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July 2012
26 Jul 2012 Numbers don’t stack up advisers on SOE sales
26 Jul 2012 Economists unruffled by OCR statement
25 Jul 2012 Blue Star to sell despite likelihood of bonds then being worthless
25 Jul 2012 Perpetual’s Torchlight loan repaid
25 Jul 2012 Cleary ends fight with taxman
25 Jul 2012 Downward pressure on rates?
25 Jul 2012 Council focus on affordability
25 Jul 2012 Steady growth continues: Report
24 Jul 2012 GFNZ to raise $1.5m from underwritten rights issue
24 Jul 2012 Dorchester wants to buy back its $15m notes early for 92c in the dollar
24 Jul 2012 New plan for Plan B
24 Jul 2012 Radical thinking needed on housing affordability
24 Jul 2012 Bank building sold in $50,000 blocks
24 Jul 2012 Property investment a safe bet
23 Jul 2012 Newland: Give first-time buyers GST break
23 Jul 2012 Are People Getting Sicker?
23 Jul 2012 News Round Up: July 23
23 Jul 2012 Hunter Hall gets new CEO
23 Jul 2012 TNPPA reaches 12-month membership target in just 3 months
23 Jul 2012 OCR to remain on hold until March 2013 - at least
23 Jul 2012 OCR predictions
23 Jul 2012 Rates round-up: July 23
23 Jul 2012 Auckland leads national rural market
23 Jul 2012 OCR on hold until March: Economists
20 Jul 2012 Asset Finance expects to register a prospectus in 10 to 12 days
20 Jul 2012 MDRT gets new chairs
20 Jul 2012 [Weekly wrap] Managed funds the victor - just
20 Jul 2012 OCR staying low for foreseeable future
20 Jul 2012 Mercer grows its investment team
20 Jul 2012 Ex-OnePath CIO joins Mercer
20 Jul 2012 'Careful balance' for property market
20 Jul 2012 Cheaper to rent than buy: Economist
20 Jul 2012 Housing ‘crisis’ but new boom unlikely
19 Jul 2012 Three Capital + Merchant directors found guilty of fraud charges
19 Jul 2012 What ‘advisers’ alpha’ is worth
19 Jul 2012 Housing boom turns construction boon
19 Jul 2012 Workshop for first-time developers
19 Jul 2012 Credit card technology to help property managers
18 Jul 2012 Heavyweights duke out investment strategies
18 Jul 2012 Big and small bank rate changes
18 Jul 2012 Lack of housing inflation tipped to keep OCR low
18 Jul 2012 Focus on supplement misses the point
18 Jul 2012 Politicians wade into supplement debate
17 Jul 2012 End of the World Index Fund approaches
17 Jul 2012 Liberty strips its home loan rates and cuts fees
17 Jul 2012 Asteron product changes outlined
17 Jul 2012 Watch out for unlicensed workers: Board
17 Jul 2012 Unit title act changes cause confusion
16 Jul 2012 Rates round-up: July 16
16 Jul 2012 New BDM for TNP
16 Jul 2012 Advisers warned: volatility ‘permanent’
16 Jul 2012 Growing numbers shop for home loans
16 Jul 2012 People shopping for home loans
16 Jul 2012 News Round Up: July 16
16 Jul 2012 Pinnacle Life gets a rating
16 Jul 2012 Association backs call for strengthening help
13 Jul 2012 FMA issues first report card on AFAs
13 Jul 2012 AFAs get first report card from FMA
13 Jul 2012 More rate increases
13 Jul 2012 BNZ's private banking completes makeover
13 Jul 2012 Steve Goodey wins $396,000 judgement against Phil Jones
13 Jul 2012 Co-operative development plan for Christchurch
12 Jul 2012 NZ should follow Australian health insurance model
12 Jul 2012 Perpetual freezes mortgage fund
12 Jul 2012 What makes rates move?
12 Jul 2012 What triggers home loan rate changes?
12 Jul 2012 Real estate agents say it's a sellers' market: BNZ survey
12 Jul 2012 Leaky buildings destroying wealth: Whitburn
11 Jul 2012 OCR on hold for some time: NZIER
11 Jul 2012 OCR on hold for some time: NZIER
11 Jul 2012 Adviser lawsuit drought not all good news
11 Jul 2012 House prices to rise further but only til mortgage rates rise: Westpac
11 Jul 2012 Steps taken to speed up Tribunal process:Heatley
10 Jul 2012 Harbour commentary: Europe: A Step Back from the Brink
10 Jul 2012 More changes at OnePath predicted
10 Jul 2012 Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Another Year of Two Halves
10 Jul 2012 Brook adds to board
10 Jul 2012 Rate movements both ways
10 Jul 2012 Housing market buzzing but not quite on fire
10 Jul 2012 National house prices up 4.2% on a year ago: QV
10 Jul 2012 Time for perception of landlords to change
10 Jul 2012 Housing advice for Cantabrians
09 Jul 2012 News Round Up: July 9
09 Jul 2012 Rates Round Up: July 9
09 Jul 2012 Kiwibank takes all of advisory firm
09 Jul 2012 Risk profiling ‘astrology’ fails clients
09 Jul 2012 Treat big gains with caution: Newland
09 Jul 2012 Christchurch owners go to court over leases
08 Jul 2012 More little signs of things to come; Kiwibank ups stake
06 Jul 2012 [Weekly wrap] Crossing the Tasman
06 Jul 2012 Heat on in Christchurch rental market: Trade Me
06 Jul 2012 Invercargill property returns 54%
05 Jul 2012 Kiwibank offers 4.99% home loan rate
05 Jul 2012 Z Energy pumps for $150 million of bonds
05 Jul 2012 Kiwibank offers 4.99% home loan rate
05 Jul 2012 FMA targets Perpetual over $25 million loan
05 Jul 2012 Super ministry will help landlords: Heatley
05 Jul 2012 Southland owners get earthquake warning
04 Jul 2012 TrustPower plans bond issue
04 Jul 2012 Unimed gets ratings diagnosis
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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?
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