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July 2020
06 Jul 2020 Replacement case puts spotlight on 'churn'
03 Jul 2020 Market hits four month high
03 Jul 2020 Insurance company loses CEO
03 Jul 2020 Former Fidelity man joins dealer group
03 Jul 2020 Sale of AMP Life an absolute travesty
03 Jul 2020 Why the future is not bleak for the housing market
03 Jul 2020 TSB makes big rate cuts; Bank profits drop 20%
03 Jul 2020 Bank profits drop 20%
02 Jul 2020 Cigna tweaks non-medical limits
02 Jul 2020 NZ shares rise as vaccine news spurs optimism
02 Jul 2020 Westpac's investment arm, BT gets a new head of investments
02 Jul 2020 SuperCity sales defy expectations – for now
02 Jul 2020 AIA launches community grants programme
02 Jul 2020 Westpac scraps cash backs for high LVR loans; Aussie politician backs trail
02 Jul 2020 ASB recruiting advisers
01 Jul 2020 Less stressed during lockdown
01 Jul 2020 Trustees Executors extends Bravura connection
01 Jul 2020 NZ shares fall on Auckland Airport guidance; F&P gives up gains
01 Jul 2020 Aussie politician hints at support for trail
01 Jul 2020 Consents rebound likely to be short-lived
01 Jul 2020 PMG successfully completes capital raise
01 Jul 2020 Four new buyers’ markets emerge
01 Jul 2020 Westpac scraps cash backs for high LVR loans
01 Jul 2020 AMP Life deal is done
01 Jul 2020 Early signs of confidence in property market
June 2020
30 Jun 2020 FMA statement of intent: Keep watch on incentives
30 Jun 2020 AMP Life rating affirmed after sale
30 Jun 2020 First $20 billion New Zealand company minted
30 Jun 2020 COMMENT: Are Airbnb hosts in breach of the RTA?
30 Jun 2020 Signs of confidence but early days yet
30 Jun 2020 To FAP or not to FAP, the update
30 Jun 2020 We will be a formidable team: Ballantyne
30 Jun 2020 Are sub-2% mortgages on the way?
30 Jun 2020 Are sub-2% mortgages on the way?
29 Jun 2020 Regulatory change needed, or halt to AMP Life sale, policyholder says
29 Jun 2020 Partners Life expects advisers to opt for FAPO
29 Jun 2020 Local bourse bucks global slide on Fisher & Paykel result
29 Jun 2020 Survey reveals lending concerns
29 Jun 2020 Survey reveals lending concerns
29 Jun 2020 Apartment views
29 Jun 2020 How housing affects the market for insurance
28 Jun 2020 Active management 'not very well'
27 Jun 2020 Harbour cuts fund fees
26 Jun 2020 NZ shares rise as investors eye upbeat F&P Healthcare result
26 Jun 2020 Southern Cross supports new safe haven for at-risk pets
26 Jun 2020 Kiwibank ramps up pressure on rivals; Ways to future-proof your business
26 Jun 2020 New classified section
26 Jun 2020 COMMENT: Don’t discount migration as a demand driver
26 Jun 2020 Kiwibank ramps up pressure on rivals
26 Jun 2020 [Opinion] Ways to future proof your business
25 Jun 2020 Final disclosure regulations welcomed
25 Jun 2020 Mortgage borrowing rebounds in May
25 Jun 2020 Is default status a gravy train?
25 Jun 2020 Covid fears cast pall on sharemarket (again); Air NZ drops
25 Jun 2020 Mortgage borrowing rebounds in May
25 Jun 2020 SuperCity yields improving
25 Jun 2020 What’s going on in the rental market
25 Jun 2020 Date set for new regime
25 Jun 2020 OCR reaction: more action to push rates lower?
24 Jun 2020 Financial advice's 'golden opportunity'
24 Jun 2020 Investors chasing yield push the sharemarket higher
24 Jun 2020 QE the preferred tool for lower rates: economists
24 Jun 2020 OCR decision revealed
24 Jun 2020 S&P forecast 10% house price fall
24 Jun 2020 BNZ and Resimac cut rates; OCR decision later
24 Jun 2020 Financial Advice NZ launches Trusted Adviser
23 Jun 2020 Logical appointment at National Capital
23 Jun 2020 NZ shares fall as Ebos shareholder sells down; covid jitters remain
23 Jun 2020 Resimac cuts specialist floating rates
23 Jun 2020 Mould complaint doesn’t warrant reduced tenancy term
23 Jun 2020 All clear for AMP Life sale
23 Jun 2020 Reaction to full licensing details; Nelson Building Society rate cuts
23 Jun 2020 Mixed response to full licensing details
23 Jun 2020 NZ Funds adds adviser
22 Jun 2020 No annual returns this year
22 Jun 2020 NZ shares fall as fears of a second covid wave rise
22 Jun 2020 OCR Preview Survey: key things to watch; Kiwibank rate cut
22 Jun 2020 OCR Preview Survey: OCR set to remain on hold
22 Jun 2020 Maple-Brown Abbott adds two as ESG focus increases
21 Jun 2020 Changes at Mike Pero Mortgages
20 Jun 2020 Advisers 'firebreaker' for clients, Botica says
19 Jun 2020 NZ shares rise; index moves push Port of Tauranga to record
19 Jun 2020 Select Wealth creates new head
19 Jun 2020 Market outlook: what economists have to say
19 Jun 2020 ASB eases lending policy, cuts rates; Go Home Loans rate cuts
19 Jun 2020 Ways to sell more insurance
19 Jun 2020 Retirement Income Group hits growth milestone
18 Jun 2020 Air NZ's share price brought back to earth; Heightened pandemic fears weigh on the market
18 Jun 2020 ASSET June Disclaimers
18 Jun 2020 Tenancy termination ban lifted
18 Jun 2020 Huge surge in buyer demand
18 Jun 2020 CareSaver appoints new head of client engagement
18 Jun 2020 Advisers join Mortgage Link
18 Jun 2020 QE could push mortgage rates lower; FMA reveals full licensing details
18 Jun 2020 ASB eases lending policy
17 Jun 2020 Licence classes welcomed, more clarity needed on some criteria: Shanks
17 Jun 2020 Market posts its biggest gain since March; A2 and F&P take the lead
17 Jun 2020 ACC to decarbonise it portfolio
17 Jun 2020 QE could push mortgage rates even lower: ASB
17 Jun 2020 [GRTV] Watch out for some market surprises: Gaynor
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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.
2 weeks 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.
3 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