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April 2013
26 Apr 2013 Partners Life loses staff
26 Apr 2013 Investors over-represented in mortgagee sales
26 Apr 2013 Clean, green image will attract buyers: Alexander
25 Apr 2013 Pegasus Town's huge sale discount revealed
24 Apr 2013 Early detection of cancer and private medical insurance
24 Apr 2013 Threats of OCR hike possibly a ploy: Economist
24 Apr 2013 The latest on the OCR
24 Apr 2013 More cuts; Latest on the OCR
24 Apr 2013 SBS goes under 5% across the board
24 Apr 2013 Do you match the profile of the adviser industry?
24 Apr 2013 Fine balance for Wheeler
23 Apr 2013 No move in OCR yet: Economists
23 Apr 2013 Govt reserve resolution scheme axed
22 Apr 2013 No move in OCR yet: Economists
22 Apr 2013 Banks cut one-year rates ahead of OCR
22 Apr 2013 Fisher shows TOWER managers the door
21 Apr 2013 Lenders targetted
21 Apr 2013 Eco proposal criticised
20 Apr 2013 One-year home loan rates fall
19 Apr 2013 TOWER staff out of a job
19 Apr 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Complaining about a lack of complaints
19 Apr 2013 Let's reframe under-insurance debate
19 Apr 2013 TNP looks to corporatised advice model
19 Apr 2013 First adviser heads to disciplinary committee
18 Apr 2013 New distribution boss for Fidelity
18 Apr 2013 Campaign to tackle under-insurance launched
18 Apr 2013 Family and friends NZers source of KiwiSaver advice
18 Apr 2013 Competition putting pressure on bank margins
18 Apr 2013 Complaints up but awareness low
18 Apr 2013 No bubble to worry about: Alexander
18 Apr 2013 No protection available for tenants: Greens
17 Apr 2013 Competition keeps bank margins low: KPMG
17 Apr 2013 Gold loses its shine
17 Apr 2013 Don't pay too much: Newland
17 Apr 2013 No stick needed for property investors: Whitburn
16 Apr 2013 Govt ignores its own rules: Lee
16 Apr 2013 Auckland house prices concern Govt: Key
15 Apr 2013 Price can't be sole selling point: FMA
15 Apr 2013 Property firms' merger terms agreed
13 Apr 2013 Sellers' market spreading: Survey
12 Apr 2013 [Weekly Wrap] MRP process leaves a lot to be desired
12 Apr 2013 Dominion, North South Finance executive guilty
12 Apr 2013 Kiwis investing in SMEs: English
12 Apr 2013 Govt should get pinged over its MRP sales process
12 Apr 2013 IFA and IBANZ College team up
12 Apr 2013 FMA gives green light to offer document
12 Apr 2013 Rental demand down and supply up: Trade Me
11 Apr 2013 Buoyant market tempts new brokers
11 Apr 2013 New Zealand's lack of deposit insurance unusual
11 Apr 2013 Mudford: Grayland's job done
11 Apr 2013 Tackle foreign buyers now: Alexander
11 Apr 2013 Auckland prices driving national increases: REINZ
10 Apr 2013 IFA loses its PD boss over conference switch
10 Apr 2013 Van Eyk sale 'won't change research product'
10 Apr 2013 Investors offered property shares
09 Apr 2013 Kiwibank offers TC3 insurance
09 Apr 2013 Kiwibank ends one special starts another
09 Apr 2013 Regulation makes MRP discussion difficult: Leitch
09 Apr 2013 Auckland businesses should look to the regions: Chamber
09 Apr 2013 Price growth slowing but no let-up in sight for first-home buyers: QV
08 Apr 2013 Low OCR may not be a sure bet: RBNZ
08 Apr 2013 Kiwibank's 4.79% offer ends
08 Apr 2013 Boutique not necessarily small
08 Apr 2013 Harbour Monthly Commentary: In a more normal world?
08 Apr 2013 House prices a concern: Reserve Bank
08 Apr 2013 Auckland plan offered DIY-style
07 Apr 2013 Listings pressure stays on: Realestate.co.nz
05 Apr 2013 MRP shares may sell for up to $2.80
05 Apr 2013 Fisher settles TOWER buy
05 Apr 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Mighty River Share price revealed
05 Apr 2013 Why insurance advisers should care about the Credit SaILS report
05 Apr 2013 Advisers ask: Are qualifications worthless?
05 Apr 2013 Newland picks Pokeno for investors
04 Apr 2013 Non-bank lenders under review
04 Apr 2013 Insurer pays out $160,000 for surgery
04 Apr 2013 Tyndall Monthly Commentary: Does Cyprus Really Matter?
04 Apr 2013 Lo-doc lending for Christchurch
04 Apr 2013 Lo-doc for Christchurch
04 Apr 2013 Lo-doc for Christchurch
04 Apr 2013 No need for fewer resolution services: FSCL
04 Apr 2013 Million-dollar sales pick up
03 Apr 2013 Brook: New Zealand Electrical Utilities
03 Apr 2013 Web to unpick: Administrators
02 Apr 2013 Credit Union Insurance licensed
02 Apr 2013 TOWER sale settles
02 Apr 2013 RaboDirect appoints new BDA for Key Account Services
02 Apr 2013 Latest lending numbers
02 Apr 2013 Terry Butler dies
02 Apr 2013 TFAS advisers' role unchanged: TOWER
02 Apr 2013 Security questions raised over open homes
01 Apr 2013 Pathfinder Monthly Commentary: Don’t hedge currency exposures – part 2
March 2013
31 Mar 2013 Morgan ends his investment business involvement
29 Mar 2013 Waterfront investment opportunity “once-in-a-lifetime”
28 Mar 2013 Mortgages hit new high
28 Mar 2013 [Weekly Wrap] How much is advice worth?
28 Mar 2013 Lifetime changes
28 Mar 2013 Battle in the three-year term
28 Mar 2013 Signs point up for prices: ANZ
28 Mar 2013 Housing crisis will get worse: Alexander
28 Mar 2013 House building down
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[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
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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