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September 2013
26 Sep 2013 Returns 'pay off' for green building
26 Sep 2013 Advisers should be coaches: Kneebone
26 Sep 2013 Reserve Bank could target investors
25 Sep 2013 Blow for Ross investors
25 Sep 2013 More mergers likely: PWC
25 Sep 2013 Perpetual now officially an Australian firm
25 Sep 2013 Mortgages more expensive
24 Sep 2013 Finance Minister slams ASB move
24 Sep 2013 AIA adds a sales team
24 Sep 2013 New fixed interest manager in NZ
24 Sep 2013 Regulation inhibiting advice
24 Sep 2013 ASB cancels pre-approved loans
23 Sep 2013 Pre-approvals cancelled
23 Sep 2013 What's in the L and V of LVR?
23 Sep 2013 It's not just home loans that maybe counted in LVR numbers
23 Sep 2013 Commission charged on high end of price
23 Sep 2013 ASB cancels preapprovals
22 Sep 2013 Pressure on Kiwi equities market
21 Sep 2013 Retirees are living longer, creating a new star financial product
20 Sep 2013 TOWER Life sale a boon for some
20 Sep 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Forward planning and looking back
20 Sep 2013 KiwiSaver ruling for minimum wage earners
20 Sep 2013 Specials not so special
20 Sep 2013 Sharebrokers now in FMA's sights
20 Sep 2013 Whatever gets you through...retirement
20 Sep 2013 Migration momentum a property driver: ANZ
19 Sep 2013 There will be a boom in advice: James
19 Sep 2013 Commentator concerned at loss of data
18 Sep 2013 FMA says it will do better with FMCA than AML
18 Sep 2013 Hamilton renters get warning
17 Sep 2013 nibs says lots of opportunities in health insurance market
17 Sep 2013 AFAs set to produce their own annual reports
17 Sep 2013 House prices likely to start to cool in November: Westpac
16 Sep 2013 Challenge to grow insurance market: Southern Cross
16 Sep 2013 Record health insurance payout
16 Sep 2013 BNZ KiwiSaver Scheme hits $100m FUM
16 Sep 2013 ASB adds second special
16 Sep 2013 Call to address gap between RFAs and AFAs
16 Sep 2013 Sellers' market, prices rising: Survey
16 Sep 2013 Regional first-home buyers acting fast: REINZ
13 Sep 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Adviser 'skipping processes'
13 Sep 2013 Young borrowers actively rate shopping
13 Sep 2013 Young borrowers actively rate shopping
13 Sep 2013 Partners Life outlines its dealer group strategy
13 Sep 2013 Advisers still getting to grips with regulation
13 Sep 2013 Rent control policy questioned
12 Sep 2013 Accuro CEO resigns
12 Sep 2013 LVR move's effectiveness uncertain: Wheeler
12 Sep 2013 What the Reserve Bank said
12 Sep 2013 What the Reserve Bank said
12 Sep 2013 ASIC concerns addressed by manager
12 Sep 2013 LVR move's effectiveness uncertain: Wheeler
11 Sep 2013 Partners Life to become a group player
11 Sep 2013 OnePath name to go (for some)
11 Sep 2013 Money Week calls up; but not huge
11 Sep 2013 Lowest rate in a decade
10 Sep 2013 Lowest home loan rate in a decade: HSBC
10 Sep 2013 No OCR change, but rates still rising
10 Sep 2013 Affordability action starts now: Brown
09 Sep 2013 Adviser website idea panned
09 Sep 2013 Battle for control of Guardian Trust's parent continues
09 Sep 2013 OCR on hold but not all good news for borrowers
09 Sep 2013 FMA: Investors will be disappointed
09 Sep 2013 Life insuers get licence plates
09 Sep 2013 Pathfinder: Keeping ETF fees real
09 Sep 2013 PAA and IFA disagree on proposed Code changes
09 Sep 2013 QV: LVR move won't slow market
07 Sep 2013 LVR restrictions impact home loan pricing
07 Sep 2013 Westpac joins low-equity fee hikes
06 Sep 2013 Kiiwbank splits rates
06 Sep 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Boosting positive profile
06 Sep 2013 Better CPD flexibility 'important'
06 Sep 2013 Alexander: Not enough builders
05 Sep 2013 Superlife: TSB not a major loss
05 Sep 2013 Fund manager mints a new team member
05 Sep 2013 Harbour: Northern autumn uncertainty
05 Sep 2013 Ponzi scheme alleged
04 Sep 2013 Investors told to consider Australian real estate securities
04 Sep 2013 Tyndall: Tapering tantrums
04 Sep 2013 Another new insurance company
04 Sep 2013 Take any chance to build public image: Tate
04 Sep 2013 Buyers getting around restrictions: Broker
04 Sep 2013 No upwards price pressure, agency reports
03 Sep 2013 Low equity loans get more expensive
03 Sep 2013 K2 changes stock selection process
03 Sep 2013 FNZ looks to expand
03 Sep 2013 Westpac increases rates
03 Sep 2013 Landlords need more insurance information
02 Sep 2013 ASIC slams manager
02 Sep 2013 Drop commissions to eliminate conflict: NZ Wealth
02 Sep 2013 Trade Me boss on buying life insurance
02 Sep 2013 ANZ Retail to get new boss
02 Sep 2013 One-person advisers devalue business: AdviceFirst
02 Sep 2013 Property investment beats other asset classes
02 Sep 2013 Inventory at record lows
01 Sep 2013 Watch out for guarantees: Ombudsman
01 Sep 2013 Pet bonds by the book: Whitburn
August 2013
30 Aug 2013 [Weekly Wrap] Bad-news story nearing end
30 Aug 2013 Three of seven plead guilty to mortgage fraud
30 Aug 2013 Three of seven plead guilty to mortgage fraud
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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?
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