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August 2012
15 Aug 2012 No property boom yet: Realestate.co.nz
15 Aug 2012 Number of Auckland industrial vacancies drops
14 Aug 2012 Lifestyle lures Aussie adviser across the Tasman
14 Aug 2012 Former Barclays man to head up Public Trust
14 Aug 2012 Kiwibank's home loan guarantee challenged
14 Aug 2012 Kiwibank challenged; One little change
14 Aug 2012 Lifestyle blocks finding favour
14 Aug 2012 Housing confidence steady, but higher prices tipped: ASB
14 Aug 2012 Guest blog: Time to sort water issues once and for all
13 Aug 2012 Insurers failing to innovate
13 Aug 2012 Olympics end; Special goes
13 Aug 2012 The adviser as translator
13 Aug 2012 Rates round-up: August 13
13 Aug 2012 IRG sells Tauranga advice business
13 Aug 2012 'No case to answer' in Queenstown complaint
13 Aug 2012 Auckland holds on to rent and price premium: MoBIE
12 Aug 2012 Block houses open to view
10 Aug 2012 ASB takes lead in two-year space
10 Aug 2012 [Weekly wrap] A new precedent
10 Aug 2012 Kiwibank KiwiSaver to operate under GMI brand
10 Aug 2012 Court rules adviser personally liable and increases award
10 Aug 2012 Rest of country will catch up to Auckland: Westpac
09 Aug 2012 New chair for Code Committee
09 Aug 2012 Blue Chip investors win Supreme Court victory
09 Aug 2012 Broker Buddle enters plea
09 Aug 2012 Kerry Buddle pleads guilty to non-broking related charges
09 Aug 2012 Adviser business models need shake-up
09 Aug 2012 Blue Chip investors' court victory
09 Aug 2012 Prices strong, sales frequent, QV and REINZ agree
09 Aug 2012 Sellers' market nationwide: Survey
08 Aug 2012 Retirement commissioner does just that - retires
08 Aug 2012 Changes at the top for Cigna Life
08 Aug 2012 Former adviser begins $15m fraud trial
08 Aug 2012 The Block - A good investment?
08 Aug 2012 Peters targets FSC over Super stance
08 Aug 2012 Positive signs for big property investors
08 Aug 2012 Auckland boundary shift welcomed
07 Aug 2012 Asteron's new executive manager claims and underwriting
07 Aug 2012 Harbour: Believe me, it will be enough
07 Aug 2012 AFAs risk suspension
07 Aug 2012 'Trial by media' totally unfair: REINZ
07 Aug 2012 The Block: Show us the numbers
07 Aug 2012 No winter chill for sellers: Realestate.co.nz
07 Aug 2012 Top agents get recognition
06 Aug 2012 Westpac fires shot
06 Aug 2012 New man for advisers’ at Man
06 Aug 2012 Health insurance numbers stabilise
06 Aug 2012 Rates round-up: August 6
06 Aug 2012 AAA reaches agreement with AMP
06 Aug 2012 Apartments finding favour: Bayleys
06 Aug 2012 Landlords slow to take up insulation subsidy
06 Aug 2012 New purchase agreement tackles building reports
05 Aug 2012 Kiwibank takes lead with new 18 month rate
03 Aug 2012 Suncorp adds light to Asteron's ratings
03 Aug 2012 Peter Rourke to leave Accuro
03 Aug 2012 [Weekly wrap] Hotchin breaks his silence
03 Aug 2012 Lo-doc lending back again
03 Aug 2012 Orange Finance in receivership
03 Aug 2012 Hotchin slams FMA over civil case
03 Aug 2012 Financial advisers ‘low risk’ for money laundering
03 Aug 2012 No cheap houses being built: English
03 Aug 2012 Bank stats show we're a nation buying houses
03 Aug 2012 Inventory at lowest level in seven years
02 Aug 2012 Partners axes upfront medical insurance commission, ups premiums
02 Aug 2012 Housing market set to become frothy
02 Aug 2012 IFA marks out its future
02 Aug 2012 David Gordon takes on advisory management role
02 Aug 2012 Boom pushes prices further out of reach: Study
02 Aug 2012 BondAssist scheme attracts interest
01 Aug 2012 Mortgage holders storm out of floating rates
01 Aug 2012 Advisers’ biggest competitor hobbled
01 Aug 2012 Two-year fixed rates attract borrowers
01 Aug 2012 Two year rates attracting borrowers
01 Aug 2012 Million-dollar sales return to peak level
01 Aug 2012 Westpac issues warnings
July 2012
31 Jul 2012 Are we seeing the beginning of a new global recession?
31 Jul 2012 AAA positive on AMP contract issue
31 Jul 2012 Westpac still favours fixed home loan rates
31 Jul 2012 Property predictions prompt anger
31 Jul 2012 Property investment loses appeal, except in Auckland
30 Jul 2012 F&P Finance gets new chairman
30 Jul 2012 Tower remains at A-
30 Jul 2012 News Round Up: July 30
30 Jul 2012 Rates round-up: July 30
30 Jul 2012 Australia looks attractive to advisers...nearly
30 Jul 2012 Building consent figures rise
30 Jul 2012 More land 'not the answer'
30 Jul 2012 Banks agrees prices are too high
30 Jul 2012 Heatley eyes affordability, supplement
28 Jul 2012 ASB's new Olympic special
27 Jul 2012 New role for Troup
27 Jul 2012 Steady as she goes
27 Jul 2012 Advisers stunned by pension transfer ‘tax grab’
27 Jul 2012 Sovereign hit with big tax bill
27 Jul 2012 'Off the plans' purchases finding favour again
27 Jul 2012 Property Brokers advertisement complaint upheld
26 Jul 2012 Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold
26 Jul 2012 KiwiSavers not hurt by growth fund woes
26 Jul 2012 What the RBNZ governor said today
26 Jul 2012 No change to OCR
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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