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June 1999
13 Jun 1999 Rates rise sooner than expected
11 Jun 1999 A high return with a capital guarantee
10 Jun 1999 Dresdner buys a masterpiece
10 Jun 1999 Administration systems: Who's got wha g
10 Jun 1999 Cutting your mortgage costs
10 Jun 1999 BT soothes customers
08 Jun 1999 EMU brings challenges for investors
08 Jun 1999 Sorting through the maze
07 Jun 1999 Weekly briefs
05 Jun 1999 Three kings have a cash crisis
04 Jun 1999 <a href="http://www.goodreturns.co.nz/mortgage2.phtml">Mortgage Rate T
03 Jun 1999 Westpac cans BT bid
03 Jun 1999 Spreading the risk of rate moves
02 Jun 1999 Coronet takes on a Challenger
02 Jun 1999 Morningstar threatens BT downgrade
01 Jun 1999 Investors fail to plug into Colonial's property trustge
01 Jun 1999 To fix or not to fix?
May 1999
31 May 1999 Hot favourite scratched
31 May 1999 Trusts: New law creates many new problems
30 May 1999 Weekly briefs
27 May 1999 Financial Planner of the Year Awards announced
27 May 1999 A juicy investment
26 May 1999 Ready, set, borrow
26 May 1999 It's all coming together nicely...at the National BanAr
24 May 1999 Assocation tells Govt to get a move on
24 May 1999 Fixed rates on the move again
23 May 1999 Budget has some positive news for NZ's bond market
22 May 1999 Weekly briefs
20 May 1999 Budget damp squib for retirement savings
20 May 1999 It's better to catch fish than poach them
19 May 1999 April property figures 'hearteningve
19 May 1999 Mixed outlook for mortgage rates follows latest Reserve Bank and Feder
18 May 1999 Association about to secure CFP
18 May 1999 ISI asks: Where's the problemEv
17 May 1999 Wrap accounts: Fees will be halved by 2001
16 May 1999 The rise and rise of mortgage broking
16 May 1999 Weekly briefs
14 May 1999 Three big wins for Tower
13 May 1999 Here come the Highlanders
12 May 1999 Return expectations lowered
11 May 1999 AMP’s affordable home loan repayment cover
10 May 1999 Colonial First State takes the hard option
10 May 1999 Members give Tower the green light
09 May 1999 Asian giant slowly gains momentum
09 May 1999 Weekly briefs
09 May 1999 A cautionary tale...
07 May 1999 Another fund manager gobbled up
06 May 1999 AMP’s home loan insurance takes flexible approach
05 May 1999 Eriksen's Master Trust Survey: Some managers are more canny or skilful
05 May 1999 Banks shake off the Asian flu
04 May 1999 KPMG survey positive for financial sector
03 May 1999 Peters' plan to get rid of unprofessional advisers
02 May 1999 Mercer survey: A volatile quarter
02 May 1999 Weekly briefs
02 May 1999 Complaints continue on fixed rate loans
April 1999
29 Apr 1999 AIA launch unique business policy
28 Apr 1999 Research: NZ will benefit from rising commodity prices
28 Apr 1999 Investors need to be told of the dangers of syndicated property
27 Apr 1999 EquitiLink signs off
27 Apr 1999 BankDirect improves home lending service
26 Apr 1999 Peters calls for all advisers to be registered
26 Apr 1999 Low mortgage rates fuel sales
26 Apr 1999 National Mutual throws out the crystal ball
26 Apr 1999 Weekly briefs
23 Apr 1999 Home mortgage affordability: it's still good news
22 Apr 1999 Royal considering Tower takeover
21 Apr 1999 It's steady as she goes
21 Apr 1999 Bumper quarter for funds
21 Apr 1999 Privatising ACC presents many new opportunites in the disability incom
20 Apr 1999 Colonial returns to property
19 Apr 1999 State Insurance forms alliance with the state
19 Apr 1999 Lenders cut fixed mortgage rates
19 Apr 1999 Home loan market takes a new turn
19 Apr 1999 Have they got a deal for you...
19 Apr 1999 Budget fillip likely for property market
18 Apr 1999 Australian and NZ funds come up trumps
18 Apr 1999 Weekly briefs
15 Apr 1999 New manager for former Renouf funds
14 Apr 1999 Wrap accounts: They're here, but who needs them?
14 Apr 1999 Colonial enters Workers Comp market
13 Apr 1999 NZRPT sweetens its closure proposal
12 Apr 1999 Calan closes the door to stop a flood of funds
12 Apr 1999 Tower policyholders get reduced, but adequate, security under demutual
11 Apr 1999 Weekly briefs
08 Apr 1999 Knives out for NZRPT manager
07 Apr 1999 NZ Funds gears up its equity fund
06 Apr 1999 Star falls but doesn't wane
06 Apr 1999 Portfolio Talk: Crispin Murray
05 Apr 1999 Weekly briefs
March 1999
31 Mar 1999 FPIAA born afterdifficult gestation
30 Mar 1999 Deal helps bridge Newmarket's yield gap
30 Mar 1999 ASB takes the softly, softly approach with Sovereign
29 Mar 1999 FPIAA still working on CFP licence transfer
28 Mar 1999 Weekly briefs
25 Mar 1999 "Cargo cult" mentality earns adviser four years in jail
25 Mar 1999 Unitholders scuttle merger
24 Mar 1999 Researchers put BT on hold
23 Mar 1999 Deutsche Bank gets rid of its inheritance
22 Mar 1999 GPG wins a court battle
21 Mar 1999 People: Rodney Cook
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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.
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.
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