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May 2013

22 May 2013IFA gets two new directors
22 May 2013'Don't bet on Aussie banks'
21 May 2013Here's one for the FMA
21 May 2013Salt gets COO from AMP Capital
21 May 2013Top mortgage brokers named
21 May 2013Advisers' Code about to get tweaked
20 May 2013PAA chairman resigns
20 May 2013Lender of the year named
20 May 2013LM court date pushed back
20 May 2013Partners wins PAA gong
20 May 2013RBNZ confirms macroprudential tools
18 May 2013New to Business versus Business Overheads Cover
17 May 2013S&P sounds warning to some lenders
17 May 2013S&P sounds warning to some lenders
17 May 2013Advisers told to dob in peers
16 May 2013Final battle for control of Mike Pero Mortgages starts
16 May 2013Mike Pero accusations fly
15 May 2013Adviser data safe dispute scheme says
15 May 2013Kiwibank does a switch
15 May 2013Kiwibank switches home loan specials to two year term
15 May 2013Investors 'need to take responsibility'
14 May 2013AFA requirements should be stricter: Hughes
14 May 2013Fidelity not hiring TOWER's sales force
13 May 2013Aussies take slice of Edge
13 May 2013Another new fund manager pops up
12 May 2013Revamp planned for AX
12 May 2013IFA names Grayland replacement
10 May 2013AIS opens the doors on its investment strategy discussion
10 May 2013[Weekly Wrap] What's left for TOWER?
10 May 2013Dominion Finance director pleads guilty
10 May 2013Lifetime grabs top broker
10 May 2013TOWER life business sold
10 May 2013Westpac outsources to employees
10 May 2013FMA 'too slow'
9 May 2013TOWER staff branch out
8 May 2013RBNZ introducing macroprudential tools 'soon'
8 May 2013Harbour Monthly Commentary: The Threat of Inflation or Deflation
8 May 2013Third time lucky for equity derivatives?
8 May 2013FSC policy replacement guidelines 'irrelevant'
7 May 2013Gold recovers but growth 'limited'
7 May 2013Interest rate warning for borrowers
6 May 2013Henderson monthly commentary: An update on Asia
6 May 2013More action with one-year home loan rates
6 May 2013BNZ takes the one-year lead
6 May 2013nib appoints NZ CEO
6 May 2013Fund managers ineffective: Report
3 May 2013Westpac reduces appetite risk
3 May 2013Sovereign: Underwriting Manager
3 May 2013ANZ appoints private banking boss
3 May 2013Tyndall Monthly Commentary:Dangerous Assumptions Impact New Zealand
3 May 2013FMA gets 'good' report card
3 May 2013Geneva announces early payment
2 May 2013TNP makes GM of ops
2 May 2013Trilogy in court to win control of LM mortgage fund
1 May 2013Dorchester announces structure simplification, dividends
1 May 2013Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: Investing in Japan – an emperor with new clothes?
1 May 2013Finance sector more appealing: Survey
1 May 2013Growth funds report strong returns
1 May 2013Finance company customers seek out banks

April 2013

30 Apr 2013RESIMAC rate changes
30 Apr 2013No charges for Hanover: SFO
30 Apr 2013Westpac makes its one-year rate look good
30 Apr 2013Westpac makes its one-year rate look good
30 Apr 2013Partners Life rejects restructure scepticism
30 Apr 2013Inflation warning from Fisher
29 Apr 2013Anger at delay in asking big Ross questions
29 Apr 2013New low equity charge from Westpac
29 Apr 2013New low equity charge for Westpac customers
29 Apr 2013Next set of new rules tweaked thanks to Ross Asset Management
26 Apr 2013[Weekly Wrap] Commission is this week's buzzword
26 Apr 2013FMA chairman reappointed
26 Apr 2013Do commissions damage customer trust?
26 Apr 2013Partners Life loses staff
24 Apr 2013Early detection of cancer and private medical insurance
24 Apr 2013Threats of OCR hike possibly a ploy: Economist
24 Apr 2013The latest on the OCR
24 Apr 2013More cuts; Latest on the OCR
24 Apr 2013SBS goes under 5% across the board
24 Apr 2013Do you match the profile of the adviser industry?
23 Apr 2013No move in OCR yet: Economists
23 Apr 2013Govt reserve resolution scheme axed
22 Apr 2013No move in OCR yet: Economists
22 Apr 2013Banks cut one-year rates ahead of OCR
22 Apr 2013Fisher shows TOWER managers the door
21 Apr 2013Lenders targetted
20 Apr 2013One-year home loan rates fall
19 Apr 2013TOWER staff out of a job
19 Apr 2013[Weekly Wrap] Complaining about a lack of complaints
19 Apr 2013Let's reframe under-insurance debate
19 Apr 2013TNP looks to corporatised advice model
19 Apr 2013First adviser heads to disciplinary committee
18 Apr 2013New distribution boss for Fidelity
18 Apr 2013Campaign to tackle under-insurance launched
18 Apr 2013Family and friends NZers source of KiwiSaver advice
18 Apr 2013Competition putting pressure on bank margins
18 Apr 2013Complaints up but awareness low
17 Apr 2013Competition keeps bank margins low: KPMG
17 Apr 2013Gold loses its shine
16 Apr 2013Govt ignores its own rules: Lee
15 Apr 2013Price can't be sole selling point: FMA
12 Apr 2013[Weekly Wrap] MRP process leaves a lot to be desired
12 Apr 2013Dominion, North South Finance executive guilty
12 Apr 2013Kiwis investing in SMEs: English
12 Apr 2013Govt should get pinged over its MRP sales process
12 Apr 2013IFA and IBANZ College team up
12 Apr 2013FMA gives green light to offer document
11 Apr 2013Buoyant market tempts new brokers
11 Apr 2013New Zealand's lack of deposit insurance unusual
11 Apr 2013Mudford: Grayland's job done
10 Apr 2013IFA loses its PD boss over conference switch
10 Apr 2013Van Eyk sale 'won't change research product'
9 Apr 2013Kiwibank offers TC3 insurance
9 Apr 2013Kiwibank ends one special starts another
9 Apr 2013Regulation makes MRP discussion difficult: Leitch
8 Apr 2013Low OCR may not be a sure bet: RBNZ
8 Apr 2013Kiwibank's 4.79% offer ends
8 Apr 2013Boutique not necessarily small
8 Apr 2013Harbour Monthly Commentary: In a more normal world?
5 Apr 2013MRP shares may sell for up to $2.80
5 Apr 2013Fisher settles TOWER buy
5 Apr 2013[Weekly Wrap] Mighty River Share price revealed
5 Apr 2013Why insurance advisers should care about the Credit SaILS report
5 Apr 2013Advisers ask: Are qualifications worthless?
4 Apr 2013Non-bank lenders under review
4 Apr 2013Insurer pays out $160,000 for surgery
4 Apr 2013Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Does Cyprus Really Matter?
4 Apr 2013Lo-doc lending for Christchurch
4 Apr 2013Lo-doc for Christchurch
4 Apr 2013Lo-doc for Christchurch
4 Apr 2013No need for fewer resolution services: FSCL
3 Apr 2013Brook: New Zealand Electrical Utilities
3 Apr 2013Web to unpick: Administrators
2 Apr 2013Credit Union Insurance licensed
2 Apr 2013TOWER sale settles
2 Apr 2013RaboDirect appoints new BDA for Key Account Services
2 Apr 2013Latest lending numbers
2 Apr 2013Terry Butler dies
2 Apr 2013TFAS advisers' role unchanged: TOWER
1 Apr 2013Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: Don’t hedge currency exposures – part 2

March 2013

31 Mar 2013Morgan ends his investment business involvement
28 Mar 2013Mortgages hit new high
28 Mar 2013[Weekly Wrap] How much is advice worth?
28 Mar 2013Lifetime changes
28 Mar 2013Battle in the three-year term
27 Mar 2013LM seeking new loans
27 Mar 2013The Co-operative Bank's latest changes
27 Mar 2013RBNZ proposal may increase rates; Bank customers on the move
27 Mar 2013Customers switch banks at twice normal rate
27 Mar 2013International small firms on offer to investors
26 Mar 2013Unpicking LM will take months: Administrators
26 Mar 2013Shareholders open to sale: Pinnacle
26 Mar 2013Increased capital requirements 'could make loans more expensive'
26 Mar 2013BNZ cuts long rates: RBNZ proposal may increase rates
26 Mar 2013Sovereign boss: Don't fear banks
25 Mar 2013KiwiSaver insufficient: FSC
25 Mar 2013SCF receivership wraps up
25 Mar 2013Most of Perpetual sold
25 Mar 2013'Opportunity there, if advisers can grab it'
24 Mar 2013LM commission questions
24 Mar 2013Ross investors must prove investment gains were fake
24 Mar 2013Wilder to retire
22 Mar 2013Kiwi banks ranked in top 25
22 Mar 2013[Weekly Wrap] Is no news good news for shareholders?
22 Mar 2013TOWER board grilled by shareholders
22 Mar 2013Waikato adviser joins Plus4
22 Mar 2013Vow not ruling out NZ
22 Mar 2013Wheeler should move rate now: Economist
21 Mar 2013TOWER: No life sale yet
21 Mar 2013TOWER managing director steps aside
21 Mar 2013'Opportunities in NZ shares, emerging markets'
20 Mar 2013LM investors' fears for payout
20 Mar 2013Brokers should make gimmicks irrelevant: McLeod
20 Mar 2013IMF sounds bubble warning
20 Mar 2013RFAs confused about AML rules
20 Mar 2013First-home changes suggested
19 Mar 2013Regulation showing results: RBNZ
19 Mar 2013Westpac matches ANZ
19 Mar 2013Westpac joins the action
19 Mar 2013Fund managers can’t outsource AML
18 Mar 2013Fitch warns about high LVR lending
18 Mar 2013Mint nabs former BT man for its board
18 Mar 2013Missing clients a problem for advisers
18 Mar 2013A rate fall before a hike
18 Mar 2013Sovereign predicting growth
15 Mar 2013ANZ cuts a rate but increases others
15 Mar 2013Capital + Merchant directors sentenced
15 Mar 2013Abano chief to chair Tower Medical
15 Mar 2013[Weekly Wrap] Fixing the FSPR
15 Mar 2013Yep, home loan rates go down
15 Mar 2013Questions asked about DIMS
14 Mar 2013BNZ gets new head of wealth management
14 Mar 2013No OCR change this year, lower mortgage rates possible
14 Mar 2013OCR on hold: RBNZ
14 Mar 2013RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged
14 Mar 2013No change to the OCR
14 Mar 2013Regulation leads to poor quality: Academic
13 Mar 2013Reserve Bank faces tricky decision tomorrow
13 Mar 2013Interim Retirement Commissioner appointed
13 Mar 2013Changes tipped for pension transfer regime
12 Mar 2013National Finance director sentenced
12 Mar 2013FSP rules tightened
12 Mar 2013Mercer manages conflict of interest risk
12 Mar 2013RBNZ ponders re-insurance clampdown
12 Mar 2013Sickness could destroy families: FSC
11 Mar 2013Banks sued over fees
11 Mar 2013Withers appointed to ANZ
11 Mar 2013Free TV latest bank carrot
11 Mar 2013Niko: Media acting without thinking on Mighty River accusations
11 Mar 2013OCR tipped to stay on hold but changes loom
11 Mar 2013OCR tipped to stay on hold but changes loom
11 Mar 2013Fund researcher eyeing NZ
11 Mar 2013TSB takes on KiwiSaver without AFAs
8 Mar 2013Hubbard investors get another payout
8 Mar 2013Lessons for the finance sector
8 Mar 2013Product News: Sovereign
8 Mar 2013[Weekly Wrap] The value of advice
8 Mar 2013Former Hunter Hall managers' new fund
8 Mar 2013More openess from the RBNZ
8 Mar 2013Reserve Bank increases communication
7 Mar 2013ComCom slams Forbarr over Credit Sails
7 Mar 2013Harbour Monthly Commentary: Finding value in corporate bonds
7 Mar 2013New tool to sort home loan rates
7 Mar 2013Rumours swirl about TOWER Life sale
7 Mar 2013Managed fund boom good for advisers
6 Mar 2013Fraud case a one-off: AMP
6 Mar 2013Complaints rise - along with lending volumes
6 Mar 2013Leitch: FMA looks set to crack down
6 Mar 2013PM Capital's new man in NZ
6 Mar 2013No magic formula for fees: IFA
6 Mar 2013Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: don't hedge currency - ever!
5 Mar 2013Allied sells loan assets
5 Mar 2013Ombudsman reports home loan lending complaints
5 Mar 2013What do you think of the RBNZ's new tools?
5 Mar 2013Ratings tool criticised
4 Mar 2013ASIC looks at LM
4 Mar 2013RBNZ calls for input on macroprudential tools
4 Mar 2013Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Eurozone crisis far from over
4 Mar 2013Allied Farmers may be liquidated
4 Mar 2013Hanover duo win defamation case
4 Mar 2013Regulation leads to poor quality: Academic
2 Mar 2013The start of the end for Fisher Funds?
2 Mar 2013Fund managers call for level playing field
1 Mar 2013Home loan lending pace picks up
1 Mar 2013[Weekly Wrap] Fisher buys Tower
1 Mar 2013BNZ nabs Auckland City boss
1 Mar 2013Deal done; lending volumes up.
1 Mar 2013NZF payment freeze to continue
1 Mar 2013Bill aims to encourage health insurance
1 Mar 2013Advisers don't expect sell-off bonanza
1 Mar 2013Merger complete

February 2013

28 Feb 2013ASB's KiwiSaver for adviser closed
28 Feb 2013AIA's parent reports bumper profit
28 Feb 2013Morningstar New Zealand Fund Manager of the Year 2013
28 Feb 2013FMA reveals its focus for 2013
28 Feb 2013Milford wins fund manager of the year
28 Feb 2013Govt moves to cool housing market
28 Feb 2013The problem with claims
28 Feb 2013Low rates 'hiding mortgage stress'
28 Feb 2013Banks ramp up competition
27 Feb 2013Finance sector profits booming
27 Feb 2013Fidelity Life hooks up with global giant
27 Feb 2013Ross collapse sparks wholesale debate
26 Feb 2013HSBC offers home loans at 4.99%
26 Feb 2013HSBC takes home loans below 5%
26 Feb 2013Default status attractive: Fisher
26 Feb 2013Spicers gets new directors
26 Feb 2013TOWER investments sold to Fisher Funds
26 Feb 2013First LM mortgage fund payout approaching
25 Feb 2013KiwiSaver in plain english
25 Feb 2013Hedge funds offered as point of difference
25 Feb 2013IRD demand adds to Allied’s woes
25 Feb 2013Heartland posts profit lift
25 Feb 2013Low interest rates not giving big loan book boost
25 Feb 2013Harbour Asset Management Special Report
25 Feb 2013A warning to start the week; BNZ cuts
25 Feb 2013NZFAA: Two not a crowd
22 Feb 2013Pressure on interest rates
22 Feb 2013AAA grows as AXA retired
22 Feb 2013[Weekly Wrap] Qualification debate
22 Feb 2013Westpac specials to end
21 Feb 2013Life insurance tax changes taxing industry
21 Feb 2013Counting advisers
21 Feb 2013Regan on AMP's KiwiSaver merger plans
21 Feb 2013Morningstar nominees announced
21 Feb 2013Guardian Trust owner a takeover target
21 Feb 2013AMP to merge KiwiSaver schemes
21 Feb 2013Separate adviser authorisation opposed
21 Feb 2013Partners Life launches new products
21 Feb 2013Asteron appoints group life BDM
20 Feb 2013Kiwibank CFO on the move
20 Feb 2013BNZ calls in $450m of notes
20 Feb 2013Advisers in high demand: Survey
20 Feb 2013Battle for first home buyers
20 Feb 2013Cancellations, policy lapses cost insurance firms
20 Feb 2013Complexity 'helps advisers'
20 Feb 2013Banks target first-home buyers
20 Feb 2013BT gets a new manager from the super fund
19 Feb 2013One problem solved for NZF
19 Feb 2013NZF settles dispute over sale of home loan book
19 Feb 2013RFAs should be qualified: Survey
19 Feb 2013Investment managers proving worth: Survey
18 Feb 2013Superannuation Fund makes appointments
18 Feb 2013ANZ pleased with loan growth despite profit dip
18 Feb 2013From one group to another
18 Feb 2013Sovereign website awaits sign-off
18 Feb 2013Most Kiwis wary of insurance industry: Study
18 Feb 2013Edge Mortgages leaves Newpark for another group
18 Feb 2013Ross Asset Management liquidation committee
17 Feb 2013We were wrong
15 Feb 2013Giant ANZ bond issue to reset
15 Feb 2013[Weekly Wrap] A new impost
15 Feb 2013Capital + Merchant guilty pleas
15 Feb 2013Home loan payments via internet banking
15 Feb 2013ANZ: Still work to be done on KiwiSaver
15 Feb 2013Web won’t kill adviser conferences
15 Feb 2013Peter Rourke in new role
15 Feb 2013Kiwibank gets aggressive in the short term
14 Feb 2013ASB identifies potential in insurance sales
14 Feb 2013Kiwibank's "lowest-ever" rate
14 Feb 2013Henderson:The Bankers Investment Trust PLC – Global macro view
14 Feb 2013Henderson: Asia an income opportunity
14 Feb 2013Advisers fuming at AML proposal
13 Feb 2013ASB: Focus on insurance sales
13 Feb 2013Surprises await in application fine print
13 Feb 2013LVR restrictions picked for Aucklanders
13 Feb 2013AMP picks Mercer, drops Van Eyk
12 Feb 2013New deputy for RBNZ
12 Feb 2013Asteron to offer Best Doctors
12 Feb 2013KiwiSaver gender gap concerns
12 Feb 2013Southern Cross picks insurance rebound
12 Feb 2013Asteron gets new underwriters
11 Feb 2013Lender pursues Allied over $500k loan
11 Feb 2013Harbour Monthly Commentary: The price is right in equities
11 Feb 2013Westpac cuts rates
11 Feb 2013'Natural' to buy wealth products direct
11 Feb 2013Milford expands team
11 Feb 2013Has compliance knocked the insurance adviser market?
8 Feb 2013Opposition to ‘life stages’ default funds
8 Feb 2013[Weekly Wrap] Default advice
8 Feb 2013Yield-chasing raises concern
7 Feb 2013Growth funds lead
7 Feb 2013Ross couldn't keep up with withdrawals: Receivers
7 Feb 2013FATCA 'workable' for NZ super
7 Feb 2013Strategic breaches likely: FMA
6 Feb 2013Bank chases wealth customers
6 Feb 2013Win for Partners Life
5 Feb 2013Directors plead guilty
5 Feb 2013ASB: Tools will be used to delay OCR hike
5 Feb 2013Dollar may hit US90c
5 Feb 2013Infratil buying back infrastructure bonds
5 Feb 2013Free audit insurance a first: Brokerage
5 Feb 2013Newpark nabs Sovereign man
4 Feb 2013Different approach to target Asian market
4 Feb 2013Pathfinder Commentary: Portfolio protection
4 Feb 2013Appointment to target Indian community
4 Feb 2013Tate: Advice more important than scheme
4 Feb 2013Fund managers call for level playing field
1 Feb 2013Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Bondholders risk euthanasia
1 Feb 2013BNZ picks KiwiSaver launch date
1 Feb 2013From TOWER to NIWA
1 Feb 2013Govt: No views yet on FAA
1 Feb 2013Default status up to Govt
1 Feb 2013Former AFA investigated
1 Feb 2013Surge in lending growth for Kiwi banks
1 Feb 2013[Weekly Wrap] To CPD or not to CPD?
1 Feb 2013Commission ban 'inevitable'
1 Feb 2013Wheeler calls for regulation reform
1 Feb 2013Spicers loses National Investment Manager

January 2013

31 Jan 2013OCR: What the economists said
31 Jan 2013Hubbard payouts due in February
31 Jan 2013Aussie advisers told: Commission disclosure optional
31 Jan 2013Economists surprised by Wheeler's hawkish tone
31 Jan 201350% more advisers this year: Claim
31 Jan 2013OCR on hold - as predicted
31 Jan 2013Predictions come true
30 Jan 2013What's an actuary worth?
30 Jan 2013Green Party claims 'misguided'
30 Jan 2013Fidelity GM of sales quits
30 Jan 2013Don't get caught in social media web, advisers warned
30 Jan 2013Director pleads guilty
30 Jan 2013Leitch: Don't change the rules already
30 Jan 2013Premium hike fears dismissed
30 Jan 2013Newpark makes senior appointment
29 Jan 2013KiwiSaver buyouts a challenge for advisers
29 Jan 2013Government questions RFAs' professionalism
29 Jan 2013Emerging markets offer challenge, opportunity
29 Jan 2013Tripe: Banks exposed
29 Jan 2013OCR predictions for this week
29 Jan 2013OCR to move this year: Economists
28 Jan 2013RFA irked by CPD ‘scaremongering’
28 Jan 2013The bittersweet experience of discovering a claim
25 Jan 2013New job for ex-Tower Health boss
25 Jan 2013Anderson a leader in insurance space
25 Jan 2013[Weekly wrap] Conference controversy
25 Jan 2013Is profit part of CPD?
24 Jan 2013Integration creates insurance-specific CRM
24 Jan 2013BNZ scheme may bring bank sales issue to a head
24 Jan 2013IFA conference planning criticised
23 Jan 2013Emerging markets show long-term gain
23 Jan 2013Market surge sparks bubble warning
23 Jan 2013Forex broker charged
23 Jan 2013High-profile courses cancelled
22 Jan 2013Bumper year for KiwiSaver growth funds
22 Jan 2013Sovereign gets a new CEO
22 Jan 2013BNZ registers KiwiSaver scheme
22 Jan 2013Westpac special but no cash back
22 Jan 2013Regulation prepares advisers for ‘new normal’
21 Jan 2013Crown funds at their limit with NZ shares
21 Jan 2013Two biggest broker groups to join
21 Jan 2013The first rates changes of 2013 and a merger
18 Jan 2013ASB pushes out date for OCR increase
18 Jan 2013Advisers (and Accuro) love animals
18 Jan 2013Six in a row for Sovereign
18 Jan 2013Cynicism towards fund research misplaced
18 Jan 2013[Weekly Wrap] Clarity needed
18 Jan 2013Cigna boss takes on international role
18 Jan 2013Looking back 20 years
17 Jan 2013TOWER Life sale rumours increase
17 Jan 2013NZ managers: Hands off the printing presses
17 Jan 2013FMA considering guidance on low-end advice
17 Jan 2013Ex-Fisher CIO launches KiwiSaver scheme
15 Jan 2013Second AFA loses licence
15 Jan 2013Muldoon’s legacy still haunting advisers
15 Jan 2013In the absence of openness, assume the worst
14 Jan 2013Small adviser documents ‘realistic’
11 Jan 2013Harbour Monthly Commentary: Stronger global growth signals
11 Jan 2013Advisers need to escape regulation bubble
10 Jan 2013New code of conduct
10 Jan 2013Stock picking beyond most AFAs
9 Jan 2013A dubious first for David Ross
9 Jan 2013The AFA without products
8 Jan 2013Bank expects action on the housing boom this year
8 Jan 2013The Brook Income Fund
8 Jan 2013Brook: Lights dimming on our “bright fibre future”
8 Jan 2013What advisers want to see in 2013
7 Jan 2013Tyndall Monthly Commentary: The expectations gap
7 Jan 2013Third piece of Pie due in April
7 Jan 2013Big moves unlikely in deposit rates
7 Jan 2013Insurance advisers warned against cancellation cash grabs
4 Jan 2013Coffee cup cure for economy
3 Jan 2013Perpetual on verge of becoming trans-Tasman business
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