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March 2026
16 Mar 2026 Investment Roundup: Which Asset Classes Have Been Topping the Table?
16 Mar 2026 What did reporting season teach us about software and AI?
16 Mar 2026 Where to for mortgage advisers?
16 Mar 2026 Customers doing it tough, Partners postpones conference
14 Mar 2026 Short-Term Disability Benefits
13 Mar 2026 Air NZ hits new lows, leading NZX50 to worst week since September 2024
13 Mar 2026 [BREAKING NEWS] Baden Martin lands new gig at non-bank lender
13 Mar 2026 Baden Martin lands new gig at non-bank lender
12 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks as Iran jitters send oil back over US$100/bbl
12 Mar 2026 Loan Market adviser becomes RM
12 Mar 2026 Basecorp positioning as a one stop shop for advisers
12 Mar 2026 Partners Life tells advisers it’s working on lifting service levels
11 Mar 2026 Basecorp positioning as a one stop shop for advisers
11 Mar 2026 NZX50 rallies as blue chips buoyed by calmer oil markets
11 Mar 2026 Tariffs, Tehran and Turbulence
10 Mar 2026 NZX50 slips as investors question early end to Iran conflict
10 Mar 2026 Advisers warned about increasing cyber risks
10 Mar 2026 SBS readies to expand into adviser market
10 Mar 2026 Aurora moves management of KiwiSaver inhouse
09 Mar 2026 Haven focusses on adviser growth
09 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks 3.1% as oil surges past US$100/bbl; Air NZ hits 17-year low
09 Mar 2026 Rising sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at advisers
09 Mar 2026 Advising on KiwiSaver can create "a moat" for adviser's businesses: Generate
07 Mar 2026 [Your weekend TMM read] Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
07 Mar 2026 Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
06 Mar 2026 Air NZ tumbles as ForBarr questions hedging; NZX50 falls
06 Mar 2026 Former financial adviser cops minimal fine
05 Mar 2026 Tech stocks back in favour as NZX50 joins rally on ebbing Iran fears
05 Mar 2026 Former NZ Super Fund exec joins Mercer
05 Mar 2026 AIA brings back Apple watch
05 Mar 2026 Life cover benefits can be at risk of terminal illness
05 Mar 2026 We reveal which banks are winning the battle for new business
05 Mar 2026 Harbour takes out top award
04 Mar 2026 NZX50 dodges worst of market ructions over Iran conflict fears
04 Mar 2026 Kiwibank, ASB gain in 2025's mortgage wars while ANZ loses
04 Mar 2026 Industry wary of KiwiSaver changes
03 Mar 2026 NZX50 falls for a 2nd day as bubbling crude prices stoke inflation fears
03 Mar 2026 New direction for large advice firm; BDM wanted; TSB moves
03 Mar 2026 New brand and direction for large mortgage advice business
03 Mar 2026 Is it the year of the equal-weighted S&P 500 Index?
02 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks as war breaks out in Middle East; oil soars
02 Mar 2026 Lending slashed in January as borrowers rushed for new deals in December
02 Mar 2026 Cressida adds to its team
02 Mar 2026 Free Will for new Fidelity policyholders
02 Mar 2026 FundRock appoints new MD
February 2026
27 Feb 2026 Earnings season helps deliver NZX50’s best month since September
27 Feb 2026 Moneta: Strengthening KiwiSaver advice with digital tools from OMNIMax
27 Feb 2026 Kiwibank lending accelerates and there is room for more
27 Feb 2026 NZX's Smart and Wealth Tecnologies contributed all profit growth in 2025
27 Feb 2026 Kiwibank accelerated mortgage lending in its first half
26 Feb 2026 NZX50 climbs 1.1% in earnings season flurry
26 Feb 2026 Devon appoints CEO
26 Feb 2026 AI isn’t the end of mortgage advisers – it’s about empowerment
26 Feb 2026 Debtfix takes hardship off providers’ hands
26 Feb 2026 Booster loses discovery bid to look at rival transactions
25 Feb 2026 Lee sells
25 Feb 2026 NZX50 snaps 3-day gain as Meridian slides
25 Feb 2026 Govt could cut NZ Super fiscal impact to 5% of GDP by 2065: consultants
24 Feb 2026 F&P Healthcare powers NZX50 higher as AI-pocalypse runs into earnings
24 Feb 2026 Call for money for kids as part of KiwiSaver 2.0
23 Feb 2026 F&P Healthcare upgrade drags NZX50 higher as Trump’s tariffs linger
23 Feb 2026 nib back in profit and recovering
23 Feb 2026 [GRTV] The benefits of global infrastructure
20 Feb 2026 US-Iran tensions dent strong week for NZX50
20 Feb 2026 RBNZ blocks fintech bank application
20 Feb 2026 RBNZ squashes fintech Dosh’s bid to become a bank
19 Feb 2026 Blue chips out in force as NZX50 surges for a second day
19 Feb 2026 RBNZ predicts slower house price growth; ASB joins KO
19 Feb 2026 ASB joins low deposit Kāinga Ora scheme with some benefits
19 Feb 2026 Advisers question whether churn still an issue
19 Feb 2026 RBNZ expects slower house price growth in the current recovery
18 Feb 2026 NZX50 surges as RBNZ cools expectations for a pre-election rate hike
18 Feb 2026 [BREAKING NEWS] Brennan's first OCR call
18 Feb 2026 [What the RBNZ said] Why the cash rate stayed unchanged
18 Feb 2026 Investors lose out if worried managers ‘greenhush’
18 Feb 2026 Fidelity Life is refreshing the structure of its Adviser Council
18 Feb 2026 It's the big day today; What will the new RBNZ gov do?
18 Feb 2026 OCR rise tipped for second half of this year
17 Feb 2026 Contact leads NZX50 to five-month low in holiday trading across Asia
17 Feb 2026 Jack Patel back on the tools
17 Feb 2026 11 charities benefit from MDRT Foundation
17 Feb 2026 FAMNZ boss off; Breaking the aggregation model
17 Feb 2026 TAP moves away from traditional aggregation
16 Feb 2026 NZX50 slides as investors clear the decks for $525m Contact capital raising
16 Feb 2026 FAMNZ boss leaves
16 Feb 2026 Deal creates one of the world's largest active manager shops
16 Feb 2026 Market, meet your new Fed Chair
15 Feb 2026 Shaw and Partners buys Wellington advice firm
15 Feb 2026 ANZ loses head of asset allocation (again)
13 Feb 2026 NZX50 sinks to 4-month low as AI fears accelerate
13 Feb 2026 Mint and Wedge get together for a new bond fund
12 Feb 2026 Predictions for next week's OCR announcement
12 Feb 2026 ANZ surge leads gains on both sides of the Tasman
12 Feb 2026 Booster pushes for info on how other fund managers operate
11 Feb 2026 NZX50 dips as CSL slide saps healthcare firms
11 Feb 2026 ASB grows home loan book; Two year rates back in vogue
11 Feb 2026 Southern Cross CEO steps down
11 Feb 2026 ASB accelerates mortgage lending and profit margins
11 Feb 2026 Big move back to two-year fixed interest rates
10 Feb 2026 NZX50 gains as investors prepare for earnings season, RBNZ
Latest News
Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
Can AI pick the best KiwiSaver provider?
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[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
[Weekly Wrap] What we know, and don't know, about Labour's retirement policies. Plus a potential surprise
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NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
NZX aims for 5% of KiwiSaver market in three-to-five years
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Trust in AI’s decision making not keeping pace with adoption
Trust in AI’s decision making not keeping pace with adoption
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Latest Comments
FE Investments in receivership
Fei , trustees still hold large of money not yet refund fully.
6 days 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