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February 2020
27 Feb 2020 Public Trust appoints directors
27 Feb 2020 Investors sell down energy stocks
27 Feb 2020 Record January home lending
27 Feb 2020 Propsa plans extra NZ funding
27 Feb 2020 Housing market boom won't last long
26 Feb 2020 Kiwi market ranked fourth over 120 years
26 Feb 2020 Wealthpoint hires compliance expertise
26 Feb 2020 Pandemic fears drive NZ shares lower for a second day consecutive day
26 Feb 2020 Tenancy reform submissions due March 25
26 Feb 2020 Housing market boom won't last long: Westpac
26 Feb 2020 The cost of overstaying tenants
26 Feb 2020 Reforms pile pressure on landlords; Mike Pero hires
26 Feb 2020 Three new hires at Mike Pero Mortgages
26 Feb 2020 Tax change to boost listed funds
25 Feb 2020 NZ shares fall as the risk of global pandemic rises
25 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Time to change debate on replacement business
25 Feb 2020 Peer-to-peer lending up at Southern Cross
25 Feb 2020 How active is your KiwiSaver manager?
25 Feb 2020 Inland Revenue outlines GST plan
25 Feb 2020 Putting the case for income protection
24 Feb 2020 NZ shares tank following sudden spread of covid-19
24 Feb 2020 Nothing to worry about AMP Life says
24 Feb 2020 RTA reforms pile pressure on landlords
24 Feb 2020 Southern Cross loan book nears $225 million
24 Feb 2020 Boielle takes on expanded role at Southern Cross
24 Feb 2020 Regions lead the price growth pack
24 Feb 2020 nib reports local profit lift as group fortunes fall
24 Feb 2020 Kiwibank to enter adviser market
24 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Sam Dickie's 2020 outlook
24 Feb 2020 Kiwibank set to enter adviser market
22 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Time to change debate on replacement business
21 Feb 2020 [The Wrap] Regulators need to be wary of AMP Life deal
21 Feb 2020 Earnings season rewards investors
21 Feb 2020 Kiwibank lending rises, profit falls
21 Feb 2020 What will happen to insurance premiums under the new regime?
21 Feb 2020 What will happen to insurance premiums under the new regime?
21 Feb 2020 NZ Super Fund: Some coronavirus losses will be recovered, others gone for good
21 Feb 2020 Full steam ahead for tenancy reforms
20 Feb 2020 NZX50 cracks 12,000 first time ever; Ebos, Auckland Airport earnings lift market
20 Feb 2020 Charges laid against Kloogh
20 Feb 2020 The new face of the NZPIF
20 Feb 2020 Generate offers compensation
19 Feb 2020 Active comes out on top in FMA debate
19 Feb 2020 Fletcher and Spark earnings settle investors
19 Feb 2020 Providers disagree on active advantage for responsible investment
19 Feb 2020 When will mortgage wars end?
19 Feb 2020 FMA debate: Passive v Active
19 Feb 2020 Heartland launches reverse mortgages for investors
19 Feb 2020 Heartland offers reverse mortgages to investors; new ANZ retail boss
19 Feb 2020 New, higher rate on interest and dividend tax
19 Feb 2020 ANZ appoints new retail boss
18 Feb 2020 The cost of running a one-person FAP revealed
18 Feb 2020 Insurers tweak discount offers
18 Feb 2020 Fisher Funds adds experienced faces
18 Feb 2020 Heartland highlight in NZ shares reporting season
18 Feb 2020 Heartland launches reverse mortgages for investors
18 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Benefits of Asia ETFs
18 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Fisher Funds' Sam Dickie's 2020 outlook
18 Feb 2020 [GRTV] Emerging markets key to long-term investment success
18 Feb 2020 Strong start for market in 2020
18 Feb 2020 What the ratings agency said about Fidelity Life
18 Feb 2020 Good customer outcomes, where did this term come from?
18 Feb 2020 When will interest rates rise?
18 Feb 2020 Generate: Advisers dealing with questions
17 Feb 2020 Tenancy reform bill hits Parliament
17 Feb 2020 NZ Funds appoints adviser-focused principal
17 Feb 2020 Weaker Kiwi buoys A2, F&P Healthcare
17 Feb 2020 Lapse rates up; profit down at AMP Life
17 Feb 2020 Low rates until 2022
17 Feb 2020 Challenge to landlord reforms
17 Feb 2020 AIA launches new adviser support programme
17 Feb 2020 Regulation pushes firms to vertical integration
16 Feb 2020 REINZ & NZPIF join up to battle RTA changes
15 Feb 2020 [The Wrap] Conduct wheels spinning
14 Feb 2020 NZ shares fall as Synlait declines another day
14 Feb 2020 Government brokers to match landlords with tenants
14 Feb 2020 A chance to invest in home loans; HSBC special rate drops to 3.2%
14 Feb 2020 National questions limits on adviser incentives
13 Feb 2020 Synlait Milk slumps to 2-year low; NZ shares fall
13 Feb 2020 Investors get chance to fund home loans through Squirrel; Harmoney exits
13 Feb 2020 A number of buyers interested in AMP
13 Feb 2020 Rising house prices glossed over in MPS
13 Feb 2020 Prospa's first year in NZ; Faafoi reassures advisers
13 Feb 2020 Prospa's first year in New Zealand
12 Feb 2020 Morningstar: Don't expect another 2019
12 Feb 2020 Generate members' data accessed illegitimately
12 Feb 2020 NZ shares buoyed by RBNZ optimism of brief coronavirus hit
12 Feb 2020 OCR reaction: RBNZ upbeat on outlook
12 Feb 2020 Coronavirus contagion uncertainty
12 Feb 2020 OCR decision revealed
12 Feb 2020 ASB books a loss on sale of Aegis
12 Feb 2020 OCR decision later; NZFSG hires customer experience specialist
12 Feb 2020 Health system not helping income protection claims
12 Feb 2020 InvestNow acquires AMP Capital's retail business
11 Feb 2020 Coronavirus fears boost demand for yield plays
11 Feb 2020 FNZ gets new shareholder
11 Feb 2020 Rental contaminated, not damaged by meth
11 Feb 2020 Prospa in new SME deal
11 Feb 2020 Faafoi reassures advisers about the future
11 Feb 2020 Prospa offers advisers SME deal
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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