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April 2018
04 Apr 2018 Inflation erodes growth and confuses the outlook
04 Apr 2018 Latest house prices; TSB gets sharp; Last call
04 Apr 2018 Regions outshine main centres
03 Apr 2018 New chair for FSCL
03 Apr 2018 nib joins up with FSC
03 Apr 2018 Synergy adds portfolios
03 Apr 2018 [Opinion] Four simple steps to a new code
03 Apr 2018 Wide variation in stress testing thresholds
03 Apr 2018 More property tax changes coming
03 Apr 2018 South Auckland growth imminent
03 Apr 2018 Adviser pays $30k after relationship 'breaks down'
02 Apr 2018 Rabo's fund man follows the money
02 Apr 2018 CWG on a 'witch hunt
02 Apr 2018 Smartshares offers new KiwiSaver fee solution
March 2018
29 Mar 2018 Bank of China gains New Zealand branch license
29 Mar 2018 No more negative gearing
29 Mar 2018 Fisher Funds adds a new portfolio manager
29 Mar 2018 Auckland densification boosts consents
29 Mar 2018 Brightline test extended; Property investors a little more active
29 Mar 2018 Online solutions aid compliance
28 Mar 2018 Gong for KiwiWealth
28 Mar 2018 Churn battle: Ballantyne v Everitt
28 Mar 2018 CGT by stealth
28 Mar 2018 ANZ investments head stepping down
28 Mar 2018 The problem with interest-only; CWG feedback wanted
28 Mar 2018 Ballantyne responds to FMA churn report
28 Mar 2018 Asteron Life gives advisers SME boost
28 Mar 2018 Rethink letting fees ban
28 Mar 2018 Education providers: Proposals a backwards step
28 Mar 2018 Advisers: Fee move will make little difference
27 Mar 2018 Facebook removed from ethical ETF
27 Mar 2018 LVR changes impact on lending
27 Mar 2018 Private equity, not govt mandates, KiwiSaver's future: Managers
27 Mar 2018 Advisers face interest-only lending restrictions
26 Mar 2018 KPMG: Small banks growing loan books at quicker rate
26 Mar 2018 [Opinion] Serious concerns over Code Working Group behaviour
26 Mar 2018 No need to fear RBNZ’s new PTA
26 Mar 2018 Rents soar in the Super City
26 Mar 2018 Is active investment management the solution to navigating technological disruption?
26 Mar 2018 Pluses and minuses from Kiwibank
26 Mar 2018 Commercial outlook 2018
26 Mar 2018 [GRTV] Feel the fear and do it anyway
26 Mar 2018 AMP announces changes at top
26 Mar 2018 Roboadvice changes open door to new KiwiSaver player
23 Mar 2018 Adviser sentenced for Ponzi
23 Mar 2018 Auckland unattractive to investors - ANZ
23 Mar 2018 'Not all advisers churning'
22 Mar 2018 Letting fees to go
22 Mar 2018 FMA: We're putting life advisers on notice
22 Mar 2018 Spirit of caution in OCR call
22 Mar 2018 Russell Investments: Change needed, and now
22 Mar 2018 What the RBNZ governor said today
22 Mar 2018 Why OCR left unchanged; BNZ slashes fees
22 Mar 2018 Insurers: Disclosure rules should help clients
21 Mar 2018 BNZ slashes mortgage fees
21 Mar 2018 Finding the value of a financial planning business
21 Mar 2018 Chief executive to stand aside
21 Mar 2018 Affordable housing in Auckland now doable
21 Mar 2018 NZ Super Fund appointee joins Fidelity Life Board
21 Mar 2018 Drop off in migration flows
21 Mar 2018 NZ annuities market will grow: Challenger
21 Mar 2018 BNZ moves; Mortgage adviser survey
21 Mar 2018 Values soar but options remain
21 Mar 2018 Code proposals show product provider influence: Tate
20 Mar 2018 UDC IPO considered
20 Mar 2018 Brighter price outlook - Colliers
20 Mar 2018 Sound corporate governance is good, but management alignment is better
20 Mar 2018 Question: Can you define what you do?
20 Mar 2018 No room for stock-pickers: Vanguard
19 Mar 2018 Westpac expects government policy to "cool" housing market and GDP
19 Mar 2018 Southern Cross joins the movement to help Kiwis Choose Wisely
19 Mar 2018 Auckland’s hottest suburbs
19 Mar 2018 It's OCR week. What will happen?
19 Mar 2018 Gail Costa returns to NZ role
19 Mar 2018 Sorted for retirement
19 Mar 2018 Tax breaks needed to boost savings: Milford
16 Mar 2018 Fidelity Life powers up income protection
16 Mar 2018 Iwi ink health insurance deal with nib
16 Mar 2018 Broker pleads guilty
16 Mar 2018 OCR call takes backseat
16 Mar 2018 Rental property lure for first home buyers
16 Mar 2018 NZ Funds CEO stepping down
15 Mar 2018 Shake-up coming for RFA insurance advisers
14 Mar 2018 NZCU Baywide revamps banking system
14 Mar 2018 ANZ signs responsible investment pledge
14 Mar 2018 Acting RBNZ Governor reignites DTI ratio debate
14 Mar 2018 Prices, sales bounce up - REINZ
14 Mar 2018 Acting RBNZ Governor reignites DTI ratio debate
14 Mar 2018 Flight to big providers 'possible unintended consequence'
13 Mar 2018 Momentum Life issued life insurance licence in New Zealand
13 Mar 2018 Taskforce must maintain momentum
13 Mar 2018 Code working group reveals proposals
12 Mar 2018 FMA warns on AML
12 Mar 2018 Kiwibank cuts Special only
12 Mar 2018 To buy or to build?
12 Mar 2018 Appeal Court sides with FSCL
09 Mar 2018 Shock awaits for tax avoiders
09 Mar 2018 Kiwibank changes its OCR forecast
09 Mar 2018 Trustees Executors moves to Consilium platform
09 Mar 2018 Pathfinder eyes carbon risk
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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