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December 2008
24 Dec 2008 Charges laid against Bridgecorp and Nathans directors
24 Dec 2008 Westpac's Q4 profit and mortgage market share shrink
23 Dec 2008 2009 Investment predictions discussed
23 Dec 2008 Key investment trends for 2009 predicted
22 Dec 2008 Campbell to head up Guardian Turst
22 Dec 2008 Strategic wins investor approval for moratorium
22 Dec 2008 Bargain bonanza in coastal holiday towns
22 Dec 2008 New rules seemingly shrink BNZ mortgage book
22 Dec 2008 News Round up...
19 Dec 2008 Fonterra plans retail bond offer
19 Dec 2008 Era of the shrewd investor
19 Dec 2008 RIF/DYF report reveals ugly truth
19 Dec 2008 Further cuts on the horizon
18 Dec 2008 More questions to ponder about credit funds
18 Dec 2008 Octaviar agreement to free up cash for OPI
18 Dec 2008 Building a trusted financial sector
17 Dec 2008 Dorchester Finance investors approve plan
17 Dec 2008 Wizard puts away wand
17 Dec 2008 Implemented consulting a flop, departing Russell NZ admits
17 Dec 2008 New Russell NZ boss based in Oz
17 Dec 2008 Opinion: Insurance makes you feel wealthy
17 Dec 2008 Kiwis looking to property again
17 Dec 2008 Officials paint gloomy picture
16 Dec 2008 Advisers demand more from ING
16 Dec 2008 Things looking up for property investors
16 Dec 2008 Tauranga: Bargains in the bay
15 Dec 2008 Market Review: December 2008 Commentary
15 Dec 2008 Market Review: London December 2008 Commentary
15 Dec 2008 Share gets a new chairman
15 Dec 2008 Morningstar disappointed with ING decision
12 Dec 2008 [Weekly Wrap]
12 Dec 2008 Numbers speaking volumes
12 Dec 2008 Tower tweaks trauma conditions and benefits
12 Dec 2008 Wait for categorical advice, PAA chief warns
11 Dec 2008 KiwiSaver-lite gets green light
11 Dec 2008 Tower: Beating back the bear
11 Dec 2008 Median house price edges higher in November: REINZ
11 Dec 2008 Residential Highlights – November 2008
11 Dec 2008 ING births plan nine months after freeze
11 Dec 2008 Time to go down under
10 Dec 2008 Two more ING funds closing
10 Dec 2008 Floating rates that don't sink
10 Dec 2008 Now the hard work for Hanover
10 Dec 2008 PIE fund with a difference
10 Dec 2008 ING seeks to wind up distressed credit funds
10 Dec 2008 PIEs give IRD tummy ache
10 Dec 2008 Pinnancle pushes into adviser market
09 Dec 2008 Hanover shareholders vote in favour of plan
09 Dec 2008 UPDATED: Question time for Hanover big-wigs
09 Dec 2008 Hanover meeting underway
09 Dec 2008 Dyer to advise English on economics
09 Dec 2008 HSBC's mortgage book shrinks but profits jump
09 Dec 2008 Default on rental debt leaving landlords out of pocket
08 Dec 2008 Attempt to stop Hanover meeting fails
08 Dec 2008 Kiwibank welcomes wealth manager
08 Dec 2008 News Round Up
08 Dec 2008 Average house price falls for a second month
08 Dec 2008 Main urban areas commentary: QV
05 Dec 2008 KiwiSaver enters Reserve Bank stats with style
05 Dec 2008 [Weekly Wrap] Talk about falling rates
05 Dec 2008 Babcock wins reprieve, but note-holders pushed back in queue
04 Dec 2008 Auckland property sales fall
04 Dec 2008 Rates down, down, down - market up?
04 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
04 Dec 2008 Bollard slashes interest rates
04 Dec 2008 New legal head for AIG
04 Dec 2008 MPS announcement
04 Dec 2008 OCR reduced to 5%
04 Dec 2008 Communication the key
04 Dec 2008 OCR reduced to 5%
03 Dec 2008 The difference between Hanover and ING
03 Dec 2008 Genesis sets rates
03 Dec 2008 What finance company investors need to consider
03 Dec 2008 SCF opens bond offer
03 Dec 2008 Mortgagee website a hit
03 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
03 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
03 Dec 2008 Genesis Energy launches $225 mill bond offer
03 Dec 2008 ASB, Kiwibank take lion's share of Sept qtr mortgage lending
03 Dec 2008 OCR shock needed to resuscitate risk
03 Dec 2008 Creating Cash Flow
03 Dec 2008 Tenants can now pay rent online
02 Dec 2008 Finance company sector turned on its head
02 Dec 2008 AIG releases product enhancements
02 Dec 2008 Strategic wins trustee support for moratorium
02 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
02 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
02 Dec 2008 Opinion: Think big for risk
02 Dec 2008 Kiwi and Allied to merge
01 Dec 2008 Hanover Roadshow
01 Dec 2008 Dorchester posts $35m loss
01 Dec 2008 Fisher and Morrison launch first fund
01 Dec 2008 News Round Up
01 Dec 2008 Investors looking for property in Manakau
November 2008
30 Nov 2008 Whopper rate cut coming: Economists
30 Nov 2008 ANZ National's bad loan provisions soar
28 Nov 2008 Geneva says BOS reconfirms $35m facility
28 Nov 2008 [Weekly Wrap] Tough decisions are coming
28 Nov 2008 Pouncing on problems
28 Nov 2008 PIS November Development Days
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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