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October 2010
17 Oct 2010 News Round Up
17 Oct 2010 Property investors learn new LAQC rules
15 Oct 2010 Pick-up in residential property market expected next year
15 Oct 2010 IFA lobbys for longer licencing periods
15 Oct 2010 Avanti Finance converts sister firm Galatos into subsidiary
15 Oct 2010 FDR compliant fees lower than suggested
14 Oct 2010 Business Finance's rating revised to stable from negative
14 Oct 2010 HSBC appoints chief economist for NZ and Australia
14 Oct 2010 SCF debenture and deposit holders to get repayment date
14 Oct 2010 Making the jump worthwhile
14 Oct 2010 How attractive would rates have to be to fix?
14 Oct 2010 House sales ease up slightly
14 Oct 2010 REINZ residential highlights - September 2010
14 Oct 2010 Financial misconduct should be civil not criminal matters
14 Oct 2010 Economists give their views on house prices
14 Oct 2010 Avoid tenant issues by knowing the law: DBH
13 Oct 2010 John Banks becomes chairman of Huljich
13 Oct 2010 Huljich appoints chief investment officer
13 Oct 2010 Big boost in level sales recorded before tax changes
13 Oct 2010 Clarifying changes to qualifying company rules
13 Oct 2010 Quality Advice Network launched
12 Oct 2010 Fidelity appoints Grant Samuel as independent adviser for takeover bid
12 Oct 2010 Investors need to review company structures
12 Oct 2010 Retail Deposit Guarantee audit welcomed
12 Oct 2010 Housing affordability improves
11 Oct 2010 Real Property KiwiSaver Scheme pulls the pin
11 Oct 2010 RBNZ’s approval proposed for significant ownership transfer of NBDT
11 Oct 2010 AMP opts for a fee for service model
11 Oct 2010 How attractive would rates have to be to fix?
11 Oct 2010 LAQC changes to be announced
11 Oct 2010 Perpetual launches Auckland adviser service
11 Oct 2010 New investment manager at AXA Global Investors
11 Oct 2010 Govt improving housing affordability
11 Oct 2010 News Round Up
11 Oct 2010 Chris Lee taps ex-Hubbard exec for Timaru branch
10 Oct 2010 Growth in mortgage lending slows
10 Oct 2010 Rates Update: HSBC gets aggressive
10 Oct 2010 Geneva Finance continues to repay investors
10 Oct 2010 Mortgagee sales up again
08 Oct 2010 Your chance to tell us about fixed interest investing
08 Oct 2010 The ABC of authorisation
07 Oct 2010 Morningstar appoints chief executive
07 Oct 2010 Compulsory KiwiSaver not necessarily silver bullet
07 Oct 2010 Lack of quality listings on the market
07 Oct 2010 Wellington looking for more listings
07 Oct 2010 Auckland values remain stable
07 Oct 2010 Interest rate impact on borrowers' wallets
07 Oct 2010 Canterbury market returning to normal: QV
07 Oct 2010 The impact of interest rates
07 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
07 Oct 2010 NZ Funds warns of subprime sovereign debt
06 Oct 2010 Odd happenings with SFF Bonds
06 Oct 2010 FMG sides with Fidelity Life in opposition to Tower offer
06 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
06 Oct 2010 Uncanny prediction for house prices
06 Oct 2010 ETITO looking to set more dates for exams
05 Oct 2010 Heartland bank announces its line up
05 Oct 2010 Fixing not as attractive as it looks
05 Oct 2010 Fidelity Life says major shareholders to reject Tower offer
05 Oct 2010 Knowing when to quit
05 Oct 2010 Spring no saviour for Auckland house sales: Barfoot
05 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
05 Oct 2010 QFEs like sales point for retail products
05 Oct 2010 NZF’s liquidity risk on mend with RMBS issues
05 Oct 2010 TOWER's bid anything but friendly
04 Oct 2010 Taking the hassle out of switching banks
04 Oct 2010 Brook boosts research capabilities
04 Oct 2010 Rate Update: UDC trumps big banks
04 Oct 2010 News Round Up
04 Oct 2010 Home building passes low point
01 Oct 2010 Fidelity – “a nice size and fit for TOWER”
01 Oct 2010 Hubbard investors to get 3c in dollar payment
01 Oct 2010 TOWER makes surprise bid for Fidelity
01 Oct 2010 TOWER offers $118m to takeover Fidelity Life
01 Oct 2010 Rents rising but landlords need to be careful
01 Oct 2010 Asteron takes different approach to GST increase
01 Oct 2010 Tyndall commentary: Quantitative easing Round 2?
01 Oct 2010 Probability of a global double dip high: Hunt
01 Oct 2010 Wanganui: Returns in the river city
September 2010
30 Sep 2010 Aston takes up sales position at ING Life
30 Sep 2010 Building consents tumble, ensures rates stay low
30 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
29 Sep 2010 SCF debenture holders payment delayed
29 Sep 2010 Celsius fund being wound up early
29 Sep 2010 F&P Finance offering big incentive for 1yr rates
29 Sep 2010 GDP lower than expected
29 Sep 2010 GDP surprise to hold back OCR increase
29 Sep 2010 Sovereign given five-star rating by advisers
29 Sep 2010 TOWER tackles workplace woes
29 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
29 Sep 2010 Morningstar gives two Tyndall funds a look
28 Sep 2010 TD rates can't go higher: Westpac
28 Sep 2010 AIA launches two products in online road show
28 Sep 2010 Newpark provides leads for members
28 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
28 Sep 2010 Thinking behind voluntary authorisation explained
28 Sep 2010 Quake helps property managers and vacancy levels
28 Sep 2010 ANZ paints sombre picture of house prices
27 Sep 2010 [New offer] TrustPower bonds
27 Sep 2010 GDP surprise holds back OCR increase
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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