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March 2019
15 Mar 2019 CGT threat barely dents market confidence
15 Mar 2019 Westpac offers prefab lending product
15 Mar 2019 Mortgage brokers need to be ready for change
15 Mar 2019 FSLAB jumps up order paper
15 Mar 2019 Premium cuts fees
14 Mar 2019 Big day of trading as investors reposition portfolios
14 Mar 2019 FMA loses key player
14 Mar 2019 Two mortgage groups agree to join together
14 Mar 2019 Major shake up for groups
14 Mar 2019 Boom time in student rental market
14 Mar 2019 The Adviser Platform adds regulatory experience
14 Mar 2019 Faafoi: We don't want to wreck the system
13 Mar 2019 Uncertainty over Britain's exit from the European Union keeps investors on edge
13 Mar 2019 Exciting news; Aust Govt backs off trail commission ban
13 Mar 2019 Sales plunge by nearly 10%
13 Mar 2019 NZ Super Fund reveals votes
13 Mar 2019 ANZ appoints new investment managers
13 Mar 2019 Australian government delays trail ban
13 Mar 2019 Code process drags on
12 Mar 2019 Defensive stocks remain attractive in an uncertain global environment
12 Mar 2019 Commissions, scope of advice, convictions among disclosure requirements
12 Mar 2019 FMCA license expiries removed
12 Mar 2019 Fidelity Life, nib end relationship
12 Mar 2019 Insurers receive individual conduct reports
12 Mar 2019 IPO abandoned, AMP beds down wealth business
12 Mar 2019 SBS general manager moves to HSBC
12 Mar 2019 COMMENT: Capital gain vs cash flow
12 Mar 2019 Revealed: Adrienne Church's new role
12 Mar 2019 Church looks to Prospa in new role
12 Mar 2019 Fundsource sale imminent
11 Mar 2019 NZ shares decline as global uncertainty weighs; Sky TV hits low
11 Mar 2019 NZ Funds KiwiSaver Scheme top rated for service
11 Mar 2019 Accuro boasts growth
11 Mar 2019 One little tweak; Banks approach to mortgage advisers revealed
11 Mar 2019 OPINION: The winds of change can’t be ignored
11 Mar 2019 Conduct and culture, the bits we should be talking about
11 Mar 2019 A question of culture
11 Mar 2019 The three things to watch in markets
11 Mar 2019 Financial planning degree on horizon
11 Mar 2019 Competition for Level Five heats up
11 Mar 2019 Revisiting apartments
09 Mar 2019 The Adviser Platform gets website update
08 Mar 2019 NZ shares cap off 10-year bull market with 0.9% weekly gain
08 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] What secrets are in the Code?
08 Mar 2019 Newpark gets top Loan Market man
08 Mar 2019 Pie makes investment changes
08 Mar 2019 Bill to align financial markets passes reading
08 Mar 2019 nib expands into international visitor market
08 Mar 2019 Newpark appoints head of strategic partnerships
08 Mar 2019 Newpark adds to senior team with Loan Market hire
08 Mar 2019 CFPs mull future of pinnacle mark
07 Mar 2019 Defensive stocks find favour with investors
07 Mar 2019 Big banks pledge broker backing
07 Mar 2019 Milford succession plans continue as Gaynor dials back day-to-day management
07 Mar 2019 Warning: don’t overlook consents for property work
07 Mar 2019 Major banks pledge support for advisers
07 Mar 2019 Fund manager GST up for debate again
06 Mar 2019 Fonterra Fund leads NZX higher
06 Mar 2019 Kiwi Wealth cuts fee
06 Mar 2019 Code submitted to Minister
06 Mar 2019 Former ISI chief executive dies
06 Mar 2019 Regions driving value growth
06 Mar 2019 QuayStreet fills distribution role
06 Mar 2019 Nikko robo-KiwiSaver goes live
05 Mar 2019 NZ shares fall from record as global markets come off the boil; Mercury drops
05 Mar 2019 Newpark appoints new CEO
05 Mar 2019 Clients offered chance to sell part of whole-of-life policies
05 Mar 2019 From FMA to NZX
05 Mar 2019 AMP gets rating downgrade
05 Mar 2019 HSBC rolls out super low two-year fixed rate
05 Mar 2019 HSBC sets a new low home loan rate
05 Mar 2019 COMMENT: Property reno - where are the tradies?
05 Mar 2019 Southern Cross picks up awards
05 Mar 2019 'Success rebate' to lower cost of level five
04 Mar 2019 NZ shares hit record as prospect of US-China trade deal buoys Asia; A2 gains
04 Mar 2019 Auckland sales lowest in 10 years
04 Mar 2019 Downward pressure on rates ease; Multi-million dollar ad campaign
04 Mar 2019 Chatter about churn and commission
04 Mar 2019 Garden City gears up
03 Mar 2019 Partners Life rolls out public education campaign + VIDEO
01 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] It's not the death of life insurance companies as we know it
01 Mar 2019 Consents at 44 year high
01 Mar 2019 Exclusive: Resimac CEO update on NZ market
01 Mar 2019 AIA begins rebranding of its business
01 Mar 2019 NZ market more secure than Australia’s
01 Mar 2019 Resimac operations to remain locally run
01 Mar 2019 Advisers told: Pick your time, prove your value
February 2019
28 Feb 2019 Earnings season ends on a sour note; index changes boost volume
28 Feb 2019 Partners tool to automate advice process
28 Feb 2019 Customers spooked by insurance report
28 Feb 2019 FHB continue to outpace investors
28 Feb 2019 Nikko takes out top award for second year
27 Feb 2019 Nikko appoints general counsel from FMA
27 Feb 2019 First home buyers close gap on investors
27 Feb 2019 First home buyers close gap on investors
27 Feb 2019 RBNZ doubles down; Changes at non-bank lender
27 Feb 2019 Ex Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs JB Were (NZ) joins NZ Funds board
27 Feb 2019 Fund managers worry comparison tool unfair
26 Feb 2019 After run of good results some companies disappoint
26 Feb 2019 Scope of CGT likely to narrow
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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