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January 2020
29 Jan 2020 Mortgage lending strong in December
29 Jan 2020 Australian giant in Augusta takeover bid
29 Jan 2020 How to grow your client base
29 Jan 2020 Plus4 adds another adviser
29 Jan 2020 Confidence in rental returns at new low
29 Jan 2020 Markets predict OCR to remain at 1%
29 Jan 2020 Commissioner: Pension age shouldn't increase
28 Jan 2020 Coronavirus hits tourism stocks again
28 Jan 2020 Six new faces at Mike Pero Mortgages
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
27 Jan 2020 Conduct bill will mean changes for advisers: MBIE
27 Jan 2020 Former mayor joins KiwiSaver scheme
27 Jan 2020 InvestNow considers build-your-own KiwiSaver scheme
27 Jan 2020 Looking outside the box
26 Jan 2020 Gold prices soar on back of tensions
25 Jan 2020 [The Wrap] Financial advice: mainly male drinkers ... really?
24 Jan 2020 Coronavirus ripples through markets driving shares down; utilities down
24 Jan 2020 BNZ targets investor market
24 Jan 2020 Getting heating right
24 Jan 2020 Kiwibank-BNZ takeover talk heats up; BNZ aims for investor market
24 Jan 2020 Kiwibank-BNZ takeover talk grows
24 Jan 2020 Weaker markets may make fees harder sell
23 Jan 2020 NZ shares edge higher as Chinese virus fears weigh
23 Jan 2020 Scrutiny sows 'seeds of doubt'
23 Jan 2020 Demand for rentals running hot
23 Jan 2020 FMA commissions active report
23 Jan 2020 How much have house prices grown in your region?; New hires at Pepper and Loan Market
23 Jan 2020 Two new hires at Loan Market
23 Jan 2020 Downside risks reduced
23 Jan 2020 A decade of property price growth
22 Jan 2020 NZX50 hits record as Asia recovers from virus fears
22 Jan 2020 Upping the ante on price growth
22 Jan 2020 Pepper hires new BDM
22 Jan 2020 Reserve Bank critical of life insurance
22 Jan 2020 Income protection sustainable or just more noise?
22 Jan 2020 Newpark sets up support team
22 Jan 2020 Newpark sets up support team
22 Jan 2020 Trade Me sells LifeDirect to adviser
22 Jan 2020 Govt moves to fix pension 'unfairness'
22 Jan 2020 NZ equity returns for the next decade?
21 Jan 2020 Resilient NZ market an attractive harbour for nervous investors
21 Jan 2020 BlackRock coal move part of bigger shift
21 Jan 2020 Threat to assault ends problem tenancy
21 Jan 2020 Low equity premiums: unfair and dishonest?
21 Jan 2020 Banks criticised over low equity premiums
21 Jan 2020 5 trends to include in your advice service planning
21 Jan 2020 PAA: GST return delayed wind-up
20 Jan 2020 NZ shares fall as Gentrack paints grim earnings outlook
20 Jan 2020 [OPINION] Turbulent year ahead
20 Jan 2020 Conrad Funds Management gains $100 million funding line
20 Jan 2020 KiwiSaver and social responsibility
20 Jan 2020 CFML secures $100 million funding line from Westpac
20 Jan 2020 Female advisers put off by boozy networking
18 Jan 2020 David Whyte's 5 predictions for 2020
17 Jan 2020 NZ shares extend strong start to 2020 as blue chips gain
17 Jan 2020 Property market predictions
17 Jan 2020 Call for apartment law reform petition support
17 Jan 2020 The cost of getting it wrong
16 Jan 2020 Investors regain confidence in utilities
16 Jan 2020 Highest sales in December for three years
16 Jan 2020 New home equity release player coming
16 Jan 2020 New home equity release player; What happened to PAA's $2 mill?
16 Jan 2020 What's happened to the $2mill from PAA's holiday homes?
15 Jan 2020 Sharemarket hits record as investors eye US-China trade deal
15 Jan 2020 First profit forecast for Stewart's Retirement Income Group; Plus new products
14 Jan 2020 NZ shares join global rally as upcoming US-China trade buoys investors
14 Jan 2020 Time for banks to change servicing tests
14 Jan 2020 Advisers hope for servicing test changes in 2020
13 Jan 2020 What have eggs, baskets, advice and the 'missing middle' got in common?
13 Jan 2020 NZ shares follow soft Wall St lead
13 Jan 2020 Fisher Funds distribution head moves on
13 Jan 2020 Small banks on FAPs; Your thoughts on low-equity fees
13 Jan 2020 Evidence needed to support Tribunal claims
13 Jan 2020 Newpark hits 150 adviser milestone
13 Jan 2020 Licence applications still slow to roll in
10 Jan 2020 [The Wrap] Five predictions for 2020
10 Jan 2020 NZ blue-chips lead market higher
10 Jan 2020 Small banks stall on licensing
10 Jan 2020 Kōura: People see advice and KiwiSaver as distinct
09 Jan 2020 Heavyweights drag sharemarket down
09 Jan 2020 Partners growing while other insurers deal with issues
09 Jan 2020 Opportunities for the year ahead
09 Jan 2020 Proptech the future for commercial investment
09 Jan 2020 Change coming for KiwiSaver advice
08 Jan 2020 Iranian missiles bring market down; Burger Fuel serves last burger in Iraq
08 Jan 2020 Auckland housing market is back
08 Jan 2020 [COMMENT] Non-bank sector growth is an opportunity for advisers: Prospa
07 Jan 2020 Yield plays remain attractive to investors
07 Jan 2020 Nominations sought for MACs
06 Jan 2020 NZ shares shrug off Middle East tensions; Infratil gains
06 Jan 2020 Book excerpt: Financial Freedom - 5 Steps 5 Years
06 Jan 2020 Don't hold your breath for life insurance reform
05 Jan 2020 Advisers told to take action
03 Jan 2020 COMMENT: What lies ahead in 2020?
01 Jan 2020 NZX50 rounds out 30% gain in 2019
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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?
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.
3 weeks ago P Urbani