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February 2015
07 Feb 2015 Harbour gets MIS licence
06 Feb 2015 10-year fixed rates come to the market
06 Feb 2015 TSB launches 10-year fixed loan
05 Feb 2015 Investigation rumours swirl
05 Feb 2015 Global bond yields collapse
05 Feb 2015 Roboadvice may bulldoze advisers
05 Feb 2015 Plus4 expands in Dunedin
05 Feb 2015 Rent increases muted
05 Feb 2015 Correction unlikely: Property Council
04 Feb 2015 FSC closes Wellington office
04 Feb 2015 Surprise cash rate cut
04 Feb 2015 Advisers told to manage client behaviour
04 Feb 2015 Your job is to simplify regulatory complexity
04 Feb 2015 Critical shortage of mid-priced homes: Barfoot
04 Feb 2015 Proportionate ownership popular
03 Feb 2015 Mortgage Express adds adviser
03 Feb 2015 'Auckland effect' spreading: QV
03 Feb 2015 FMA wants to manage advice costs
02 Feb 2015 Overall lending volumes up; low equity loans down
02 Feb 2015 McLean confirmed in Westpac job
02 Feb 2015 Islamic fund's adviser push
02 Feb 2015 Upper Hutt - on the up for investors
January 2015
31 Jan 2015 Deflation warning
31 Jan 2015 Grosvenor applies filter
31 Jan 2015 ANZ takes one-year lead
31 Jan 2015 PGC's missing $22m
30 Jan 2015 NZX and FMA sign MoU
30 Jan 2015 DIMS conditions clarified
30 Jan 2015 Small firms get staff cover
30 Jan 2015 Building consents track up
29 Jan 2015 Don't expect returns to continue: NZ Super Fund
29 Jan 2015 Decent environment for investors: Tuffley
29 Jan 2015 No surprises
29 Jan 2015 What the Reserve Bank said
29 Jan 2015 KiwiSaver effect has wide reach
29 Jan 2015 Affordability deteriorates again
28 Jan 2015 Advisers concerns heard, Goldsmith says
28 Jan 2015 Social housing overhaul
27 Jan 2015 2015 may see bonds' fortunes reverse
27 Jan 2015 Small rent increases planned
26 Jan 2015 Advisers wrongly get blame
23 Jan 2015 Low rates could create opportunity
23 Jan 2015 Find the right fund fit: Morningstar
23 Jan 2015 Rents must rise
22 Jan 2015 OCR not going anywhere: Economists
22 Jan 2015 Advisers should bank on young clients: Matthews
22 Jan 2015 Rents not keeping pace
22 Jan 2015 No sign of OCR increases: Economists
21 Jan 2015 Westpac adviser moves on
21 Jan 2015 ANZ goes for a triple five special
21 Jan 2015 Time to address advice accessibility: Body
21 Jan 2015 KiwiSavers' missing millions
21 Jan 2015 RMA reforms revealed
21 Jan 2015 More land not the whole answer: NZPI
20 Jan 2015 Self-regulation a focus for 2015
19 Jan 2015 Investors told: Don't bail out just yet
19 Jan 2015 Demand for simpler trauma policies
19 Jan 2015 Strong December for Harcourts
17 Jan 2015 Global Brokers shuts doors
16 Jan 2015 Avoiding a Black Swan in 2015
16 Jan 2015 Watch out for speed bumps
16 Jan 2015 Coote banks on new role
16 Jan 2015 Passive not the easy option
16 Jan 2015 Rentals unsafe for toddlers: Report
15 Jan 2015 Consilium announces two appointments
15 Jan 2015 BNZ next to cut rates
15 Jan 2015 Claims passive approach could pose problems
15 Jan 2015 Call for independent commission
15 Jan 2015 No sign of December slowdown: REINZ
15 Jan 2015 Council slams house prices
15 Jan 2015 Support for smoke alarm rule
14 Jan 2015 Mixed year but outlook bright
14 Jan 2015 A Review, and a Look Ahead
14 Jan 2015 First DIMS licence granted
13 Jan 2015 IRD hunts pension tax avoiders
13 Jan 2015 Asking price growth stalls
12 Jan 2015 Kiwibank first to cut rates this year
12 Jan 2015 Falling oil price good for Kiwi investors
12 Jan 2015 Kiwibank starts this year's home loan rate cuts
09 Jan 2015 AMP Capital to closes NZ equities management arm
09 Jan 2015 Building consents hit seven-year high
08 Jan 2015 Advisers told to take KiwiSaver opportunity
08 Jan 2015 Top Auckland hotspots picked
07 Jan 2015 NZIG awaits purchase approval
07 Jan 2015 Auckland homes for sale hit record low
06 Jan 2015 Minister hails DIMS rules
06 Jan 2015 Barfoot reports booming December
05 Jan 2015 Rents Firming in Gisborne
05 Jan 2015 Reinsurance clampdown
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Latest Comments
FE Investments in receivership
Fei , trustees still hold large of money not yet refund fully.
6 days 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.
2 weeks ago P Urbani