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December 2015
02 Dec 2015 Market softening in the Super City
02 Dec 2015 Fund managers told how FMA wants performance fees disclosed
02 Dec 2015 Apartment price data misleading
01 Dec 2015 Auckland market softening - QV
01 Dec 2015 Price growth flat – bar apartments
01 Dec 2015 Brokers refer tricky clients to LendMe
01 Dec 2015 Synergy adds second BDM
01 Dec 2015 TSB cuts rate; CU Baywide gets good ratings news
01 Dec 2015 Advisers could better tap KiwiSaver market
November 2015
30 Nov 2015 JMIS gets most of Select Wealth money across
30 Nov 2015 NZSF appoints direct investment head
30 Nov 2015 Auckland building consents increase
30 Nov 2015 RMA reforms just tinkering
30 Nov 2015 Seeking Goldilocks for FAA changes
30 Nov 2015 Finding Goldilocks solution
27 Nov 2015 Barnes counter-sues Kerr over trustee company sale
27 Nov 2015 Grosvenor picks up another $440 million in FUM
27 Nov 2015 Rabo puts Edmonds' funds on direct platform
27 Nov 2015 RMA won't fix Auckland housing crisis
27 Nov 2015 No plans to cull disputes schemes
26 Nov 2015 Mixed response to RMA reforms
26 Nov 2015 Confusion doesn’t help shortage
26 Nov 2015 Back in the black
26 Nov 2015 Blow to investor lending
26 Nov 2015 UDC sees debenture book growth
26 Nov 2015 Big drop in investor lending
26 Nov 2015 Cautious approval for options paper
26 Nov 2015 NPT profits up as new CFO joins
25 Nov 2015 Macquarie launches roboadvice
25 Nov 2015 Commissions report gets no traction with MBIE
25 Nov 2015 Evening the odds
25 Nov 2015 The Co-operative Bank looks long
25 Nov 2015 The Co-op Bank goes long; FAA Options paper out
25 Nov 2015 RFA standards set to lift
25 Nov 2015 Southern Cross tackles fraud
25 Nov 2015 New group may replace FSC
25 Nov 2015 New housing barely dents shortage
24 Nov 2015 Market faces sharp correction risk
24 Nov 2015 Sovereign boss quits
24 Nov 2015 'Clear mistakes' in MJW report
24 Nov 2015 FSC report a missed opportunity: Naylor
24 Nov 2015 MJW missed their chance
24 Nov 2015 McGuffie set for February trial
23 Nov 2015 4 of the best MJW quotes
23 Nov 2015 The birth of the Retirement Income Group
23 Nov 2015 Fidelity joins FSC exodus
23 Nov 2015 A blunt instrument in the wrong hands: PAA
23 Nov 2015 State houses for sale
23 Nov 2015 Migration inflow up – again
23 Nov 2015 Rental WOF needed to address inequality - academic
23 Nov 2015 MJW report scores a D
23 Nov 2015 SBS offers a home loan rate under 4%
23 Nov 2015 Amazing. A 3.99% home loan rate
23 Nov 2015 Report slams life insurance conflicts of interest
23 Nov 2015 Report tore apart FSC
23 Nov 2015 Advisers replacing policies are doing their jobs
23 Nov 2015 Advisers: MJW report not fair
20 Nov 2015 Asteron quits FSC
20 Nov 2015 Advisers should pay more attention to ESG factors: Super Fund
19 Nov 2015 AMP appoints new distribution head
19 Nov 2015 BNZ introduces new rate; Westpac moves
19 Nov 2015 Rents stall around New Zealand
19 Nov 2015 PAA: Mud-slinging damaging the industry
19 Nov 2015 PAA offers FSC support
19 Nov 2015 Roboadvice a game-changer: Resnik
18 Nov 2015 Bill wants to ban foreigners buying existing houses
18 Nov 2015 KiwiSaver advisers 'pushing products'
18 Nov 2015 FSC launches income protection campaign
18 Nov 2015 FMA raises KiwiSaver bar
18 Nov 2015 Getting down to business
17 Nov 2015 Keane joins Camelot
17 Nov 2015 Raft of changes for insurance companies
17 Nov 2015 Remuneration is not the big problem: Sovereign
17 Nov 2015 Final property tax proposed
17 Nov 2015 Advice under FMA spotlight
17 Nov 2015 OCR cuts on way
17 Nov 2015 MJW report deails: Cut soft commission, slash upfronts
17 Nov 2015 Chinese bonds offer returns, stability, ICBC says
16 Nov 2015 Top 5 spots to look for yield in Auckland
16 Nov 2015 More OCR cuts to come
16 Nov 2015 Listed debt market grows
16 Nov 2015 Rental WOF still on the cards
16 Nov 2015 Grosvenor management buy out founding financial planners
16 Nov 2015 More female insurance leaders needed: Tereora
15 Nov 2015 Plans outlined for bankrupt KiwiSaver members
14 Nov 2015 Rental WOF still on the cards
13 Nov 2015 Asteron and Fidelity stick with FSC - for now
13 Nov 2015 Churn not advisers' problem, coach says
13 Nov 2015 New law may sting landlords dodging capital gains tax
13 Nov 2015 Landlords warned: IRD is watching
13 Nov 2015 DIMS rules set bar for whole industry
12 Nov 2015 NZX lists ETFs
12 Nov 2015 Regional markets fire up
12 Nov 2015 MTF case reaches Supreme Court
12 Nov 2015 Housing hangover settles on Auckland
12 Nov 2015 The time is up for the FSC
12 Nov 2015 Trusts caught in FATCA net
12 Nov 2015 Mosaic signs Aussie deal
12 Nov 2015 Commission regulation not likely: Goldsmith says
11 Nov 2015 Hangover settles on market
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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