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June 2013
19 Jun 2013 Potential AFAs should be mentored: Tate
18 Jun 2013 Forensic approach to disability claims suggested
18 Jun 2013 Property trusts well positioned
18 Jun 2013 'Price rises have a while to go yet'
17 Jun 2013 One of LM's biggest assets worthless
17 Jun 2013 Consumer confidence stats won't change RBNZ mind: ASB
17 Jun 2013 Massey considers financial planning degree
17 Jun 2013 Long rates rise; Classic goes
17 Jun 2013 Harcourts stats highlight listings decline
17 Jun 2013 Survey shows new listings aren't keeping up
14 Jun 2013 House price solutions 'will be ignored'
14 Jun 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Rules and more rules
14 Jun 2013 Home detention for Dominion directors
14 Jun 2013 What the experts said about the OCR
14 Jun 2013 What the experts said
14 Jun 2013 Equity income still fine strategy
14 Jun 2013 US manager sees value in New Zealand
14 Jun 2013 RBNZ's latest paper on insurance causes concerns
13 Jun 2013 New Retirement Commissioner named
13 Jun 2013 Liberty finally gains control of Mike Pero
13 Jun 2013 David Ross charged over $400 mill ponzi scheme
13 Jun 2013 Slight interest rate rise forecast
13 Jun 2013 Slight interest rate rise forecast
13 Jun 2013 Advisers yet to get responsible investing
13 Jun 2013 Slight interest rate rise forecast
12 Jun 2013 Flurry of home loan rate cuts
12 Jun 2013 More record prices recorded
12 Jun 2013 Pero sale settled
12 Jun 2013 Newpark adds board member
12 Jun 2013 KiwiSaver used to pay bankrupts' creditors
12 Jun 2013 Clarity brought to issue of transfer of offshore pensions
12 Jun 2013 Commission regulation unlikely: Tate
11 Jun 2013 FMA warns on AML
11 Jun 2013 AXA and AMP scheme merger closer
11 Jun 2013 Concerns for units' maintenance plans
10 Jun 2013 Interest rate predictions
10 Jun 2013 Could dealer groups become regulators?
10 Jun 2013 Nine more months of unchanged OCR predicted
10 Jun 2013 Auckland buyers getting desperate: QV
10 Jun 2013 Sprawl not an issue for NZ: Report
07 Jun 2013 [Weekly Wrap] How much do consumers know?
07 Jun 2013 Kiwibank switches home loan promotion
07 Jun 2013 Harbour Asset Management: Another turning point for markets
07 Jun 2013 Banks losing appeal for KiwiSavers
07 Jun 2013 The Top Five things that aren’t done often enough when reviewing insurance
07 Jun 2013 Latest life insurance sales stats
07 Jun 2013 Restrictions on lending may have little impact
07 Jun 2013 Fund managers score poorly, but improve
07 Jun 2013 Higher borrowing costs coming
06 Jun 2013 Australians finally get act together on super portability
06 Jun 2013 Rebalancing period over: Barfoot
05 Jun 2013 New bank tools possibly days away: BNZ
05 Jun 2013 New bank tools possibly days away: BNZ
05 Jun 2013 Challenges ahead for FMA
05 Jun 2013 Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: Death and taxes – how certain are they?
05 Jun 2013 Rate of construction leaps
04 Jun 2013 Govt should regulate commissions: Naylor
04 Jun 2013 Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Bernanke and QE
04 Jun 2013 Borrowers go long
04 Jun 2013 Borrowers go long
04 Jun 2013 NZ firm forms JV with Swiss manager
04 Jun 2013 LVR restrictions 'days away'
04 Jun 2013 Less than a third worried by rising prices: BNZ
03 Jun 2013 KiwiSaver boosting property prices
03 Jun 2013 Supply and demand gap widens
May 2013
31 May 2013 Mortgage lending picks up pace
31 May 2013 Churn in Australian watchdog's sights
31 May 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Wanted: More advisers
31 May 2013 Fidelity Life appoints Chief Underwriting Manager
31 May 2013 Bank KiwiSaver lure may backfire
31 May 2013 Bottom of interest cycle reached: ANZ
30 May 2013 Lombard appeals rejected
30 May 2013 Gould steps down
30 May 2013 PAPER: Finding real solutions for New Zealand retirees
30 May 2013 Wheeler hints OCR cut possible
30 May 2013 Another Australian manager crosses the ditch
30 May 2013 Building consent numbers hit five-year high
29 May 2013 Consumers 'ready to take on more credit'
29 May 2013 ASB's new one year deal
29 May 2013 New tactic with home loan specials
29 May 2013 Poor retention rates can be turned around: AMP
29 May 2013 House prices worry NZIER
28 May 2013 Banking Ombudsman gets new chairman
28 May 2013 Lead managers for Meridian, Genesis sales appointed
28 May 2013 TOWER shareholders in for another payment
28 May 2013 No good news for St Laurence investors
28 May 2013 How to make advice a profession
28 May 2013 Mike Pero Mortgages now Australian owned
28 May 2013 REINZ rejects call to eliminate CVs
27 May 2013 NZF approves sale
27 May 2013 Suzuki, UDC team up
27 May 2013 RAM investors allege insider trading
27 May 2013 NZF accepts Pero valuation
27 May 2013 NZF accepts Pero valuation
27 May 2013 Leverage, not tax, advantage: APIA
24 May 2013 Fraud accused not registered adviser
24 May 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Regulation still a key concern
24 May 2013 ANZ cuts one-year rate
24 May 2013 Strong disapproval of ban on low home deposits
24 May 2013 Strong disapproval of ban on low home deposits
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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
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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