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October 2011
30 Oct 2011 ISI welcomes Labour's savings policy
28 Oct 2011 Two new brokers for Mortgage Express
28 Oct 2011 New company for Government receivership assets
28 Oct 2011 Hanover investors unlikely to get a say on share dilution
28 Oct 2011 Two year old report underpins Labour's policy
28 Oct 2011 Forget about personality; Labour's policy has balls
28 Oct 2011 Kiwibank slashes all fixed rates; Westpac follows
28 Oct 2011 Property Tutors no income property investment adverts criticised by FMA
27 Oct 2011 Details of Kiwibank's new home loan rates
27 Oct 2011 SCF's good asset realise a third of total book
27 Oct 2011 Labour promises compulsory KiwiSaver
27 Oct 2011 SFO charges four over Dominion Finance lending
27 Oct 2011 Bollard spooks markets
27 Oct 2011 Interest rates on hold for now
27 Oct 2011 NZF promises new products for brokers
27 Oct 2011 Advisers urged to avoid ‘mediocre’ managers
27 Oct 2011 OCR held, but for how long?
27 Oct 2011 Bollard spooks market
26 Oct 2011 New name and bank status for PSIS
26 Oct 2011 Inflation data adds to rate hold view
26 Oct 2011 Christchurch City exodus a shot in arm for suburban landlords
25 Oct 2011 PAA/NZMBA joint board creation in final stages
24 Oct 2011 Deteriorating growth outlook likely to keep rates on hold
24 Oct 2011 News Round Up: October 24
24 Oct 2011 Interest rate cuts not happening: Survey
21 Oct 2011 The $5 million dollar man
21 Oct 2011 TSB offers 'lending special'
20 Oct 2011 National Finance 2000 boss Ludlow jailed for six years
20 Oct 2011 Allied Kiwi buys insurance broker Metro Broker Link
20 Oct 2011 Advisers open to ISI super-group idea
20 Oct 2011 ANZ National prepares rate hike
20 Oct 2011 ANZ National prepares rate hike
19 Oct 2011 SFO launches investigation into advisory firm
19 Oct 2011 Just three adviser complaints at FSCL – so far
19 Oct 2011 Global pressures vs inflation fears
19 Oct 2011 Mid-price rental property in short supply
18 Oct 2011 Planet appoint new GM
18 Oct 2011 English announces KiwiSaver soft-compulsion plans
18 Oct 2011 Macquarie to repay 45.02 cents in the dollar on Fortress notes
18 Oct 2011 Redundancy for PIS founder Bennetts
18 Oct 2011 Advisers offered flexible currency product
18 Oct 2011 ASB picks March for OCR rise
18 Oct 2011 Birkenhead rents continue to rise
17 Oct 2011 Harbour commentary: Waves of pessimism and optimism
17 Oct 2011 What is your IP and how do you protect it?
17 Oct 2011 MED to look into overseas convictions loophole
17 Oct 2011 More falling rates
17 Oct 2011 Auctions increase in popularity - but have potential to hammer investors’
14 Oct 2011 NZF home loan deal nearly settled
14 Oct 2011 Fitch puts Rabobank on negative credit watch
14 Oct 2011 Cowboys ad complaint shot down by ASA
13 Oct 2011 It's specials time
13 Oct 2011 Brook Asset Management appoints new MD
13 Oct 2011 Life cover simplified – you’re either alive or dead
13 Oct 2011 Advisers fear IFA’s help could haunt them
12 Oct 2011 Investor activity strong in Hutt Valley, muted nationwide
12 Oct 2011 Property values up with Auckland leading the charge
12 Oct 2011 Two new BDMs for Tower
12 Oct 2011 Adviser commission ban recommended by Commerce Committee
12 Oct 2011 QV September 2011 - the regions
12 Oct 2011 Sales volumes up, prices down in September
12 Oct 2011 Sales up almost 20%, led by surge in auctions
11 Oct 2011 Bubbles could attract KiwiSaver fly-by-nighters
11 Oct 2011 Power takes Private Bank role at Westpac
11 Oct 2011 Regulatory loopholes exposed
11 Oct 2011 ISI looks to become super-lobbyist
11 Oct 2011 Triple jump for EQC levy
10 Oct 2011 Regulatory loophole lets rogue financial operators to stay in business
10 Oct 2011 Managers looking to shares for yield
10 Oct 2011 HSBC resumes its leading pricing
10 Oct 2011 Heartland to repay Wrightson bond, contemplates another issue
10 Oct 2011 News Round Up: October 10
07 Oct 2011 Landmark adviser lawsuit case closed
06 Oct 2011 Former Hanover investors' interest in Allied Farmers to be slashed
06 Oct 2011 AMP launches insurance tele-interviewing
06 Oct 2011 Bank competition heating up
06 Oct 2011 New credit reporting rules to affect mortgage borrowers
06 Oct 2011 New privacy rules for borrowers
05 Oct 2011 Catching the next property wave
05 Oct 2011 Coming Soon
05 Oct 2011 NZ Home Loans increases rates
05 Oct 2011 Charges mount against Nelson adviser
05 Oct 2011 Auckland property prices hit six-month high
04 Oct 2011 Treasury should have limited finance company deposits: AG
04 Oct 2011 Savers missing out on bonus interest
04 Oct 2011 Where oh where are the KiwiSaver accounts?
04 Oct 2011 Tyndall Monthly Commentary
04 Oct 2011 Canterbury advisers achieve AFA status
04 Oct 2011 Mortgage market winners and losers
03 Oct 2011 Allied Farmers delays annual report in hopes of positive event
03 Oct 2011 September sees surge in listings and asking price
03 Oct 2011 Blue Star seeks expressions of interest in A$11.7m shareholders' notes
03 Oct 2011 ANZ, ASB banks major mortgage market losers through GFC
03 Oct 2011 KiwiSaver providers miss the deadline
03 Oct 2011 News Round Up: October 3
03 Oct 2011 Auckland’s real estate valued at $354 billion
03 Oct 2011 House prices just 5% below peak and set to rise
01 Oct 2011 AIA: At the sharp end
September 2011
30 Sep 2011 Telecom's retail bondholders overwhelmingly approve split
30 Sep 2011 Rating downgrades could keep OCR on hold for longer
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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