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February 2024
16 Feb 2024 Melanie Purdey skates off to new horizons
15 Feb 2024 Continuing surprises drive NZ sharemarket down for sixth day
15 Feb 2024 Magellan appoints new CEO
15 Feb 2024 ASB out of favour with advisers; but not too worried
15 Feb 2024 ASB admits advisers don't like its pricing
14 Feb 2024 Fletcher, US CPI cast shadow over NZ sharemarket
14 Feb 2024 FMT gets new CFO
14 Feb 2024 KiwiSaver reaches $104 billion
14 Feb 2024 ASB's mortgage book shrank $518m from June
14 Feb 2024 ASB profit tumbles; Mortgage book shrinks
14 Feb 2024 Responsible mining initiative formed
14 Feb 2024 Survey shows inflation expectations falling – good news for RBNZ
13 Feb 2024 NZ sharemarket bounces around as earnings season begins
13 Feb 2024 RBNZ cries wolf – Kiwibank
13 Feb 2024 Fund managers want modern slavery law to match investor expectations
13 Feb 2024 Not many borrowers left to refinance onto higher rates
13 Feb 2024 NZers adjustment to higher rates about 80% complete: RBNZ
12 Feb 2024 NZ sharemarket: year's gains lost in single day
12 Feb 2024 Richard Klipin calls the end of his innings at FSC
12 Feb 2024 Property investors should consult mortgage advisers on debt-to-income impacts
12 Feb 2024 nib adds specialist skills to its board
12 Feb 2024 Property investors should consult mortgage advisers on DTI impacts
12 Feb 2024 Time to revisit banking in New Zealand?
09 Feb 2024 The NZ sharemarket ends week with fall of 0.6%
09 Feb 2024 AI: The great acceleration
09 Feb 2024 Generate cracks $5 bill mark
09 Feb 2024 Trustees seeking refuge in PIEs could weaken our capital markets
08 Feb 2024 NZ sharemarket drifts down ahead of reporting season
08 Feb 2024 Unemployment ticking up, OCR cuts a way off, house building tanking
08 Feb 2024 Unemployment up, OCR cuts a way off, house building tanking
08 Feb 2024 Fake adviser gets mixed sentence
07 Feb 2024 NZ sharemarket lifts on economic data
07 Feb 2024 My Fiduciary is moving to PIE-only portfolio recommendations
07 Feb 2024 First FANZ now FAMNZ. New Ozzy adviser association appoints country head
06 Feb 2024 FAMNZ v FANZ; New association appoints old hand
05 Feb 2024 Convention centre woes hammer Fletcher's share price
05 Feb 2024 Debt-to-income (DTI) restrictions will be hard on start-ups
05 Feb 2024 DTIs will be hard on start-ups
05 Feb 2024 [OPINION] Alphabet and Microsoft: Searching for AI Monetisation
05 Feb 2024 KiwiSaver investments in harmful stocks plummet
03 Feb 2024 Pathfinder founder signs off
02 Feb 2024 Healthcare heavyweight leads NZ sharemarket upwards
02 Feb 2024 Simple, streamlined regulation the golden prize
01 Feb 2024 NZ sharemarket rises as honeymaker shares turn sour
01 Feb 2024 A Growth Mindset – introducing NZHL Group
01 Feb 2024 Mortgage and loan repayment arrears rise sends a worrying signal to the market
01 Feb 2024 Mortgage and loan repayment arrears rise
01 Feb 2024 Salt looks to valuation and thematic support in 2024
01 Feb 2024 Generate appoints new national advice manager
January 2024
31 Jan 2024 ASX hits new record as NZ sharemarket falls
31 Jan 2024 What does the rest of 2024 have in store?
31 Jan 2024 Changes to CCCFA and CoFI open opportunities
31 Jan 2024 Former banker comes NZFSG's new CEO
31 Jan 2024 Bank BDM to led NZFSG; Big changes being made to CCCFA
31 Jan 2024 CCCFA wrecking ball to be turned on its head
31 Jan 2024 Prickly CoFI legislation to be kept but reformed
30 Jan 2024 NZ investors shrug off Reserve Bank views and a retailer's woes
30 Jan 2024 AIA's new Southern region manager
30 Jan 2024 Fisher's KiwiSaver FUM sluggish after Kiwi Wealth purchase
30 Jan 2024 Doubling down on OCR cuts being some way off; Investor lending falls to new lows
30 Jan 2024 Doubling down on OCR cuts being some way off
30 Jan 2024 I would do anything for life, but I won’t do that
30 Jan 2024 Investor lending falls to new lows
27 Jan 2024 Nominated beneficiaries and estate processes
26 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket ends week with healthy rise of over 1%
26 Jan 2024 Advisers to be beefed up on lending lines
26 Jan 2024 Gaming still bigger than Ben Hur
26 Jan 2024 Keep pension at 65, young ones might need it
25 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket treads water as US equities march up
25 Jan 2024 New Zealand inflation dragon not slain yet
25 Jan 2024 Inflation dragon not slain yet
25 Jan 2024 The tipsy-topsy world of recent KiwiSaver performance
24 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket edges up as inflation data released
24 Jan 2024 How to Change to a Digital KiwiSaver Advice Process
24 Jan 2024 It's a pimple on the backside of an elephant
24 Jan 2024 US rally boosts Sharesies retail sentiment defying usual Christmas jitters
24 Jan 2024 Non-bank lenders a pimple on the backside of the market
23 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket up 1% for the day
23 Jan 2024 BREAKING NEWS: RBNZ reveals DTI plans
23 Jan 2024 DTIs will have no significant impact on house prices immediately
23 Jan 2024 RBNZ gives details of new lending rules
23 Jan 2024 There is an immediate opportunity for streamlining by the banks
23 Jan 2024 SEC decision on bitcoin ETFs allows Vault to slash fees
22 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket shows positive signs after last week's lows
22 Jan 2024 Banks could be better at streamlining processes
22 Jan 2024 nib gets new CFO
22 Jan 2024 [OPINION]SEC allows bitcoin ETFs but bitcoin still lacks intrinsic value
20 Jan 2024 The bird in the hand or two in the bush?
19 Jan 2024 Call on OCR cuts but no warning expected from RBNZ
19 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket down 1.6% for the week
19 Jan 2024 Westpac lowers rates; New home equity release product coming
19 Jan 2024 SEC approval of bitcoin ETFs makes crypto trading easier and more secure: Koura Wealth
18 Jan 2024 NZ sharemarket dips for the fourth day in a row
18 Jan 2024 Avanti gets new CEO;DTIs on investment property don’t make sense
18 Jan 2024 DTIs on investment property don’t make sense
17 Jan 2024 a2 Milk rises as NZ sharemarket remains flat
17 Jan 2024 Avanti gets new CEO
17 Jan 2024 RBNZ to give early steer on economy; 5th annual TMM Better Business Conference
17 Jan 2024 RBNZ to give surprisingly early steer on economy
17 Jan 2024 Fin Advice NZ appoints new CEO
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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