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September 2011
02 Sep 2011 Sovereign announces new business development manager
02 Sep 2011 Life insurance payouts hit new $1 billion high
02 Sep 2011 New listings rise may herald a strong Spring housing market
01 Sep 2011 St Laurence investors to get 3c in the dollar
01 Sep 2011 Geneva Finance to repay principal early
01 Sep 2011 Partners Life takes out Us Advice
01 Sep 2011 ASSET Magazine - for smart advisers
01 Sep 2011 Later OCR hike called for
01 Sep 2011 Bank looks to eliminate fraudulent valuations
August 2011
31 Aug 2011 Hold the hikes NZIER says
31 Aug 2011 When success doesn’t equal satisfaction
31 Aug 2011 Trustees now under supervision
31 Aug 2011 Small banks going different ways
30 Aug 2011 Allied Farmers' equity $6.4m in the red after $43m annual loss
30 Aug 2011 The future of KiwiSaver
30 Aug 2011 EQC earthquake liability increased by $4 billion
30 Aug 2011 Tower gets a new chairman
29 Aug 2011 TSB and SBS banks show divergent trends
29 Aug 2011 New MDRT NZ chair
29 Aug 2011 BNZ sees growth in mortgage book
29 Aug 2011 Blue Star slightly betters prospectus sales and loss forecasts
29 Aug 2011 News Round Up: August 29
29 Aug 2011 BNZ sees home loan growth
26 Aug 2011 ASB's mortgage book shrinks for a fifth successive quarter
26 Aug 2011 The sheriff is coming
26 Aug 2011 News on two kiwi lenders
25 Aug 2011 Bad loans depress Kiwibank profits
25 Aug 2011 Adviser groups answer CPD credit concerns
25 Aug 2011 Fortress noteholders to get 45c in the dollar
25 Aug 2011 TNP questions who can offer structured credits
25 Aug 2011 Is fixing the right way to go?
25 Aug 2011 Putting rental property on the app
24 Aug 2011 Is fixing your mortgage outdated thinking?
24 Aug 2011 Insurers’ consider adviser cull over persistency fears
24 Aug 2011 Capital gains tax would distort market further, says Reserve Bank
24 Aug 2011 Goldie: You're better off ignoring volatility
24 Aug 2011 Risk is the likelihood of losing your hard earned wealth; Volatility is the wobbles
24 Aug 2011 Another cut to home loan rates
24 Aug 2011 Limited house price growth the new normal
23 Aug 2011 Inflation expectations improve but still too high
23 Aug 2011 ANZ's time to reveal
23 Aug 2011 Chris MacKay adds another adviser
23 Aug 2011 Stewart takes over reins at ACC
23 Aug 2011 King counters taxing solution to misdiagnosed problem
22 Aug 2011 Dorchester to raise up to $12m in convertible note sale
22 Aug 2011 From AXA to ACC
22 Aug 2011 ANZ's profit growth slowed, mortgage book shrank in June Qtr
22 Aug 2011 News Round Up: August 22
22 Aug 2011 10,000 New Zealanders abandon health cover over last quarter
22 Aug 2011 To move or not to move?
19 Aug 2011 Heartland delivers on profit promise
19 Aug 2011 Former Hanover debenture holders face massive dilution
19 Aug 2011 BNP Paribas appoints new NZ head
19 Aug 2011 Former Hanover debenture holders face massive dilution
19 Aug 2011 Price expectations up, confidence down
18 Aug 2011 The holiday’s over for holiday home tax treatment
18 Aug 2011 Heartland's 2012 profit to be boosted by tax law change
18 Aug 2011 More Christchurch properties red zoned
18 Aug 2011 ISO Case Studies - ASSET Aug 2011
18 Aug 2011 Equitable investors facing a shortfall: receivers
18 Aug 2011 What's the news out there?
18 Aug 2011 Advisers’ limited role in KiwiSaver revealed
18 Aug 2011 City Bay a riser while Devonport sinks
17 Aug 2011 New two-year special
17 Aug 2011 Staying clean of dirty money
16 Aug 2011 Westpac's mortgage book grew strongly in June Qtr
16 Aug 2011 SCF's good bank sold to Japanese investment bank
16 Aug 2011 Budget changes hit KiwiSaver’s appeal
16 Aug 2011 Sentiment towards property and KiwiSaver changing
16 Aug 2011 Tate calls for KiwiSaver advice funding
16 Aug 2011 Rental property seen as second-best investment type
15 Aug 2011 Tax changes prompt some investment property sales, report claims
15 Aug 2011 What advice can you offer your old whole of life clients?
15 Aug 2011 Chris MacKay Financial Planning joins Plus4
15 Aug 2011 Views changing on interest rate moves
15 Aug 2011 Even economists are finding it hard
15 Aug 2011 Advisers rate Sovereign and AXA tops
15 Aug 2011 Heartland's banking aspirations knocked
15 Aug 2011 Fidelity KiwiSaver fund hurt by market volatility
15 Aug 2011 Rent and the regions
12 Aug 2011 Top brokers awarded
12 Aug 2011 $30,000 fine for property finder “sets a clear precedent”
12 Aug 2011 Harbour commentary: NZ powers on while Australia splutters
12 Aug 2011 OnePath appoints new BDM
12 Aug 2011 How to make money in Christchurch
12 Aug 2011 New group founder works with another group
12 Aug 2011 Little for advisers to fear in new Financial Markets Bill
12 Aug 2011 Calling all property investors
11 Aug 2011 Darren Pratley talks about tie up with PAA
11 Aug 2011 Advisers want stability around regulation: Butler
11 Aug 2011 REINZ July 2011 Report - the regions
11 Aug 2011 Property sales and prices down in July
11 Aug 2011 What do you think is happening with prices and rents?
11 Aug 2011 NZMBA on PAA tie up
10 Aug 2011 Fidelity bondholders to receive no further interest payments
10 Aug 2011 Blue Star bondholders approve revised restructuring proposal
10 Aug 2011 FMA announces further leadership appointments; Auckland location
10 Aug 2011 Allied Farmers to write Matarangi loan down to zero
10 Aug 2011 Butler reappointed to Code Committee
10 Aug 2011 All quiet on the complaints front
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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