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October 2018
31 Oct 2018 Non-banks plan second “speed dating” event
31 Oct 2018 NZ shares outperform Australia as ANZ kicks off bank earnings
31 Oct 2018 nib reports profit drop on weak dollar
31 Oct 2018 Changing consent landscape
31 Oct 2018 COMMENT: Reforms would increase rental shortage
31 Oct 2018 ANZ not pursuing UDC IPO
31 Oct 2018 'Clear feedback' code should not govern process
31 Oct 2018 Cigna: Underwriting tool will help advisers
31 Oct 2018 NZX encouraging firms to market
30 Oct 2018 Stately southern star
30 Oct 2018 Investing: The future of sustainable property
30 Oct 2018 Biggest claims paid by health insurer
30 Oct 2018 MX finally confirms deal with Aust firm
30 Oct 2018 Fund managers: What next for NZX?
30 Oct 2018 Off-shore conferences off the cards
29 Oct 2018 NZ shares gain; Spark dominates in moribund trading
29 Oct 2018 Mortgage Express confirms Aussie joint venture
29 Oct 2018 Conduct, consumers, advisers, and insurers
29 Oct 2018 SBS changes commission structure: TMM mortgage adviser conference
29 Oct 2018 Tight supply means rent rises
29 Oct 2018 Retirement decisions based on science not spin
29 Oct 2018 FMA back in black
29 Oct 2018 AMP Capital links up with Resolution
26 Oct 2018 [The Wrap] Making sense of the AMP deal; Who should run CPD?
26 Oct 2018 NZ shares mixed as global investors spooked by Amazon, Google results
26 Oct 2018 Salt to list carbon fund
26 Oct 2018 Don’t remove 90 day notice - NZPIF
26 Oct 2018 New mortgage group arrives
26 Oct 2018 SBS changes commission structure
26 Oct 2018 Newpark promises mortgage advisers something new
26 Oct 2018 Making insurance easier
26 Oct 2018 Code of Conduct and CWG submissions
26 Oct 2018 Advisers await information on AMP sale
25 Oct 2018 Shares extend slide as global jitters dent growth stocks; Gentrack, Pushpay drop
25 Oct 2018 Investor lending falls in September
25 Oct 2018 Investor lending falls in September
25 Oct 2018 AMP 'workshopping' with advisers
25 Oct 2018 AMP sells life business, puts Kiwi advice on the block
25 Oct 2018 The worst is over for the housing market; How many CPD points will you need?
25 Oct 2018 COMMENT: Have we hit the bottom?
25 Oct 2018 CPD detail may be for associations to tackle
25 Oct 2018 Advisers welcome Partners' move to cancel trips
24 Oct 2018 Fletcher hits 6-month low and NZ shares down for 4th day in a row
24 Oct 2018 Homeloans to rebrand as RESIMAC
24 Oct 2018 Time to ease LVR restrictions: ANZ
24 Oct 2018 Time to ease LVRs - ANZ
24 Oct 2018 Brandywine bond fund added to Aegis
24 Oct 2018 FSLAB expected to pass by early 2019
24 Oct 2018 NZ pension scheme ranks 9th - but is it sustainable?
24 Oct 2018 Support for pension move
23 Oct 2018 NZ shares fall as F&P Healthcare loses latest patent dispute
23 Oct 2018 Reserve Bank plans new rules on bank breaches
23 Oct 2018 Draft code “fair” for industry: Mortgage Room’s Fuller
23 Oct 2018 Is commercial the answer?
23 Oct 2018 Portfolio insurance protection explained
23 Oct 2018 FMA lodges robo application number three
22 Oct 2018 How do you get started with moving forward
19 Oct 2018 [The Wrap] Partners Life drops a bombshell
19 Oct 2018 NZ shares fall most across Asia; Z still under pressure
19 Oct 2018 Partners puts stop to offshore conferences
19 Oct 2018 Cooling migration pressure
19 Oct 2018 KiwiBuild extends to Mt Albert
19 Oct 2018 Property funds popular
19 Oct 2018 NZCU Baywide makes policy changes; FMA review of banks coming soon
19 Oct 2018 Code tackles replacement business
19 Oct 2018 FMA conduct review nears completion
18 Oct 2018 Restaurant Brands soars on takeover talk, but stocks dip
18 Oct 2018 NZCU Baywide aims for first home buyers
18 Oct 2018 Housing affordability improves
18 Oct 2018 Milford's Brian Gaynor talks markets
18 Oct 2018 AMP gets living wage accreditation
18 Oct 2018 FHBs rival investors; Car finance option for advisers
18 Oct 2018 Emotional intelligence key in robo world
18 Oct 2018 Payday lender moves into car finance
17 Oct 2018 A2 calms critics with strong sales
17 Oct 2018 First home buyers pace setters: CoreLogic
17 Oct 2018 Old hand returns to Nikko AM to join fixed income team
17 Oct 2018 COMMENT: Clear the red tape - get 100,000 houses
17 Oct 2018 Coop Bank makes cuts; Minister talks Tax Working Group: Wellington's the place
17 Oct 2018 Capital price gains
17 Oct 2018 Shanks: Consumers don't care how advisers paid
16 Oct 2018 NZ shares fall as Meridian faces declining hydro storage
16 Oct 2018 Inflation to "force" OCR hike
16 Oct 2018 Unlawful tenancies back in Tribunal scope
16 Oct 2018 ANZ CEO defends adviser remuneration
16 Oct 2018 Key themes and conclusions from the past 10 years
16 Oct 2018 Roboadvice offers 'must show value'
15 Oct 2018 NZ shares dip as Fletcher gives up pursuit of Steel & Tube
15 Oct 2018 Sector has to prove its worth
15 Oct 2018 New Code good for mortgage advisers; What do you think?
15 Oct 2018 How much trauma cover?
15 Oct 2018 Small beginnings, big dreams
15 Oct 2018 Draft code “exciting” for mortgage advisers: Shanks
15 Oct 2018 The Code v2 is a shift in thinking
15 Oct 2018 Little progress made on under-insurance, survey shows
14 Oct 2018 NZX expands funds team
13 Oct 2018 Tribunal to adopt Gluckman's meth standard
13 Oct 2018 Financial Advice conference Show One
12 Oct 2018 [The Wrap] Has the Code been cracked? Celebrating success; Market warning
12 Oct 2018 Blue chip stocks drive NZX recovery
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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