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September 2015
24 Sep 2015 KiwiSaver drain on Government coffers
24 Sep 2015 Bach tax stoush continues
24 Sep 2015 Housing market losing “fizz”
24 Sep 2015 Mistress of her own property destiny
23 Sep 2015 The Co-operative Bank shaves rates
23 Sep 2015 Capacity issues stifle managers
23 Sep 2015 KiwiSaver members expected to get more hands-on
22 Sep 2015 Mixed rental bag for landlords
22 Sep 2015 Harmoney tweaks top team
22 Sep 2015 Banks' KiwiSaver dominance highlighted
22 Sep 2015 Roboadvice goes back to the future
22 Sep 2015 World Cup as predicted by actuaries
21 Sep 2015 No let-up in record migration
21 Sep 2015 Westpac gets rates into line
21 Sep 2015 FMA staffer scam allegations damaging
18 Sep 2015 New boss at Nikko Asset Management
18 Sep 2015 3rd OPI/MFS director pleads guilty
18 Sep 2015 Former OPI/MFS directors get fine and community service
18 Sep 2015 Six-month term borrowers' best bet
18 Sep 2015 No Change
18 Sep 2015 US Fed makes its decision
18 Sep 2015 Disclosure statements allow easy comparison
18 Sep 2015 Tenants on the move: are you ready?
17 Sep 2015 Kneale goes in Westpac restructure
17 Sep 2015 New advisor group with a difference
17 Sep 2015 Crazy price rises still the Auckland story
17 Sep 2015 Regulation should be carrot and stick: Cameron
17 Sep 2015 Dodds appointed to Camelot
17 Sep 2015 Another joint conference planned
17 Sep 2015 Property managers: 15 points to check
16 Sep 2015 New KiwiSaver fund for house buyers
16 Sep 2015 New head of brand for Sovereign
16 Sep 2015 Super Fund reports success of active management strategy
16 Sep 2015 More banks cut rates including a sharp special
16 Sep 2015 Fund managers deploy DIMS strategy
16 Sep 2015 Risk tools for KiwiSaver advisers
16 Sep 2015 ANZ appoints analysts
16 Sep 2015 Kiwibank adds to broker force
15 Sep 2015 Partners capital raising complete
15 Sep 2015 ANZ cuts fixed rates; Apartment special
15 Sep 2015 How to get started with $60k
15 Sep 2015 Advisers' concern at bank bundling
15 Sep 2015 Call for one dispute scheme
15 Sep 2015 AIA appoints BDM to deal with brokers
15 Sep 2015 No advice insurance business valued at $4 million
14 Sep 2015 Turners looks to boost MTF stake
14 Sep 2015 NZAM appoints chairman
14 Sep 2015 GB continues NZ expansion
14 Sep 2015 Top 20 Auckland growth suburbs
14 Sep 2015 BNZ moves; ASB tries to get people moving
14 Sep 2015 How busy is 2015?
14 Sep 2015 Kiwibank vies for apartment market
11 Sep 2015 Getting to know... Elaine Campbell
11 Sep 2015 Home loan rate cuts to date
11 Sep 2015 Action needed to keep insurance affordable: Southern Cross
11 Sep 2015 Class DIMS not just for the big guys
10 Sep 2015 Auckland house prices unsustainable: RBNZ
10 Sep 2015 Auckland investors buying up regions
10 Sep 2015 Attractive yields on offer at Harmoney
10 Sep 2015 Further OCR cuts to come
10 Sep 2015 Banks follow OCR down
10 Sep 2015 OCR cut: What the governor said
10 Sep 2015 The lowest floating rate on offer
10 Sep 2015 KiwiSaver start-ups face pressure
10 Sep 2015 Effect of commission changes on your business
09 Sep 2015 Watch the OCR live tomorrow on Good Returns
09 Sep 2015 Just under 50 free advice calls
09 Sep 2015 Partners backs direct insurance offering
08 Sep 2015 AMP adds another major TV sponsorship
08 Sep 2015 Greens’ rental bill too restrictive for landlords
08 Sep 2015 RIAA develops find-an-adviser service
08 Sep 2015 ASB takes a leaf out of BNZ's book
07 Sep 2015 KiwiSaver members expect insurance: Mercer
07 Sep 2015 Chinese Kiwi investors tell their stories
07 Sep 2015 White Smoke at No.2 The Terrace?
07 Sep 2015 Lending up but profits flat
07 Sep 2015 New HFANZ chairman
07 Sep 2015 Call for clarity on 'one code for all'
04 Sep 2015 Economists predict OCR cut
04 Sep 2015 Sovereign looking for new head of distribution
04 Sep 2015 Iwi green lights Government’s Auckland land plans
04 Sep 2015 BNZ rate will get brokers' phones ringing
04 Sep 2015 BNZ makes big move down
04 Sep 2015 Milford must work harder for performance fees
04 Sep 2015 Franks joins PAA board
04 Sep 2015 ISO is no more
03 Sep 2015 Is A Global Recession Approaching?
03 Sep 2015 What is going on with Auckland’s prices?
03 Sep 2015 Perpetual Guardian makes appointments
03 Sep 2015 Guilty verdict in mortgage fraud case
03 Sep 2015 AFA market loses more than 100 advisers in a year
03 Sep 2015 Partners puts off listing
02 Sep 2015 NZ ranked 5th in global house price index
02 Sep 2015 State house sales move closer
02 Sep 2015 Sky City issues bonds
02 Sep 2015 Salt eyes advisers
01 Sep 2015 Dobson won't be replaced
01 Sep 2015 Vertical fund businesses – a broken model?
01 Sep 2015 Auckland values up 20%+ on last year
01 Sep 2015 Withholding tax planned for overseas sellers
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Latest Comments
FE Investments in receivership
Fei , trustees still hold large of money not yet refund fully.
6 days 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.
2 weeks ago P Urbani