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April 2023
18 Apr 2023 Paying for the economic hangover
18 Apr 2023 Nelson financial adviser sentenced after losing High Court action
18 Apr 2023 March better but housing still in the doldrums
18 Apr 2023 Financial Services Council data reveal financial resilience slipping
18 Apr 2023 Asteron announced enhancements to its employee insurance cover
18 Apr 2023 New financial advice diploma
17 Apr 2023 AIA makes two internal appointments
17 Apr 2023 Late surge lifts sharemarket into positive territory
17 Apr 2023 Migration gain continues to rise
17 Apr 2023 Fund manager charged with assault
17 Apr 2023 Migrant tap back on
17 Apr 2023 Building costs growth slows
17 Apr 2023 Bentham Asset Management announces global income PIE fund in NZ
14 Apr 2023 Sharemarket closes down on very low volumes
14 Apr 2023 Cracking the Responsible Investing Code
14 Apr 2023 FSF looks to grow with new role filled
14 Apr 2023 Rent drops bad news for landlords
14 Apr 2023 Prediction interest rates will remain higher longer
14 Apr 2023 Westpac takes a different approach to ANZ; CCCFA changes again
13 Apr 2023 Investors focused on inflation as shares meander
13 Apr 2023 Fisher Funds to jettison fees
13 Apr 2023 Australian real estate giant hopes to shake up NZ market
13 Apr 2023 Government has another go at tweaking CCCFA
13 Apr 2023 ANZ blinks first
12 Apr 2023 NZ investors quiet as investors await US inflation data
12 Apr 2023 Kiwis willing to trade to keep pension age down
12 Apr 2023 Building trust paramount with climate reporting
12 Apr 2023 Proposed legislation making it harder for non-bank deposit takers
12 Apr 2023 Proposed legislation hindering non-bank deposit takers capital raising
12 Apr 2023 House values drop by $250,000 in Wellington and Auckland
11 Apr 2023 Sharemarket ends flat after rocky start
11 Apr 2023 DTI restrictions to bed in next year
11 Apr 2023 5 ways Prospa helps advisers succeed
11 Apr 2023 Are advisers using bank calculators correctly?
11 Apr 2023 A $1.5 trillion wall of debt looming for US commercial properties
10 Apr 2023 Relying on banks’ calculators not enough for advisers
06 Apr 2023 All quiet on the sharemarket front
06 Apr 2023 Plans to buy shares swing upwards
06 Apr 2023 Mortgage rates not likely to move
06 Apr 2023 House price falls in hundreds of thousands
06 Apr 2023 What the RBNZ's surprise OCR hike means for home loan rates
06 Apr 2023 What economists are now predicting for interest rates
05 Apr 2023 Market absorbs Reserve Bank shock
05 Apr 2023 Kiwis risk missing out with limited benchmarks
05 Apr 2023 OCR Announcement: What the Reserve Bank said
05 Apr 2023 BREAKING: RBNZ raises OCR by 50 bps
05 Apr 2023 House sales up slightly but still way off peak
05 Apr 2023 Law named interim CEO at SmartShare
05 Apr 2023 Southern Cross trials school holiday programme initiative to help employees manage childcare juggle
04 Apr 2023 NZ market perks up as Australia's central bank holds rates
04 Apr 2023 Guardians appoint highly experienced board member
04 Apr 2023 Fidelity acting CEO announces temporary appointments to executive team
04 Apr 2023 Banks given a year to get DTIs sorted
04 Apr 2023 Finding new members a sign of the times
04 Apr 2023 End to RBNZ tightening cycle creeps closer
04 Apr 2023 Rebrand journey a long term investment
03 Apr 2023 NZX50 slips as traders await cental banks' decisions
03 Apr 2023 Debt-to-income tool finalised by Reserve Bank
03 Apr 2023 Soft landing hopes rise;Pepper teams up with CoreLogic; An opportunity for mobile mortgage managers
03 Apr 2023 What a wobbly global financial market could do to NZ housing
03 Apr 2023 Business confidence stagnant but hopes rise for soft landing
01 Apr 2023 Pepper teams up with CoreLogic in NZ
March 2023
31 Mar 2023 NZ sharemarket takes a breather despite strong performance from Hallenstein Glasson
31 Mar 2023 Fidelity Life and FMG look for new rural adviser talent
31 Mar 2023 Dealer group changes; New association welcoming advisers
31 Mar 2023 Veteran mortgage adviser Geoff Bawden sells his dealer group
31 Mar 2023 Association now welcoming advisers
30 Mar 2023 NZX's second big rise in three days
30 Mar 2023 On the cusp of a big downturn for residential builders
30 Mar 2023 Data shows home buyers still shying away from market
30 Mar 2023 Asteron Life upgrades telehealth for customers and advisers
30 Mar 2023 Home buyers still shying away from market
30 Mar 2023 Financial sector feedback wanted on climate related guidance
30 Mar 2023 Lagging advisers who rush assignments sacrifice quality
29 Mar 2023 Buyers shun market and shares dip
29 Mar 2023 It's time to contact a mortgage broker
29 Mar 2023 Rents reach all-time weekly highs
29 Mar 2023 Now is the time to contact a mortgage adviser
29 Mar 2023 FMA warning to Vanguard Australia
29 Mar 2023 What commercial real estate investors want
28 Mar 2023 AIA extends its 360 programme
28 Mar 2023 Positive day offshore leads strong revival of NZ sharemarket
28 Mar 2023 The good, bad and ugly of the refinancing wave
28 Mar 2023 Mortgage director launches book for first-home buyers
28 Mar 2023 Easing emotion in client investment
28 Mar 2023 [OPINION] Property always goes up or does it?
28 Mar 2023 ANZIIF CEO moves on
28 Mar 2023 Things advisers should be doing at claim time
28 Mar 2023 Call for transparency to ensure investor confidence
28 Mar 2023 The refinancing wave – the good, bad and ugly
27 Mar 2023 NZ market makes small gain despite Synlait taking hit
27 Mar 2023 Banks upgrade OCR peak forecast
27 Mar 2023 JMI Wealth gets a new investment strategist
27 Mar 2023 Wealth drops for the rich but opportunities ahead
27 Mar 2023 OCR peaks forecasts lowered
27 Mar 2023 Wealthpoint delivers strong life insurance activity growth
26 Mar 2023 Results galore – so how exactly did the earnings season play out?
24 Mar 2023 NZ investors remain wary, sharemarket ends week flat
24 Mar 2023 More landlords than ever thinking of selling
24 Mar 2023 Industry Expert Joins NZHL; Reality check on recession-talk needed
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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?
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