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September 2018
25 Sep 2018 Summer rent rise starts early
25 Sep 2018 Are you getting the support you need?
25 Sep 2018 Addressing tenancy law reform
25 Sep 2018 A2 drop no shock for heavily invested adviser
25 Sep 2018 PIE tax cap wouldn't work in capital gains environment: Advice
25 Sep 2018 AIA congratulates Gattung
24 Sep 2018 NZ stocks mixed, A2 Milk leads declines
24 Sep 2018 Big start to the week; New owners at MX
24 Sep 2018 Lessons from the GFC
24 Sep 2018 Aussie group buys into Mortgage Express
24 Sep 2018 Tax working group wants help for low-income investors
24 Sep 2018 Group preparing for code consultation
22 Sep 2018 Pathfinder launches vegan fund offer
21 Sep 2018 NZ shares edge higher, boosted by tourism data, earnings
21 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Friendly fire in responsible investment space
21 Sep 2018 Get ready for CGT warfare
21 Sep 2018 Migration drops to 2015 level
21 Sep 2018 OCR predictions revealed
21 Sep 2018 OCR to stay at record low: Preview Survey
21 Sep 2018 Fund managers angry at poor grades
20 Sep 2018 NZ shares rise as Tourism Holdings upgraded; Spark sheds dividend rights
20 Sep 2018 Working group acknowledges few incentives to save
20 Sep 2018 No firm call on CGT
20 Sep 2018 Kepa takes stake in another advice business
20 Sep 2018 No firm call on CGT
20 Sep 2018 What the tax group wants; Reverse mortgages drive Heartland forward
20 Sep 2018 Reverse mortgages, motor, drive Heartland growth
20 Sep 2018 Fund managers hypocritical on RI: Stubbs
19 Sep 2018 NZ shares shrug off Synlait slump, join global rally
19 Sep 2018 Cigna backs kids' mental health
19 Sep 2018 Upbeat report on brokers
19 Sep 2018 Kerr's PGC, and Barnes's Bath St go another round
19 Sep 2018 Mortgage brokers key channel for profit-surging banks: KPMG
19 Sep 2018 AMP charged dead clients
18 Sep 2018 NZ shares gain as yields remain attractive in low rate environment
18 Sep 2018 Unlisted property funds get AA rating
18 Sep 2018 Bold OCR prediction; Another dealer group
18 Sep 2018 LifeDirect: Advisers should take over
18 Sep 2018 Societal change and changing financial services
18 Sep 2018 Dire Straits for Infrastructure Funds
18 Sep 2018 Asteron, Fidelity and Partners in running for top award
18 Sep 2018 How low could the OCR go?
18 Sep 2018 Former Generate man taps into new service for advisers
18 Sep 2018 Animal cruelty top of investors' worries
17 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed as index rebalancing looms; Pushpay, A2 gain
17 Sep 2018 [GRTV] Pie Fund Management CEO, Mike Taylor is in studio
17 Sep 2018 [GRTV] Pie Funds Management CEO, Mike Taylor is in studio
17 Sep 2018 AI: Advice's next big disruption
17 Sep 2018 Price decline continues - TMP
17 Sep 2018 NZX deal adds research options
17 Sep 2018 Devon continues to invest in their team and infrastructure
17 Sep 2018 GM appointed to new mortgage group
17 Sep 2018 New adviser laws closer to reality; GM appointed to group
17 Sep 2018 Regions revving up
17 Sep 2018 AI: Advice's next big disruption
14 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Once FSLAB's laid new game starts
14 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as thaw in US-China trade relations boosts optimism; Pushpay rises on upgrade
14 Sep 2018 Southern Cross posts first loss since 2014
14 Sep 2018 BNZ makes some competitive and no so-competitive cuts
14 Sep 2018 Asset allocation calculator launched
13 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares join Asia rally on trade optimism; Fonterra loss dominates headlines
13 Sep 2018 First Auckland price increase in six months
13 Sep 2018 First Auckland price increase in six months
13 Sep 2018 More support for non-banks; FSLAB gets unanimous support
13 Sep 2018 FSLAB gets unanimous support
12 Sep 2018 Landlords don’t make excessive profits – Tywford
12 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares drop back as SkyCity, Air NZ weaken; NZX rises on Nasdaq MOU
12 Sep 2018 Asset Finance agrees takeover
12 Sep 2018 Gallagher’s buys Super-Advice business
12 Sep 2018 ACC 'should cover sickness'
12 Sep 2018 Rod Carr returns to banking
12 Sep 2018 Picking Winners
12 Sep 2018 Two banks rate cuts + People News
12 Sep 2018 Plus4 expands in central New Zealand
12 Sep 2018 UK firm takes 50% stake in NZAM
11 Sep 2018 NZ shares up 2% as energy stocks rally on expert report; A2, Fisher & Paykel Health gain
11 Sep 2018 Who has Faafoi been meeting?
11 Sep 2018 Southern Cross sparkles; Got your ticket yet?
11 Sep 2018 Southern Cross enjoys strong year
11 Sep 2018 Investing: The Good-Bad-Good of Share Buybacks
11 Sep 2018 Crypto 'next asset class'
11 Sep 2018 BNZ splits wealth team
10 Sep 2018 Treasury to begin consultation on second phase of RBNZ review
10 Sep 2018 NZ shares drop from recent highs; Ryman, Fletcher fall
10 Sep 2018 Frank thoughts from FMA; PAA tries to disappear
10 Sep 2018 Life changers
10 Sep 2018 The lost advisers
10 Sep 2018 Financial Advice NZ: Focus on outcome, not time it took
09 Sep 2018 Rental WoF won't help affordability
07 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Three very different tales of associations
07 Sep 2018 NZ shares fall as investors cash in August gains; Tourism Holdings, A2 drop
07 Sep 2018 Awards handed out
07 Sep 2018 Short-term targets, long-term promises create poor conduct: Ballantyne
07 Sep 2018 Who should be on Fin Advice NZ board?
07 Sep 2018 Lower vacancy rates in “green” buildings
07 Sep 2018 ASB offers Kiwibuild sweeteners
07 Sep 2018 ASB cuts long-term rates
07 Sep 2018 'It feels tacky but everyone else is doing it...'
07 Sep 2018 PAA wind-up falls short of quorum
06 Sep 2018 Sovereign gets equality nod
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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