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May 2020
01 May 2020 Insurance FAQs for uncertain times
01 May 2020 Advisers inch closer to writing 50% of ANZ's loans
01 May 2020 Have your say and be in to win; Advisers write more and more ANZ loans
01 May 2020 The active passive debate continues ...
April 2020
30 Apr 2020 Tech adoption a pandemic positive: Hill
30 Apr 2020 NZ market a better performer in slump: Morningstar
30 Apr 2020 Kloogh gets sentencing date
30 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank ends LVR restrictions
30 Apr 2020 Investors cash in April's gains' NZX down
30 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank ends LVR restrictions
30 Apr 2020 Govt considers commercial rent relief solutions
30 Apr 2020 Insurers weigh up pandemic impact
30 Apr 2020 Covid-19 could strike REITs a hard blow
30 Apr 2020 Lending strong – before lockdown
29 Apr 2020 NZ market still not 'tempting'
29 Apr 2020 NZX drops after rally; Property stocks sold down
29 Apr 2020 Lending strong – before lockdown
29 Apr 2020 What alert level three means for landlords
29 Apr 2020 Non-banks see surge in demand
29 Apr 2020 Non-banks see surge in demand
28 Apr 2020 New Zealand 'below average' for investors, Morningstar says
28 Apr 2020 Shares rise as investors anticipate swift move to level 2
28 Apr 2020 NZFSG CEO predicts a post-Covid market; OCR to fall below zero?; Westpac rate cuts
28 Apr 2020 NZFSG CEO's predictions for a post-Covid-19 market
28 Apr 2020 Pricing strategy – choices and their meanings
28 Apr 2020 Could the OCR drop below 0%?
27 Apr 2020 Here's when Partners Life will check in on you
26 Apr 2020 Here's how you can operate at level three
24 Apr 2020 NZ shares fall as investors wait for economy to reopen
24 Apr 2020 [GRTV] Managing KiwiSaver in a pandemic
24 Apr 2020 Rating agency gives Partners the tick; Here's what it said
24 Apr 2020 KiwiSaver advice firm appoints investment lead
24 Apr 2020 House price drops are short-lived - Alexander
24 Apr 2020 How long will the housing market downturn last?
24 Apr 2020 House price drops are short-lived: Alexander
24 Apr 2020 AMP sale slows
23 Apr 2020 Advisers helping clients do better: AMP
23 Apr 2020 Scrutiny will go on fund managers' strategies, MJW says
23 Apr 2020 Topsy turvy market conditions continue; NZX snaps 3 day losing streak
23 Apr 2020 Accuro appoints chief executive
23 Apr 2020 Rental market showing signs of life again
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three; Mortgage Link hires
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three
22 Apr 2020 Tighter scrutiny needed on AML, advisers told
22 Apr 2020 NZ shares fall; oil price plunge weighs on Refining NZ
22 Apr 2020 New hires on board at Mortgage Link
22 Apr 2020 LVR rules to be scrapped: reaction
21 Apr 2020 Ballantyne: No more normal
21 Apr 2020 Oil crash spooks investors; NZ shares fall
21 Apr 2020 TAP provides a FAP business in a box
21 Apr 2020 Share your views on what Covid-19 means for investors
21 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank to scrap LVR restrictions
21 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank to scrap LVR restrictions
21 Apr 2020 Long lockdown for advisers
21 Apr 2020 Long lockdown for advisers
21 Apr 2020 Capital raises are coming – but will the price be right?
21 Apr 2020 Responsible managers claim a win
20 Apr 2020 Capitalise on Covid, advisers told
20 Apr 2020 NZ Funds picks up Partners software
20 Apr 2020 [The Wrap] Staying in tune during the lockdown
20 Apr 2020 Market turns on lockdown news
20 Apr 2020 NZPIF conference 2020 postponed
20 Apr 2020 COMMENT: The rental housing conundrum
20 Apr 2020 Pre-approvals hit by Covid-19
20 Apr 2020 Pre-approvals hit by Covid-19
19 Apr 2020 Code will hold: Dale-Jones
18 Apr 2020 COMMENT: The ongoing fight for landlords’ rights
17 Apr 2020 NZ shares rise as covid-19 crater passes
17 Apr 2020 Life at level three for residential landlords
17 Apr 2020 Australian fund manager IOOF quits NZ
17 Apr 2020 Cuts to cash-back offers; Westpac makes new hire
17 Apr 2020 Westpac appoints third-party BDM in Wellington
17 Apr 2020 ANZ capital failings highlighted
16 Apr 2020 This time is different: Vidler
16 Apr 2020 FSC commits to principles
16 Apr 2020 Hardship fund for Asteron customers
16 Apr 2020 NZ shares rise as investor FOMO stokes demand for beat-up stocks
16 Apr 2020 [GRTV] ANZ Investments' CIO Paul Huxford
16 Apr 2020 Looking through the crisis? Or looking into it?
16 Apr 2020 Market timing - what a wicked idea
16 Apr 2020 More relief needed for commercial property sector
16 Apr 2020 ASSET Magazine: The Covid 19 issue
16 Apr 2020 Don't expect a buyers' market immediately
16 Apr 2020 Cuts to cash-back offers
16 Apr 2020 Markets this month and beyond
15 Apr 2020 [VIDEO] Don’t expect a buyers’ market immediately
15 Apr 2020 [VIDEO] Don’t expect a buyers’ market immediately
15 Apr 2020 Confidence returns to stocks: Vista bounces back, Refining NZ jumps on review
15 Apr 2020 What life insurers are offering your customers under Covid 19
15 Apr 2020 The Matrix Partners style; What advisers say
15 Apr 2020 Partners' customer outcomes matrix revealed
15 Apr 2020 Cigna offers new commission options
15 Apr 2020 Market strong before turbulence to come
15 Apr 2020 Trustees Executors appoints new chairman
15 Apr 2020 [Opinion] Two and two are still four
15 Apr 2020 Fears over tougher servicing tests
15 Apr 2020 Fears over tougher servicing tests
15 Apr 2020 Prospa calls for extension of business loan scheme
14 Apr 2020 Former Newpark boss 'working to support 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?
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