Articles tagged with 'The Wrap'
[The Wrap] Solving the KiwiSaver value for money equation
2 October 2021 - Sometimes when the regulator speaks it feels like a parent telling their children to tidy their room for the umpteenth time.
[The Wrap] FSLAA isn't the only big change advisers need to be aware of
2 April 2021 - The world of financial advice changed significantly last month, and maybe more than many people realised.
[The Wrap] Staying in tune during the lockdown
20 April 2020 - What do you do in a four-week lockdown? Build a playlist. (And compare health apps.)
[The Wrap] Coping with Covid-19; thinking ahead; update your info
30 March 2020 - This week's wrap is a bit different to my normal ones (including being on a Monday). The Covid-19 lockdown presents daily challenges for each of us, but is a good opportunity to think about the future. Also I ask you to update your details so we can get information to you.
[The Wrap] Generate hack a wake up call to all
28 February 2020 - Generate KiwiSaver’s unfortunate experience with cyber crooks is a real wake up call to every participant in the financial services industry.
[The Wrap] Regulators need to be wary of AMP Life deal
21 February 2020 - One of the biggest deals in New Zealand’s financial services industry is going on largely unnoticed at the moment; arguably because there is so much other change going on at present. It’s time the spotlight was put on the deal.
[The Wrap] Thanks for the gift Peter
31 January 2020 - The good news this week is that it looks like my state-funded pension is all but guaranteed (in the not too distant future).
[The Wrap] Financial advice: mainly male drinkers ... really?
25 January 2020 - So apparently the advice industry is a male dominated, boozy culture; what rubbish.
[The Wrap] Into the unknown
24 November 2019 - We're days out from transitional licensing opening and still there are questions which remain unanswered.
[The Wrap] Millennial investors, KiwiSaver and property investment
19 October 2019 - It was a surprise to see the Retirement Commissioner drop a press release suggesting KiwiSaver should be able to be used to buy investment property.
[The Wrap] Royal commission? No. But there's still questions to ask
4 October 2019 - Having just finished reading Adele Fergusson's book, Banking Bad, on the Australian royal commission I am left with these thoughts, observations and comments.
[The Wrap] What's worse? Commissions on insurance or cashbacks for home loans
21 September 2019 - Commissions are the hot topic which we just can't get away from. This week we ponder the latest appointment to the FMA board along with some questions around what regulators really want.
[The Wrap] Let's not follow what's happening in Australia
6 September 2019 - This week’s Wrap is a sobering one and one with some lessons from Australia we don’t want to repeat.