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February 2015
20 Feb 2015 Petrol price increases outstrip rents
19 Feb 2015 Sovereign and single rural blokes
19 Feb 2015 Big mandates force big questions
19 Feb 2015 Signs point up: ANZ
18 Feb 2015 Complectus to buy Covenant
18 Feb 2015 Yield pendulum at the apex
18 Feb 2015 The Co-op Bank makes two cuts
18 Feb 2015 General Finance fourth finance company to gain licence
18 Feb 2015 NZX boss indicates no big plans for Fundsource
18 Feb 2015 Why target investors?
17 Feb 2015 NZX focus on ETFs
17 Feb 2015 Room for improvement at Sovereign: CEO
17 Feb 2015 More KiwiSaver information needed: Boyle
17 Feb 2015 Higher prices predicted
16 Feb 2015 MortgageLink gets new owner and boss
16 Feb 2015 Even more home loan rate cuts; New boss at MortgageLink
16 Feb 2015 Match-fixing in funds management
16 Feb 2015 When is advice not advice? The curious rise of no-advice sales
16 Feb 2015 NZ-based research options dwindling
16 Feb 2015 Call to cut rules in regional NZ
16 Feb 2015 Regional NZ picks up
14 Feb 2015 Inventory down except in Canterbury, Harcourts says
13 Feb 2015 Rates slashed as mortgage wars heat up
13 Feb 2015 Fidelity Life has rating confirmed
13 Feb 2015 Former Health Minister joins nib board
13 Feb 2015 ASB takes lead in five-year fixed rate market
13 Feb 2015 AMP move may cause market ripples
12 Feb 2015 ASB talks about competition, brokers and profit
12 Feb 2015 Spicers goes to court to get adviser client files
12 Feb 2015 Record asking price reached
11 Feb 2015 ASB reports strong profit but dip in home loan market share
11 Feb 2015 Home loan rate cuts keep coming
11 Feb 2015 'Everyday' policies attracting young consumers
11 Feb 2015 DIMS requirement 'overkill'
11 Feb 2015 Listings not keeping pace with demand: O'Sullivan
10 Feb 2015 The perfect performance fee (part 3)
10 Feb 2015 AMP KiwiSaver gets award
10 Feb 2015 What's behind the FMA investigation into Milford?
10 Feb 2015 Rate cuts still a possibility: Westpac
10 Feb 2015 Why the secrecy?
10 Feb 2015 Red tape taskforce revealed
09 Feb 2015 Milford confirms it is focus of FMA investigation
09 Feb 2015 [Weekly Wrap] Is there any truth to market manipulation rumours?
09 Feb 2015 Cuts continue
09 Feb 2015 Advisers must emphasise need to disclose: ISO
09 Feb 2015 Income-seeking investors face problems
09 Feb 2015 Castle Point announces shareholder
09 Feb 2015 First-time buyers helped into property
08 Feb 2015 Has the European Central Bank saved the world?
07 Feb 2015 10-year rates welcomed
07 Feb 2015 Harbour gets MIS licence
06 Feb 2015 10-year fixed rates come to the market
06 Feb 2015 TSB launches 10-year fixed loan
05 Feb 2015 Investigation rumours swirl
05 Feb 2015 Global bond yields collapse
05 Feb 2015 Roboadvice may bulldoze advisers
05 Feb 2015 Plus4 expands in Dunedin
05 Feb 2015 Rent increases muted
05 Feb 2015 Correction unlikely: Property Council
04 Feb 2015 FSC closes Wellington office
04 Feb 2015 Surprise cash rate cut
04 Feb 2015 Advisers told to manage client behaviour
04 Feb 2015 Your job is to simplify regulatory complexity
04 Feb 2015 Critical shortage of mid-priced homes: Barfoot
04 Feb 2015 Proportionate ownership popular
03 Feb 2015 Mortgage Express adds adviser
03 Feb 2015 'Auckland effect' spreading: QV
03 Feb 2015 FMA wants to manage advice costs
02 Feb 2015 Overall lending volumes up; low equity loans down
02 Feb 2015 McLean confirmed in Westpac job
02 Feb 2015 Islamic fund's adviser push
02 Feb 2015 Upper Hutt - on the up for investors
January 2015
31 Jan 2015 Deflation warning
31 Jan 2015 Grosvenor applies filter
31 Jan 2015 ANZ takes one-year lead
31 Jan 2015 PGC's missing $22m
30 Jan 2015 NZX and FMA sign MoU
30 Jan 2015 DIMS conditions clarified
30 Jan 2015 Small firms get staff cover
30 Jan 2015 Building consents track up
29 Jan 2015 Don't expect returns to continue: NZ Super Fund
29 Jan 2015 Decent environment for investors: Tuffley
29 Jan 2015 No surprises
29 Jan 2015 What the Reserve Bank said
29 Jan 2015 KiwiSaver effect has wide reach
29 Jan 2015 Affordability deteriorates again
28 Jan 2015 Advisers concerns heard, Goldsmith says
28 Jan 2015 Social housing overhaul
27 Jan 2015 2015 may see bonds' fortunes reverse
27 Jan 2015 Small rent increases planned
26 Jan 2015 Advisers wrongly get blame
23 Jan 2015 Low rates could create opportunity
23 Jan 2015 Find the right fund fit: Morningstar
23 Jan 2015 Rents must rise
22 Jan 2015 OCR not going anywhere: Economists
22 Jan 2015 Advisers should bank on young clients: Matthews
22 Jan 2015 Rents not keeping pace
22 Jan 2015 No sign of OCR increases: Economists
21 Jan 2015 Westpac adviser moves on
21 Jan 2015 ANZ goes for a triple five special
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Wealthpoint sees growth in investment and mortgage advice
Wealthpoint sees growth in investment and mortgage advice
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[Weekly Wrap] What would Gordon and Shirley think?
[Weekly Wrap] What would Gordon and Shirley think?
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Barrass resigns as FMA chief executive
Barrass resigns as FMA chief executive
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Latest Comments
[Weekly Wrap] What would Gordon and Shirley think?
The good news compared to what we have seen in history, is that with Japanese ownership, we can look forward to the parent company wanting growth. History with both AMP and AIA was that both companies in New Zealand were failing so they tried to buy their way out of trouble! AMP bought AXA but maintained their failed model then collapsed totally. AIA purchased Sovereign as their model was failing in New Zealand and like AMP, they continue with that failed model where we are seeing a slower death to AIA. I do not believe that a Japanese model would support a Nil Service model as we saw with AMP and AIA now. That in itself shows promise that New Zealanders will be able to protect themselves with creditable insurers into the future - we hope. Milton wanted a quality offering for New Zealanders. Hopefully Japanese companies can do just that!!
1 day ago Quality Advice
NZFSG calls out banks for chasing advisers' clients
The point should be made the banks assured the Commerce Commission at their recent review that the Adviser Channel and Bank channels were equitable .
2 days ago Finadv
Fidelity Life sold to Partners
Good leaders are a rare commodity these days. Milton built a great business but when he left, a succession of bankers took over who we know are ignorant about insurance. We saw AMP buy AXA with bankers running AMP. What resulted was two 100 year old businesses being destroyed have bankers at the helm. We can hope that the boards of the few remaining insurers note that appointing a person with a banking background to the leadership role is a destructive appointment.
5 days ago Quality Advice
Fidelity Life sold to Partners
A shame to see Fidelity Life ceasing to be NZ owned, and for there to be no NZ owned Insurers left. It's sad to see what has happened to the company since Milton Jennings was in charge. You get the feeling if more of his type of leadership was continued that Fidelity might have continued to grow rather than the slow decline that has happened since Milton's tenure.
5 days ago Just an opinion
Who is responsible for notifying policy changes?
Of course it is the responsibility of the insurer to clearly communicate with its Policy holders, and Advisers together, regarding all changes on a Policy. There is at least one insurer that feels that a simple email to the Advisor on every Anniversary renewal is a bit too much for them! The Advisor has to be pro-active and chase renewal communications every year through the Insurer's website. Where is the responsibility of the insurer there?
6 days ago Porus Kateli