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February 2009
27 Feb 2009 Three stars for Southern Cross
27 Feb 2009 MARAC profit falls 48%
27 Feb 2009 Housing confidence rises as prices slip
27 Feb 2009 The National Partnership
27 Feb 2009 Market’s not bottomed out yet – Tower
26 Feb 2009 Rates strategy delivers for Kiwibank
26 Feb 2009 AIG looking to sell all of AIA in Asia Pacific
26 Feb 2009 Life insurance sales strong
26 Feb 2009 The National Partnership
26 Feb 2009 ING unveils new rescue plan for CDO funds
26 Feb 2009 NZF to renegotiate Westpac funding after Genworth downgrade
26 Feb 2009 Advisers and loyalty
25 Feb 2009 Strategic posts first-half loss
25 Feb 2009 9th Annual Competition Law & Regulation Review Conference
25 Feb 2009 Manukau City: Face of the future
25 Feb 2009 The National Partnership
25 Feb 2009 High-end dealer group gathers steam
25 Feb 2009 TSB holds mortgage market share as profit drops
24 Feb 2009 Readers respond: Changes to RTA
24 Feb 2009 RTA changes swing favour towards landlords
24 Feb 2009 ING surgically removed as Medical's manager
24 Feb 2009 Rates round-up
23 Feb 2009 Avoid unexpected GST bills on apartment sales
23 Feb 2009 Bollard to cut rates again: economists debate the magnitude
23 Feb 2009 F&P Finance flourishing
23 Feb 2009 Curtin steps down from Mint
23 Feb 2009 News Round Up
20 Feb 2009 Rate Watch: Next round of cuts starting
20 Feb 2009 Weekly Wrap: Reveal week
20 Feb 2009 Goldridge expands it's adviser network
20 Feb 2009 AMP reinvigorating its adviser proposition
20 Feb 2009 IRD sets tight schedule for GST registration
19 Feb 2009 Tyndall's Andrew Hunt will be visiting New Zealand in March
19 Feb 2009 Mary Mary, quite contrary...
19 Feb 2009 AXA reports tough times
19 Feb 2009 Govt looks at regulating property managers
19 Feb 2009 RTA review under way by National
18 Feb 2009 BNZ share of mortgage market shrinks
18 Feb 2009 SHARE – Planning for Growth 2009
18 Feb 2009 Women in Super Breakfast.
18 Feb 2009 Opinion: Life by numbers
18 Feb 2009 Kiwibank hires 5 advisers while AMP tipped as fund provider
18 Feb 2009 English reassures property investors
17 Feb 2009 Fund manager of the year nominees announced
17 Feb 2009 Union members trickle through to Huljich
17 Feb 2009 United Home Loans unable to write new business
17 Feb 2009 Frightening rise in mortgagee sales: Yeah Right
17 Feb 2009 Asteron shuts retail super scheme as KiwiSaver kicks in
16 Feb 2009 Viento closes NZ office
16 Feb 2009 Market Review: February 2009 Commentary
16 Feb 2009 Market Review: London February 2009 Commentary
16 Feb 2009 TOWER: International Fixed Interest: A 2009 Recovery Story?
16 Feb 2009 AXA's rating improves
16 Feb 2009 News Round Up
16 Feb 2009 [Book] I Buy Houses: The Property Investor's Handbook
13 Feb 2009 Weekly Wrap: Who’s partnering with whom?
13 Feb 2009 Auckland City may raise $150m selling bonds
13 Feb 2009 House sales tumbled in January
13 Feb 2009 REINZ residential highlights - January 2009
13 Feb 2009 Where's the research?
12 Feb 2009 Home loan report: Cheap not always the easy option
12 Feb 2009 Cheap not always the easy option
12 Feb 2009 Paying pocket money makes a difference
12 Feb 2009 [Toolbox] The Tax Files
11 Feb 2009 Info about KiwiSaver changes availible
10 Feb 2009 ING closes another fund and delays CDO fund meeting
10 Feb 2009 BNZ's asset quality under pressure
10 Feb 2009 SBS adds five-year bond
10 Feb 2009 AXA makes play for Gould but game still on
10 Feb 2009 Health cover up as markets go down
10 Feb 2009 Sovereign scores Best mark
09 Feb 2009 PIS Strategic Planning Feedback Days
09 Feb 2009 Call for action over break fees
09 Feb 2009 News Round Up
09 Feb 2009 Moody’s downgrades Packaged Income Notes
09 Feb 2009 Tax bill delayed
09 Feb 2009 Residential highlights - January 2009
09 Feb 2009 House prices down 8.3%, affordability up
06 Feb 2009 Money at Work: Meridian Energy's Renewable Energy Notes
06 Feb 2009 Money at Work: Meridian Energy's Renewable Energy Notes
06 Feb 2009 Weekly Wrap: No retirement yet
05 Feb 2009 Mr Good News here again
05 Feb 2009 South Canterbury Finance bonds snapped up
05 Feb 2009 It's a great time to borrow
05 Feb 2009 Time for the association mega-merger?
05 Feb 2009 No retirement for old men and women, survey says
04 Feb 2009 It's a great time to borrow
04 Feb 2009 Auckland house sales, prices fell in January
04 Feb 2009 Opinion: Too good at selling life insurance?
04 Feb 2009 Kiwibank extends hand to brokers
04 Feb 2009 Newpark deal sunk by shareholder vote
04 Feb 2009 RMA changes help property investors
03 Feb 2009 Tower joins corporates seeking to tap demand for bonds
03 Feb 2009 Fonterra sets minimum rate for six-year bonds
03 Feb 2009 Dorchester to proceed with doomed liquidation vote
03 Feb 2009 Stability key for KiwiSaver providers
03 Feb 2009 KiwiSaver bright spot in funds flow
03 Feb 2009 Nothing left for Capital + Merchant investors
03 Feb 2009 New director of financial planning at Massey
02 Feb 2009 Nothing left for Capital + Merchant investors
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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