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September 2014
16 Sep 2014 Market not slowing, Westpac says
15 Sep 2014 Van Eyk enters administration
15 Sep 2014 Advisers' role to grow: Tynan
15 Sep 2014 Kiwis miss out on $400m
15 Sep 2014 AFAs still struggling with requirements: FMA
15 Sep 2014 'Get bargains near special housing areas'
12 Sep 2014 Bank KiwiSaver 'cause for concern'
12 Sep 2014 Stewart replaces Garrett on board
12 Sep 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Bank bashing
12 Sep 2014 Regulation of liquidity pondered
12 Sep 2014 Where is spring surge?
12 Sep 2014 Turnover down again in REINZ stats
11 Sep 2014 Floating rates flat for seven more months
11 Sep 2014 Interest rates on hold for some time
11 Sep 2014 What the Reserve Bank said - Sept
11 Sep 2014 OCR to be held - and for sometime
11 Sep 2014 Bank advice concerns questioned
11 Sep 2014 Election affecting sales activity: Harcourts
11 Sep 2014 Christchurch rents set pace
10 Sep 2014 Insurers need to self-regulate advisers before it’s too late
10 Sep 2014 AIA appoints managers
10 Sep 2014 RBNZ still in a period of prudent assessment
10 Sep 2014 Perceptions about the price of life insurance
10 Sep 2014 Everett: Get good advice
10 Sep 2014 How much work is KiwiSaver for advisers?
10 Sep 2014 Productivity Commission to examine council approach
09 Sep 2014 Fees a hurdle for advisers
09 Sep 2014 Smaller may be the answer
08 Sep 2014 OCR preview: Kiwibank plays long game
08 Sep 2014 Not much flavour expected in OCR announcement
08 Sep 2014 EDRs not an easy fit for advisers
08 Sep 2014 Few investors opt to DIY
05 Sep 2014 TOWER completes sale of life business
05 Sep 2014 AIA changes commission, clawback structure
05 Sep 2014 Asset managers troubled by regulatory cost
05 Sep 2014 Look at leasehold: Dunn
04 Sep 2014 Kepa appoints national sales manager
04 Sep 2014 Is it time for something new from the world's central bankers?
04 Sep 2014 CGT 'could skew investment'
04 Sep 2014 BNP appoints New Zealand head
04 Sep 2014 Audit cost drives adviser to offer service
04 Sep 2014 QV: Price rise slowdown continues
03 Sep 2014 800 AML returns sent to FMA
03 Sep 2014 Partners drops shadow share scheme
03 Sep 2014 Election making buyers wary: B&T
02 Sep 2014 ANZ takes action to on-year rate
02 Sep 2014 No unaffordability for renters: NZPIF
01 Sep 2014 New course for mortgage advisers
01 Sep 2014 TSB picks on two-year rate
01 Sep 2014 Leave KiwiSaver alone: Commentator
01 Sep 2014 Bank advice 'an area of concern'
01 Sep 2014 What’s the point of independent advisers?
01 Sep 2014 First-home buyer focus pays off: Kiwibank
August 2014
31 Aug 2014 SIPOs for fund managers
30 Aug 2014 ASB adds Special
29 Aug 2014 Boyle leaves ANZ
29 Aug 2014 [Weekly Wrap] Regulators need to be careful with funds firms
29 Aug 2014 Older investors a key concern: Commission
29 Aug 2014 Govt welcomes consent figures
29 Aug 2014 Service a response to burned investors
28 Aug 2014 BNZ has new Classic rate
28 Aug 2014 AMP looking for new wealth boss
28 Aug 2014 Ignore technology at your business' risk
28 Aug 2014 Don't remove investor rights: NZPIF
27 Aug 2014 Higher standards imposed on advisers
27 Aug 2014 Fix for two years, economists recommend
27 Aug 2014 Greens call for WOFs, rights of renewal
27 Aug 2014 Talk to bank before selling: Ombudsman
26 Aug 2014 New financial literacy idea
26 Aug 2014 Fixed home loan rates come down
26 Aug 2014 Advisers must be better than 10 years ago: FSC
26 Aug 2014 FMA eyes terminated funds
26 Aug 2014 Massive shortage looming: Report
25 Aug 2014 Van Eyk shareholder wants out
25 Aug 2014 International equities prices raise eyebrows
25 Aug 2014 First-home help welcomed
25 Aug 2014 Auckland rents up
24 Aug 2014 National plans KiwiSaver changes
22 Aug 2014 [Weekly Wrap] The evolving face of AMP
22 Aug 2014 RESIMAC moves to end the week
22 Aug 2014 AMP well-positioned for insurance tax changes
22 Aug 2014 AML returns relying on estimates
21 Aug 2014 It's always the adviser's fault - not
21 Aug 2014 Consider commercial opportunities: Newland
20 Aug 2014 Magellan moves to cash
20 Aug 2014 Pretty benign economic news
20 Aug 2014 FMA takes first ever action against a trustee company
20 Aug 2014 AMP sets goals for post-retirement
20 Aug 2014 Asking prices remain strong
19 Aug 2014 Tyndall looking at multi-asset products
19 Aug 2014 Be ready to discuss risk
19 Aug 2014 Values increase by a third
18 Aug 2014 HSBC removes specials and changes rates
18 Aug 2014 [MRadio] A refi tale
18 Aug 2014 Making a claim? Prove it
18 Aug 2014 Tackle housing issues without pushing up rents: NZPIF
15 Aug 2014 Sovereign posts solid result
15 Aug 2014 [Weekly Wrap] A week of surprises
15 Aug 2014 Calling all property investors
15 Aug 2014 Shadow shares hit bottom line
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[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
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NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
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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