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August 2006
25 Aug 2006 Government moves to make KiwiSaver more palatable
25 Aug 2006 Finance company disclosure improving
24 Aug 2006 Tower names NZ ceo
24 Aug 2006 What's going on with all the delays
24 Aug 2006 Government moves to make KiwiSaver more palatable
24 Aug 2006 Pushing mortgages to the limit
23 Aug 2006 propertyfinance securities appointments
23 Aug 2006 Rapid Ratings returns
23 Aug 2006 Rapid Ratings returns
23 Aug 2006 Simes $70 million property portfolio on market
22 Aug 2006 KiwiSaver report addresses financial advice
22 Aug 2006 Look to lock in rates
22 Aug 2006 KiwiSaver report addresses financial advice
22 Aug 2006 Virtual real estate captures new generation of property buyers
22 Aug 2006 Property Council accuses local bodies of unconstitutional scams
21 Aug 2006 News Round Up
21 Aug 2006 St Laurence makes major restructure
21 Aug 2006 Coming Soon! An Insider's Guide to Real Estate Hot Spots
21 Aug 2006 Look to lock in rates
20 Aug 2006 Affordability study findings due this week
20 Aug 2006 Councils offer homeowners free eco-design advice
18 Aug 2006 Sovereign records growth in life business
18 Aug 2006 Deposit rates news briefs
18 Aug 2006 Ngai Tahu's iwi saver scheme starts
18 Aug 2006 Life insurance included in tax review
17 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
17 Aug 2006 Hanover appoints new CEO
17 Aug 2006 Advisers ask for raincheck on regulation
16 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
16 Aug 2006 A warning, a brickbat and some free advice
16 Aug 2006 Investors will pay more tax under proposal: Newton
16 Aug 2006 A less aggressive approach to lending
15 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
15 Aug 2006 A warning, a brickbat and some free advice
14 Aug 2006 Finance companies – Does risk equal return?
14 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
14 Aug 2006 Welcome home loan scheme extended
14 Aug 2006 News Round Up
14 Aug 2006 Top analyst joins Fisher Funds
11 Aug 2006 ASSET Magazine - August
11 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
11 Aug 2006 Poll shows people don't like tax changes
10 Aug 2006 PIS professional development day
10 Aug 2006 FNZC earns over $100m for UK wrap
10 Aug 2006 Impact of removal of trail commissions 3yrs away
10 Aug 2006 REINZ slams Damage Insurance Bill
10 Aug 2006 Greens propose capital gains tax
10 Aug 2006 Pre-purchase house inspections substandard
10 Aug 2006 Property cycle indicator reveals market downturn
09 Aug 2006 Policyholders don't know what they are covered for
09 Aug 2006 ‘Let’s Talk KiwiSaver’ – Inland Revenue August forum
09 Aug 2006 Who gets the Tower jobs
08 Aug 2006 Some pain needed to get savings going
08 Aug 2006 Rates start easing
08 Aug 2006 AXA group ceo steps down
07 Aug 2006 Finance company rates about right
07 Aug 2006 News Round Up
07 Aug 2006 Rates start easing
06 Aug 2006 GE Money looks to do more broker business
06 Aug 2006 Bad name not deserved
04 Aug 2006 Deposit rate news briefs
04 Aug 2006 Govt reconsiders tax on life insurance
04 Aug 2006 Equitable's new SI BDM
04 Aug 2006 Review release dates put back
03 Aug 2006 NZX SciTech Index Seminar
03 Aug 2006 A bold prediction
03 Aug 2006 Mountain of submissions on tax bill
03 Aug 2006 Govt admits it's seriously looked at compulsory super
02 Aug 2006 AMP Capital's new head of strategy announced
02 Aug 2006 Market review: At the crossroads
02 Aug 2006 Welcome mat for home buyers to be extended
02 Aug 2006 New set of tax issues raised
01 Aug 2006 Macquarie looks for diversity with Commodity Bonds
01 Aug 2006 NZX SciTech Index Seminar
01 Aug 2006 Finance company rates about right
01 Aug 2006 Treasury releases housing investment survey
01 Aug 2006 Dunedin commercial property takeover
July 2006
31 Jul 2006 Solid metal fixed interest alternative
31 Jul 2006 Managed funds have first positive quarter in years
31 Jul 2006 News Round Up
31 Jul 2006 NZMBA president expands his business
28 Jul 2006 AIA slashes term life rates
28 Jul 2006 Interesting reaction to departure
28 Jul 2006 Northplan moves into the South Island
27 Jul 2006 Health insurance coverage rises, claims paid jump
27 Jul 2006 OCR announcement
27 Jul 2006 Bollard leaves rates unchanged
27 Jul 2006 No change to OCR
27 Jul 2006 Thomas unexpectedly quits ING
27 Jul 2006 Property investors trump NBR rich list 2006
27 Jul 2006 New record high for Wellington CBD
27 Jul 2006 New study calls for more property developers and managers
27 Jul 2006 New trans-Tasman alliance for property institutes
26 Jul 2006 What insurance advisers should be asking for
26 Jul 2006 June quarter returns poor but don't panic
26 Jul 2006 Travaglia joins MFS
25 Jul 2006 Deposit rates news briefs
25 Jul 2006 Fundamental change at NZX
24 Jul 2006 New Bluestone boss
24 Jul 2006 Solid metal fixed interest alternative
Latest News
Advisers hope AI widens market
Advisers hope AI widens market
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Koura reports another loss
Koura reports another loss
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Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
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[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
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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.
3 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