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May 2014
23 May 2014 Interest rates tipped to rise but price expectations weaken
23 May 2014 Kiwis seek out expert advice
23 May 2014 Competition concerns for valuers
22 May 2014 Finance company profits rise
22 May 2014 Heartland gets upgrade
22 May 2014 Westpac backs capital gains tax idea
22 May 2014 Westpac backs CGT proposal
22 May 2014 Strict rules for disclosure
22 May 2014 Triplejump appoints directors
22 May 2014 Buyers getting creative: Harcourts
22 May 2014 CGT 'would lift home-ownership levels'
22 May 2014 Deposits safe: Receivers
21 May 2014 Homeowners support compulsion: FSC
21 May 2014 Work to do to rebuild trust: FMA boss
21 May 2014 Westpac rises
21 May 2014 Calm heads will do well out of coming months: Newland
21 May 2014 Migration not biggest price driver: Economist
20 May 2014 In case you missed it
20 May 2014 Focus on value for members: New IFA president
20 May 2014 KIPT reports strong office demand
19 May 2014 New boss for NZCU
19 May 2014 Transition period likely needed for DIMS rules
17 May 2014 HSBC goes sub 6%
16 May 2014 Finance company adviser charged
16 May 2014 Bad broker Buddle changes plea
16 May 2014 New president for IFA
16 May 2014 RBNZ: What might have happened without LVRs
16 May 2014 Role for Guardian Trust's AFAs: Barnes
16 May 2014 Reserve Bank tempers reinsurance standard
16 May 2014 Rents not high enough to justify building: JLL
16 May 2014 RBNZ: What would have happened without LVRs?
15 May 2014 NZDMO tweaks programme
15 May 2014 Rising home loan rates a fait accompli
15 May 2014 No handout for first-time buyers
15 May 2014 ASB tops FundSource rankings
15 May 2014 No handouts for first-time buyers
15 May 2014 94% of rental properties fail WOF trial
14 May 2014 $100m reserved for bookbuild clients
14 May 2014 Turnover down more than expected: RBNZ
14 May 2014 $400m of NZ bonds on offer this week
14 May 2014 Fixed income investors 'should seek absolute returns'
14 May 2014 Turnover down more than expected: RBNZ
13 May 2014 Rate rises having an impact; SBS cuts
13 May 2014 OCR increases having an impact
13 May 2014 People don’t like talking about dying
13 May 2014 Too soon to jump back into emerging markets: K2
13 May 2014 11% of landlords live overseas: Report
13 May 2014 Prices expected to rise but 'not a great time to buy'
12 May 2014 Older, female, richer investors more likely to get advice
12 May 2014 Call for Govt action on strengthening costs
12 May 2014 REINZ: Market slowing
11 May 2014 Low volatility feeds a search for yield
09 May 2014 Mercer Marsh mash up
09 May 2014 Pressure coming on bank margins
09 May 2014 LVR restrictions could come off this year
09 May 2014 LVR restrictions could come off this year
09 May 2014 Fidelity adds new board member
09 May 2014 Accountants: Financial advisers of the future?
09 May 2014 Harcourts applauds LVR move
09 May 2014 Update on the New Zealand housing market [FEATURE with GRAPHS]
08 May 2014 Kiwis will miss out on comfortable retirement: FSC
08 May 2014 'Average Kiwis missing out on advice'
08 May 2014 Parents 'propping up lending'
08 May 2014 QV: First-time buyers return
07 May 2014 Rules may be relaxed on Friday: Economists
07 May 2014 Brown quits FMA role
07 May 2014 New Zealand's big bet on China
07 May 2014 BNZ does a wee tweak
07 May 2014 More special housing areas revealed
06 May 2014 KiwiSaver – opportunity, threat or both?
06 May 2014 DIYers shun advice: Research
06 May 2014 Low-interest loans a risk worth taking: BNZ
06 May 2014 KIPT sells rest of Auckland high rise
05 May 2014 Switch to fix puts pressure on: Westpac
05 May 2014 ASB makes 3-year hero rate and offers more cash
05 May 2014 ASB makes 3-year hero rate and offers more cash
05 May 2014 Kiwibank offer formalised
05 May 2014 Providers need more confidence in resoution schemes: FMA boss
05 May 2014 Sellers need to price well: B&T
05 May 2014 Still a seller's market: Realestate.co.nz
04 May 2014 KiwiSaver withdrawal system sparks complaints
04 May 2014 Asteron appoints claims executive
02 May 2014 A week of the expected and unexpected
02 May 2014 FMA board appointments
02 May 2014 How ANZ is winning the battle
02 May 2014 Don't fear the move online: AMP
02 May 2014 Investors open to body corporate arrangements: Crockers
01 May 2014 Bank distribution drives ANZ's mortgage growth
01 May 2014 LVR rules could be loosened this month: Westpac
01 May 2014 Kiwis want to be forced to save: FSC
01 May 2014 FMA boss predicts cultural shift
01 May 2014 Nice moves guys
01 May 2014 Diversification pays off for KiwiSavers: Morningstar
01 May 2014 Peak of 4.5% would feel higher: ASB
01 May 2014 REINZ to examine data
01 May 2014 KiwiSaver plan 'not the answer'
April 2014
30 Apr 2014 SBS boss appointed
30 Apr 2014 Tate: Is regulation helping consumers?
30 Apr 2014 More consents issued
30 Apr 2014 NZPIF slams Labour's ring-fencing plan
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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