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October 1999
19 Oct 1999 The Greens super policy
18 Oct 1999 What the research houses have to say about <i>Consumers'</i> list of t
18 Oct 1999 New book on mortgage concepts
18 Oct 1999 Property News
18 Oct 1999 Home affordability remains stable
17 Oct 1999 Testing <i>Consumer's</i> managed fund test
17 Oct 1999 Weekly briefs
15 Oct 1999 NZ First resurrects its once defeated super policy
14 Oct 1999 Consumer's latest investment advice
14 Oct 1999 Spring sparse on specials
14 Oct 1999 Let the super talk begin
14 Oct 1999 New Zealanders’ Living Standards in the new Millennium
14 Oct 1999 NZers confused about policy
14 Oct 1999 End this Game of Political Football!
14 Oct 1999 Peters' super promises no comfort for workers - CTU
14 Oct 1999 New Zealand First Super scheme expensive risky and unfair
14 Oct 1999 Peters' policy confused and dishonest
14 Oct 1999 NZ First announces super policy
13 Oct 1999 BNZ says its funds are bigger than anyone else's
13 Oct 1999 Supertalk - your place to learn about and discuss superannuation
13 Oct 1999 The window is getting smaller
12 Oct 1999 Finalists teach a thing or two about financial planning
12 Oct 1999 Property news
12 Oct 1999 Fixed rates continue to firm
12 Oct 1999 Weekly briefs
11 Oct 1999 Slight increase picked for house prices
11 Oct 1999 WestpacTrust falls short but is happy
11 Oct 1999 The role of financial planning
10 Oct 1999 AMP & <i>Good Returns</I> launch superannuation website
09 Oct 1999 Super books
08 Oct 1999 Beware of the writedowns
08 Oct 1999 Financial Planner of the Year Awards
08 Oct 1999 Policies analysed
07 Oct 1999 Rodger Spiller named Financial Planner of the Year
06 Oct 1999 "Watchful caution" in property market, says REINZ
05 Oct 1999 Cushing's crushing
05 Oct 1999 Pressure mounts to leave rates alone
04 Oct 1999 Pressure mounts to leave rates alone
03 Oct 1999 Weekly briefs
September 1999
30 Sep 1999 Trustees' increasing obligation to inquire
30 Sep 1999 Debt Forgiveness in Consideration of Natural Love and Affection
30 Sep 1999 CSFB expands its leaders series
29 Sep 1999 OCR unchanged, floating rates stable
29 Sep 1999 Cowpats flying over the farm
29 Sep 1999 Investors have little ability to influence the manager
29 Sep 1999 Why has the PRG report been ignored?
28 Sep 1999 Compulsory Super: No way to solve super
27 Sep 1999 Taking technology to the Sky
27 Sep 1999 It's spring...time to prune back your loan
27 Sep 1999 Competition hots up amongst online brokers
27 Sep 1999 Who's charging what for online broking
27 Sep 1999 Access Brokerage's fully integrated Internet trading service
27 Sep 1999 Secondary schools super comp
26 Sep 1999 Weekly briefs
23 Sep 1999 ACC changes mean income protection premiums likely to rise
23 Sep 1999 Questions you need to ask politicians
23 Sep 1999 Labour vs. National- Where's the Smart Money?
22 Sep 1999 Christmas payout on the cards for RSB holders
22 Sep 1999 Warning, warning - pull out
22 Sep 1999 Investors still keen on property
21 Sep 1999 End of an era
21 Sep 1999 United - Golden Plan for Positive Ageing
21 Sep 1999 National has two main initiatives
21 Sep 1999 NZ First to campaign heavily on super
21 Sep 1999 Labour plans to establish a publicly funded superannuation scheme
21 Sep 1999 Alliance
21 Sep 1999 Pointers, not policy
20 Sep 1999 Bouquets and brickbats from the Banking Ombudsman
20 Sep 1999 Weekly briefs
17 Sep 1999 Finalists announced
16 Sep 1999 Fixed rates increase across the board
16 Sep 1999 Investment trusts band together
15 Sep 1999 Health insurance companies 'caught red-handed'
14 Sep 1999 Property market off the boil
14 Sep 1999 Showdown at the NZRPT corral
13 Sep 1999 WestpacTrust offer: How to get some of your bank fees back
13 Sep 1999 Weekly briefs
11 Sep 1999 Go West and Prosper
11 Sep 1999 Comparing the online services
11 Sep 1999 Australian broker enters NZ market
09 Sep 1999 Super funds anything but super
08 Sep 1999 Too late to fix
07 Sep 1999 Banks experiment with advisory recipes
07 Sep 1999 WestpacTrust Investments share offer details
07 Sep 1999 BNZ lifts interest rate predictions
07 Sep 1999 Tortis Ozzy made more accessible
06 Sep 1999 IRD to change the rules on planning fees
06 Sep 1999 More slimming tips for your mortgage
05 Sep 1999 Weekly briefs
03 Sep 1999 Administration services: $3.5 billion under control
02 Sep 1999 Fund writedowns anger advisers
02 Sep 1999 Subdued outlook for rental market
02 Sep 1999 Retirement commission needs reviewing
02 Sep 1999 Retirement Commission needs reviewing
01 Sep 1999 SIFA softens stand on independence
August 1999
30 Aug 1999 National hints at resurrecting Tolis
30 Aug 1999 Firmer house prices likely, although confidence is down
30 Aug 1999 Super2000 Taskforce's job explained
30 Aug 1999 What can we expect on Superannuation
29 Aug 1999 Advisory industry faces skills shortage
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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.
2 weeks 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.
3 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