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September 2015
01 Sep 2015 Hubbard investors' capital returned
01 Sep 2015 Appetite for annuities
01 Sep 2015 MDRT chair replaced
August 2015
31 Aug 2015 Greville mourned
31 Aug 2015 Kerr steps down
31 Aug 2015 Nikko picks up mandate
31 Aug 2015 RBNZ policy tweak “gamechanger” for Auckland’s supply woes
31 Aug 2015 Building consents hit 10-year high
31 Aug 2015 Today’s consumer can be hard work
31 Aug 2015 AML deadline looms
30 Aug 2015 Apteryx sale complete
30 Aug 2015 FMA urges KiwiSaver check-up
30 Aug 2015 McGuffie date set
29 Aug 2015 Will China’s share market meltdown impact on NZ’s property market?
28 Aug 2015 Two advisers investigated
28 Aug 2015 Kiwibank plans digital future
28 Aug 2015 New Zealand lagging on decumulation options
27 Aug 2015 Facebook trouble for Newland
27 Aug 2015 Major rental changes in Green Bill
27 Aug 2015 New broker boss at ANZ
27 Aug 2015 Former Mike Pero broker banned
27 Aug 2015 Mount appeals again
27 Aug 2015 FSC: KiwiSaver delivering for middle NZ
26 Aug 2015 OCR reviewed less often
26 Aug 2015 Portfolios, not products the key: James
26 Aug 2015 Queenstown: NZ's Boom Town
26 Aug 2015 Bright line test one step closer
25 Aug 2015 nib plots more growth
25 Aug 2015 Blaming investors not the answer
25 Aug 2015 RFAs not impressed by push for one standard
25 Aug 2015 Skip Auckland, investors urged
24 Aug 2015 How to programme your investments for success
24 Aug 2015 Investors increasing Auckland price pressure – RBNZ
24 Aug 2015 Quarter of AMP's profit now from wealth management
24 Aug 2015 Southall moved from review
24 Aug 2015 Fidelity cool on annuity request
21 Aug 2015 Record high migration adds to housing pressure
21 Aug 2015 OPI/MFS directors plead guilty
21 Aug 2015 LVR restrictions tweaked
21 Aug 2015 Funds for fee-conscious customers
20 Aug 2015 Intensification plans: Auckland Council speaks out
20 Aug 2015 Smee leaves Kepa role
20 Aug 2015 QROPs rules snag NZ advisers
20 Aug 2015 nib backs health insurance bill
19 Aug 2015 Rental market stalls nationwide
19 Aug 2015 Milford gets DIMS licence
19 Aug 2015 How to avoid a negligence case
18 Aug 2015 RAM clawback notices issued
18 Aug 2015 Property prices to blame for S&P downgrade
18 Aug 2015 Harbour appoints analyst
18 Aug 2015 What could intensification mean for investors?
18 Aug 2015 Time to brace clients for end of golden returns
18 Aug 2015 Four legged tenants: the low down
17 Aug 2015 Suprising new marketing techniques
17 Aug 2015 SBS sharpens specials
17 Aug 2015 NZ faces rising financial system risks – S&P
17 Aug 2015 Bad times are gone: Dodds
14 Aug 2015 FMA tells managers about misconduct risks
14 Aug 2015 NZHL appoints new CEO
14 Aug 2015 Former Mike Pero adviser in court
14 Aug 2015 Westpac's turn today
14 Aug 2015 Advisers slow to switch on to responsible investing: RIAA
14 Aug 2015 Slater steps down
14 Aug 2015 Call to back health insurance bill
13 Aug 2015 No plans for trail from ASB
13 Aug 2015 South of Neutral OCR?
13 Aug 2015 Auckland median price down, national median price up
13 Aug 2015 ASB talks home loans; TSB cuts rates
13 Aug 2015 Home loan lending takes lower prominence at ASB
13 Aug 2015 AIA number one at MDRT
13 Aug 2015 Retirement planning has to start somewhere: FMA
13 Aug 2015 Ross test case driven by unfairness
12 Aug 2015 Super Fund gets responsible investing nod
12 Aug 2015 Auckland construction key to economic growth
12 Aug 2015 The Co-Op Bank's turn today
12 Aug 2015 Retirees have low risk tolerance but high expectations
11 Aug 2015 New Aussie tax rules affect Kiwi investors
11 Aug 2015 Interesting move from ASB
11 Aug 2015 Advisers offer free service
10 Aug 2015 CPD turned into game
10 Aug 2015 Barnes hands over chief executive role
10 Aug 2015 Squirrel to fire up NZ’s P2P market
10 Aug 2015 Questions to ask fund managers - Investment management
10 Aug 2015 Two lenders cut today
10 Aug 2015 Two advisers get personalised DIMS nod
10 Aug 2015 Fraud would cost adviser authorisation
10 Aug 2015 Rotorua values slowly rising
07 Aug 2015 Getting to know...Peter Lee
07 Aug 2015 Low rates spread across terms
07 Aug 2015 Commissions put pressure on: Report
07 Aug 2015 Submission slams FMA
07 Aug 2015 Mercer given bronze rating
07 Aug 2015 ASB ditches reverse mortgages
07 Aug 2015 MKR star's recipe for property success
06 Aug 2015 Housing shortfall could boost landlords
06 Aug 2015 Milford a test case, lawyer says
05 Aug 2015 C+M payout inches closer
05 Aug 2015 NZX trades up
05 Aug 2015 Has the Auckland market reached its price limit?
05 Aug 2015 Stick with KiwiSaver past 65, AMP urges
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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