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February 2026
11 Feb 2026 ASB accelerates mortgage lending and profit margins
11 Feb 2026 Big move back to two-year fixed interest rates
10 Feb 2026 NZX50 gains as investors prepare for earnings season, RBNZ
10 Feb 2026 Haven names new GM
09 Feb 2026 NZX50 muted as Australia recovers, Japan soars
09 Feb 2026 Client reviews – what is expected of advisers?
09 Feb 2026 Pepper Challenged; ASB and Kiwibank make rate changes
09 Feb 2026 Challenger aims for a stake in Pepper Money
09 Feb 2026 Low-fee KiwiSaver providers to the fore in Morningstar survey
06 Feb 2026 Dual-listed NZ firms join ASX rout as miners, tech stocks slide
05 Feb 2026 Serko leads NZX50 lower as tech fears remain
05 Feb 2026 Fewer complaints against advisers; Changes at NZFSG
05 Feb 2026 Investors no longer sitting on the fence as mortgage pile rises
05 Feb 2026 New national director for NZFSG
05 Feb 2026 [OPINION] Tax Efficiency vs. Real Returns: Are you being penny wise and pound foolish?
05 Feb 2026 Morningstar finalists this year
04 Feb 2026 NZX50 stays positive as jobs figures offer something for everyone
04 Feb 2026 KiwiSaver investors look offshore
04 Feb 2026 Cost of living dropping as mortgage interest rates tumble
04 Feb 2026 Lessons for life insurers from 1918
03 Feb 2026 Protecting access to healthcare while keeping premiums within reach
03 Feb 2026 NZX50 joins Asia rally as it edges higher; kiwi slides vs Aussie as RBA hikes
03 Feb 2026 QuayStreet adds two
03 Feb 2026 Pie adds new ingredient to its funds
02 Feb 2026 NZX50 dips, dodging worst of Asian slide; KMD falls
02 Feb 2026 Fewer complaints against advisers
02 Feb 2026 Hybrid human-AI client model the most effective for adviser success
01 Feb 2026 Fisher gets new RI head
January 2026
31 Jan 2026 [Your weekend TMM read] How much did this cost banks?
30 Jan 2026 NZX50 slides 0.9% in January as tech stocks falter, a2 Milk sinks
30 Jan 2026 Mortgage lending reaches all-time high in big bank cash backs frenzy
30 Jan 2026 Shaw and Partners makes two senior hires
30 Jan 2026 Former Westpac CEO to chair FSC
29 Jan 2026 NZX50 falls for 2nd day as price intentions pose inflation question
29 Jan 2026 Westpac drops one rate; increases six
29 Jan 2026 Competing with fintechs the way to go
28 Jan 2026 NZX50 joins ASX lower as Australian inflation shortens odds on RBA hike
28 Jan 2026 Markets in Motion - Positioning for 2026
28 Jan 2026 Should KiwiSaver hardship applications be centralised?
27 Jan 2026 NZX50 gains lag Asia as BHP reclaims top spot on ASX
27 Jan 2026 Rate rises may be coming earlier than forecast.
27 Jan 2026 Interest rates could be higher by the middle of this year
27 Jan 2026 FNZ gets new Managing Director down under
27 Jan 2026 Sharesies expands into advice – including for advisers
26 Jan 2026 NZX50 edges higher in subdued holiday trading
26 Jan 2026 Simplicity takes KiwiSaver's first-past-the-post honours in Dec Qtr
24 Jan 2026 [Your weekend TMM read] Embracing AI to give advice
24 Jan 2026 From Programme to Practice: Making Transformation Part of Who We Are
24 Jan 2026 Enva Financial appoints General Manager
23 Jan 2026 NZX50 slides most in a week since Dec 2024 amid lurking rate hike fears
23 Jan 2026 Floating rates back in favour; Mortgage fraudster sentenced
23 Jan 2026 Home owners back to favouring floating rates in big numbers
23 Jan 2026 ICIB Brokerweb picks up Chch-based advice firm
22 Jan 2026 AIA's new chief distribution officer
22 Jan 2026 Adviser complaint a reminder of importance of reviews
22 Jan 2026 NZX50 bounces back as Trump eases up on Greenland talk
22 Jan 2026 Ways to avoid the increasing S&P 500 concentration
22 Jan 2026 Mortgage fraudster gets home detention
22 Jan 2026 Networks the trusted source amid information overload for advisers
21 Jan 2026 NZX50 slumps as ‘Sell America’ sentiment carries on in Asia
21 Jan 2026 5 things to look out for; Lower mortgage rates not filtered through for all
21 Jan 2026 Five things to look out for as the economy recovers
21 Jan 2026 Why mortgage holders don’t feel like there is more money in their pocket
20 Jan 2026 NZX50 dips amid heightened US-EU tensions
20 Jan 2026 Vernon gets top AMP job
20 Jan 2026 Milford makes key Australian board appointment
20 Jan 2026 KiwiSaver providers hope for political accord
20 Jan 2026 Should KiwiSaver be compulsory?
19 Jan 2026 NZX50 slides 1% as a2 Milk knocked by China birth rate
19 Jan 2026 Is New Zealand’s managed fund structure costing investors?
19 Jan 2026 Fidelity v Partners: Who pays out the most in claims?
16 Jan 2026 Friday rally drags NZX50 into positive territory for the week
16 Jan 2026 Southern Cross is updating its life insurance offering
15 Jan 2026 NZX50 slips as mood sours of tech
15 Jan 2026 Outlook for 2026: Not Pear-Shaped but K-shaped
15 Jan 2026 Partners Life grabs Chubb's COO
14 Jan 2026 NZX50 closes at new record as heavyweights Infratil, F&P recover
14 Jan 2026 ANZ increases its floating rates
14 Jan 2026 Mortgage rates are again sneaking higher
14 Jan 2026 Kiwimonster offers advisers KiwiSaver insights
13 Jan 2026 Thin summer trading sees NZX50 dip; business confidence on the mend
13 Jan 2026 Craigs appoints Head of Investment Strategy Group
13 Jan 2026 Westpac expects one OCR hike; Prasad takes on new role
13 Jan 2026 One OCR hike pencilled in by Westpac
13 Jan 2026 Prasad shifts to Pepper Money
12 Jan 2026 NZX50 dips as probe into Fed’s Powell sours US futures
12 Jan 2026 When will the OCR increase? New player looking to buy FAPs
12 Jan 2026 When will the first OCR increase occur?
12 Jan 2026 Another player enters market to buy FAPs
09 Jan 2026 NZX50 snaps 6-day run higher; caps 1.1% weekly gain
08 Jan 2026 NZX50 inches higher buoyed by energy, infrastructure firms
08 Jan 2026 Open banking already being used for home loan apps
08 Jan 2026 Open banking making life easier for advisers and lenders
08 Jan 2026 Marloo continues bringing in more financial advisers
07 Jan 2026 Record close for NZX50 as F&P Healthcare buoys market
07 Jan 2026 First home buyers are not being deterred by Queenstown’s soaring house prices.
07 Jan 2026 Queenstown not off the radar for first home buyers
06 Jan 2026 BlueScope bid spurs gains for Vulcan, Fletcher as NZX50 rises
06 Jan 2026 Investor DTI borrowing limit close
06 Jan 2026 Investor DTI borrowing limit close
Latest News
Koura reports another loss
Koura reports another loss
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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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NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
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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