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February 2016
04 Feb 2016 OCR cut outlook shifts
04 Feb 2016 RBNZ governor: Immediate cuts not the way to go
04 Feb 2016 Investors offered new way into equities
04 Feb 2016 Big drop in Auckland prices
03 Feb 2016 Flexibility key to RBNZ policy
03 Feb 2016 Record high prices in regions
03 Feb 2016 Auckland loses ground
03 Feb 2016 Retirement Income policy a month-by-month approach
03 Feb 2016 Harmoney switches to real-return reporting
03 Feb 2016 Sorted site redesigned
03 Feb 2016 Finding new ideas to refresh your marketing
02 Feb 2016 ASB launches KiwiSaver calculator
02 Feb 2016 FAA forums booked out
02 Feb 2016 Retirement income policy review terms tabled
02 Feb 2016 Finding new ideas help refresh your marketing
02 Feb 2016 Mike Pero gets new boss
02 Feb 2016 More apply for CFA status
02 Feb 2016 Compliance skills in demand
02 Feb 2016 No end in sight for shortage
01 Feb 2016 AML360 recognised
01 Feb 2016 Mike Pero and Liberty get a new boss
01 Feb 2016 Kiwibank makes changes
01 Feb 2016 Advisers told: Don't gamble on forex
01 Feb 2016 New industry body proposed
01 Feb 2016 Tauranga: The lure of the golden hue
January 2016
29 Jan 2016 SBW returns to Australia
29 Jan 2016 Investor lending recovers
29 Jan 2016 Halo effect caution
29 Jan 2016 Lifetime Income launches
28 Jan 2016 Following the halo
28 Jan 2016 RBNZ signals OCR cuts looming
28 Jan 2016 What the Reserve Bank said to start the year
28 Jan 2016 No change to OCR. Here's what was said
28 Jan 2016 Decisions still pending on FADC referrals
27 Jan 2016 Govt committed to Auckland supply issue
27 Jan 2016 ANZ gets new head of Wealth
27 Jan 2016 [Carey Church] Time to widen debate on FAA Options paper
27 Jan 2016 NZ economic outlook downgraded
27 Jan 2016 Investors ask: Where are the loans?
27 Jan 2016 Confidence in Auckland housing market drops
27 Jan 2016 Don't expect Super Fund returns to continue
27 Jan 2016 More volatility to come
26 Jan 2016 Southern Cross to fund preventative treatment
26 Jan 2016 First-home withdrawal function not purist but valuable, providers say
26 Jan 2016 Workplaces may become battlegrounds for advisers
26 Jan 2016 Profiles revisited
25 Jan 2016 Make your voice heard
25 Jan 2016 No quick fix for affordability issue
25 Jan 2016 No cuts predicted for OCR this week
25 Jan 2016 OCR cuts to come – but not now
25 Jan 2016 Mixed fortunes in pension transfer market
22 Jan 2016 Draft new code revealed
21 Jan 2016 Rental market favours tenants
21 Jan 2016 Stress testing better option than risk indicators: James
20 Jan 2016 Risk-taking pays off
20 Jan 2016 Regions setting market pace
20 Jan 2016 Auto-enrolment would only add 5% to KiwiSaver: Report
20 Jan 2016 Profits take flight with Airbnb
20 Jan 2016 Record highs for regions
19 Jan 2016 Investing in holiday dreams
19 Jan 2016 Red tape hurdles
19 Jan 2016 Concern adviser numbers will fall
18 Jan 2016 Battling red tape
18 Jan 2016 Outlook for the Year of the Monkey
18 Jan 2016 New special rates
18 Jan 2016 Risks indicators an education tool
15 Jan 2016 Moderation on the cards - Fitch
15 Jan 2016 Kiwis don't want to pay for advice
15 Jan 2016 SBS interim boss named
15 Jan 2016 Lifetime income rates a drawcard
14 Jan 2016 Bay of Plenty hits new high
14 Jan 2016 Bay of Plenty picking up heat
14 Jan 2016 Clients want advice, don't want to pay for it
14 Jan 2016 Five-year KiwiSaver break too long
13 Jan 2016 Auckland market taking a breather – QV
13 Jan 2016 Risky business
13 Jan 2016 Blue skies ahead
13 Jan 2016 Roboadvice an opportunity for advisers
12 Jan 2016 Harmoney chair steps down
12 Jan 2016 Cheaper interest rates don't mean more affordable housing
12 Jan 2016 Return to reality for market
12 Jan 2016 Dick Smith a lesson in risk
12 Jan 2016 Life insurance code 'could work'
11 Jan 2016 Return to a “realistic” market
11 Jan 2016 Lending Crowd soft launches
11 Jan 2016 Building consents up nationwide
11 Jan 2016 New rules coming for Aussie advisers
09 Jan 2016 Forums to discuss 'contentious' FAA overhaul
08 Jan 2016 Concern expected at entity licensing proposal
07 Jan 2016 Crowdfunding site moves into P2P
07 Jan 2016 A few worrying things
07 Jan 2016 Tailor your mortgage news
07 Jan 2016 SBS chief exec dies
07 Jan 2016 Listings fall, prices hold firm
07 Jan 2016 KiwiSaver well-positioned for 2016
07 Jan 2016 Harmoney increases borrowers' interest rates
06 Jan 2016 Market turmoil creates knock-on effect
06 Jan 2016 Advisers can step up in market volatility
06 Jan 2016 Prices on hold as listings fall
05 Jan 2016 Interest rates predicted to drop further in 2016
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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