000 fine
03 May 2019 Will the OCR be cut next week; How brokers helped BNZ
03 May 2019 Missed the boat? Not yet
03 May 2019 Morningstar: Fortunes turn for KiwiSaver funds
03 May 2019 Another law review proposes more changes for insurance advisers
02 May 2019 Z pumps market higher; Trade Me departs
02 May 2019 ASB: KiwiSaver bounces back
02 May 2019 AMP's NZ cash flows turn negative
02 May 2019 OCR Preview Survey: Economists predict cut
02 May 2019 BNZ banks on brokers
02 May 2019 Gone: foreign buyers leave market
02 May 2019 Mortgage advisers write more business for ANZ
02 May 2019 Market uncertainty thumps Auckland sales
02 May 2019 41% of ANZ's loans come from advisers
02 May 2019 FPSB seeks directors
02 May 2019 Gateway to returns
02 May 2019 NZ 'missed the boat' on decumulation
02 May 2019 Govt told to keep out of adviser pay
01 May 2019 Little bit of negative news takes shine of sharemarket
01 May 2019 SuperCity back to “old normal”
01 May 2019 ANZ half-year profit falls
01 May 2019 Revealed: The cost of the Code; ANZ profit falls
01 May 2019 Build your business with a trusted brand
01 May 2019 Regional value stars in slow market
01 May 2019 Revealed: How much it cost to develop the Code
01 May 2019 FSC welcomes Govt consultation
April 2019
30 Apr 2019 April another month of solid gains for sharemarket
30 Apr 2019 ASB turns to AI for data processing
30 Apr 2019 Health Funds: Strike action reinforces value of insurance
30 Apr 2019 Investor lending weak in March
30 Apr 2019 NZ Funds: No robo yet
30 Apr 2019 Too little action for too long: AFA
30 Apr 2019 IAG boosts premiums to reflect risks
29 Apr 2019 NZX rises during a quiet trading day
29 Apr 2019 Investor lending weak in March
29 Apr 2019 Mortgage advisers react to Govt's commission plans
29 Apr 2019 Advisers braced for government's financial safeguards
29 Apr 2019 High demand makes for rent rises
29 Apr 2019 Quay Street adds to team
29 Apr 2019 Rules set to get a lot tougher for many advisers
29 Apr 2019 NZX adds to ETFs menu
27 Apr 2019 [The Wrap] How about a Code of Conduct for Institutions? What a novel idea
27 Apr 2019 COMMENT: Why Takapuna is worth a look
27 Apr 2019 Advisers' incentives in Govt sights
26 Apr 2019 NZX50 drops below 10,000 as blue-chips fall off the pace
26 Apr 2019 Finding the Next Xero
26 Apr 2019 The many different kinds of financial adviser
26 Apr 2019 Price wars to support property market
25 Apr 2019 Māori-owned investment and financial advisory firm aims for $1 bill mark
25 Apr 2019 [GRTV] Fear of doing Level 5 wrong reason to bail from advice industry
24 Apr 2019 NZ shares follow Wall St higher in light trading; Meridian, F&P, A2 rise
24 Apr 2019 Price wars to support property market: CoreLogic
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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