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August 2026
22 Aug 2026 [GRTV] New Retirement Commissioner David Boyle outlines his goals
22 Aug 2026 NZ has a ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to reshape retirement
21 Aug 2026 NZX 50 gains for third week as earnings season rolls on
21 Aug 2026 AIA New Zealand appoints Acting Chief Customer Officer
21 Aug 2026 [Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
21 Aug 2026 NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
20 Aug 2026 NZX 50 dips as Auckland Airport overshadows solid earnings day
20 Aug 2026 Infrastructure investor Morrison adds former US Dep Sec of State
20 Aug 2026 Kiwibank says June half-year competition for home loans was particularly fierce
19 Aug 2026 Ebos, Fletcher earnings drive NZX 50 higher
19 Aug 2026 Trust in AI’s decision making not keeping pace with adoption
18 Aug 2026 NZX 50 outperforms Asia as a2 Milk bounces back
18 Aug 2026 Lendr secures $100 million bank funding
18 Aug 2026 ASB profit down; Adviser support steady
17 Aug 2026 NZX 50 sinks as a2 Milk slides amid jitters over Chinese buyers
17 Aug 2026 Banks lose KiwiSaver share
17 Aug 2026 KiwiMonster enhances adviser reports
17 Aug 2026 Generate adds Advice Network Manager
17 Aug 2026 Increasing number of homes selling for a loss
16 Aug 2026 [Weekly Wrap] The opacity of fund manager accounts
14 Aug 2026 NZX 50 gains for a second week as rising tourism revives SkyCity
14 Aug 2026 How public markets can help finance our infrastructure deficit
14 Aug 2026 Insurance dominates FSC awards
13 Aug 2026 NZX 50 rallies as local inflation expectations cool
13 Aug 2026 Former ASB CEO to become Asteron chair
13 Aug 2026 Who is responsible for notifying policy changes?
12 Aug 2026 NZX 50 slides for 2nd day as Australia’s mortgage chill crosses the Tasman
12 Aug 2026 FMA commissions independent review into Samantha Barass
12 Aug 2026 Digital services challenge advisers – and create an opportunity
12 Aug 2026 AIA expands menopause support toolkit
12 Aug 2026 Others sought in alleged $5 million mortgage fraud
11 Aug 2026 Barrenjoey and Craigs do a deal
11 Aug 2026 NZX 50 dips as RBA warns on inflation; Craigs, Barrenjoey join forces
11 Aug 2026 Is responsible investing too hard for KiwiSaver providers to do?
10 Aug 2026 NZX 50 joins Asia rally on Wall Street record while Contact outlook cools
09 Aug 2026 The Curve launches fund aimed at closing women’s investment gap
07 Aug 2026 [Weekly Wrap] It's time politicians take a better approach to retirement issues
07 Aug 2026 [GRTV] Victoria Harris gives Elevation Fund a makeover
07 Aug 2026 NZX 50 loses momentum amid choppy waters through Strait of Hormuz
06 Aug 2026 NZX 50 snaps three-day rally as heavyweights drag
06 Aug 2026 Govt appoints new FMA chair a day before cooling period starts
06 Aug 2026 Kernel adds BDM to work with advisers
06 Aug 2026 Fidelity Life appoints Raffi Rassam as Head of Claims
06 Aug 2026 Potential damages a snag in oppostion to TSB Bank sale to Heartland
05 Aug 2026 Aaron Klee takes up new role
05 Aug 2026 NZX 50 closes at record as jobs data cools rate hike expectations
05 Aug 2026 GRTV Transcript: Mindful Money co-CEO Kate Vennell on ethical investing
04 Aug 2026 Potential damages a snag in oppostion to TSB Bank sale to Heartland
04 Aug 2026 Blue-chips drive NZX 50 higher; Palantir sets pace for trans-Tasman tech stocks
04 Aug 2026 MBIE confirms investigation into FMA
04 Aug 2026 KiwiSaver funds shake off Middle East tension
03 Aug 2026 NZX 50 gains as oil prices ease; Vista hits two-month high
03 Aug 2026 Mortgage holders still riding lower interest rates
03 Aug 2026 Staffing cuts helped Fisher Funds lift annual net profit 21.7%
02 Aug 2026 India’s investment boom
July 2026
31 Jul 2026 NZX 50 ends strong July on sour note
31 Jul 2026 [The Wrap] What the heck is happening at the FMA?
31 Jul 2026 Code Committee gets new chair
31 Jul 2026 Michael Lang now controls more than 75% of NZ Funds Management
30 Jul 2026 NZX 50 slumps in global rout; Crimson makes play for Kip McGrath
29 Jul 2026 Kernel goal: Wealth OS for all
29 Jul 2026 FMA CEO on leave
29 Jul 2026 NZX 50 touches 14k level for first time as F&P Healthcare drives gains
29 Jul 2026 Are we doing right by our clients when it comes to TPD?
29 Jul 2026 Milford lifts fee income despite earning no performance fees
28 Jul 2026 FANZ inks deal with Southern African financial planners
28 Jul 2026 Heavyweights keep NZX 50 in the green as Infratil knocked by AI woes
28 Jul 2026 Southern Cross appoints new CEO
28 Jul 2026 Aurora KiwiSaver becomes Hive, adds third-party managers
28 Jul 2026 Active managers slip down KiwiSaver tables
27 Jul 2026 The Placebo Effect: Healthcare's Defensive Reputation Under the Microscope
27 Jul 2026 Spark leads NZX 50 to record as digital services put under the microscope
27 Jul 2026 AIA adds grocery discounts to Vitality
27 Jul 2026 [GRTV] FMA puts AI advice and banks’ return to wealth management under spotlight
26 Jul 2026 RIAA Conference made more adviser friendly
24 Jul 2026 SkyCity surges on asset sales; NZX 50 ends week up
24 Jul 2026 Sharesies' KiwiSaver still going for growth, reaches break-even on cash flow
23 Jul 2026 Meridian buoys NZX 50 as investors weigh AI spend and oil prices
23 Jul 2026 Salt's long-short fund chalked up another strong year
22 Jul 2026 NZX 50 rallies as SkyCity hits three-month high on hotel sale
22 Jul 2026 Pace of interest rate increases not clear cut
22 Jul 2026 Fidelity Life offers premium relief to customers affected by flooding
22 Jul 2026 Generate's KiwiSaver funds got their turn in the sun in the June quarter
22 Jul 2026 Former AMP Life policyholders moving to Asteron
21 Jul 2026 NZ’s economy is beginning to turn around while Australia is showing signs of fatigue
21 Jul 2026 NZX 50 falls as accelerating inflation keeps focus on oil prices
21 Jul 2026 New MDRT NZ leaders
21 Jul 2026 PPS loses CFO/COO
21 Jul 2026 Unilaterally changing mortgage arrears payment dates leads to trouble
20 Jul 2026 NZX 50 inches higher in mixed Asian trading; oil prices rise
18 Jul 2026 Why speed and flexibility matter more than ever for SME lending
17 Jul 2026 NZX 50 snaps two weeks of gains as Middle East conflict casts a chill
17 Jul 2026 Expansion of North Shore mortgage business
17 Jul 2026 Government looking at wholesale investor loophole
16 Jul 2026 NZX 50 falls for 4th day as investor sentiment cools across Asia
16 Jul 2026 How to get financial advice to more people
15 Jul 2026 NZX 50 slides as slowing Chinese growth weighs on a2 Milk
15 Jul 2026 Professional IQ: NZ's Highest-rated Level 5 Certificate Provider
14 Jul 2026 NZX 50 drops as oil spike rocks heavyweights Auckland Airport, Meridian
14 Jul 2026 [GRTV] Increasing access to advice
Latest News
[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
2 min read
NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
3 min read
Trust in AI’s decision making not keeping pace with adoption
Trust in AI’s decision making not keeping pace with adoption
3 min read
Banks lose KiwiSaver share
Banks lose KiwiSaver share
2 min read
Latest Comments
FE Investments in receivership
Fei , trustees still hold large of money not yet refund fully.
6 days 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?
2 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.
2 weeks ago P Urbani