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October 2004
04 Oct 2004 Tenants tough on state houses
04 Oct 2004 Select your own rate home loan
04 Oct 2004 ING and Urbus look to merge
04 Oct 2004 Mount Maunganui holiday home goes for $4 million
04 Oct 2004 Retirement operator rides high on demographics
04 Oct 2004 Average homebuilding cost hits $1021/m² as August consent number slips
04 Oct 2004 Prices, sales slowing
04 Oct 2004 Housing consents fall in August
04 Oct 2004 Bear market risk greater, says broker
04 Oct 2004 Building drop fuels fears for economy
04 Oct 2004 News Round Up
01 Oct 2004 October 2004
01 Oct 2004 ASB Bank popular with civil servants
September 2004
30 Sep 2004 How To Buy An Apartment
30 Sep 2004 Tim Gibson: Age will, indeed, weary us
30 Sep 2004 Accor to build new Ibis hotel in Rotorua
30 Sep 2004 Lifestylers to get rates relief
30 Sep 2004 Owners spend up housing equity
30 Sep 2004 Tenant accused of subletting state house for $400 a night
30 Sep 2004 Warnings about investment practices
30 Sep 2004 NZMBA complains about BNZ campaign
30 Sep 2004 NZMBA complains about BNZ campaign
30 Sep 2004 Bruynel joins BNZIM
29 Sep 2004 National hints at keeping NZ Superannuation Fund
29 Sep 2004 The parties super policies
29 Sep 2004 National hints at keeping NZ Superannuation Fund
28 Sep 2004 Rates to peak soon says bank
28 Sep 2004 Kiwi gets Sylvia Park consent
28 Sep 2004 NZX flighty on option trading
28 Sep 2004 Average weekly income on the rise in June quarter
28 Sep 2004 Home Loan Rate Weekly Report
28 Sep 2004 New adviser in Christchurch
28 Sep 2004 Workplace Savings –Hitting the headlines and hidden in the detail
28 Sep 2004 News Round Up
27 Sep 2004 Developers woo locals over new-concept seaside town
27 Sep 2004 All is fair in love and law
27 Sep 2004 Shares beat property: FundSource
27 Sep 2004 Nostalgia for 50s just dreaming
27 Sep 2004 Hard job, shopping for shops
27 Sep 2004 Property problems: Forestry right can separate land from trees
27 Sep 2004 Mastertrusts take return out of risk and return
27 Sep 2004 Commission critical of some finance companies
27 Sep 2004 Third buyer emerges for Finance Centre
27 Sep 2004 Cut-price homes planned for low-paid British workers
27 Sep 2004 Commission critical of some finance companies
27 Sep 2004 New boss aims high for Pioneer
27 Sep 2004 Home loan rate weekly report
27 Sep 2004 Shares beat property: FundSource
26 Sep 2004 Economy still too hot for bank
26 Sep 2004 Inland Revenue's tax avoidance draft welcomed
26 Sep 2004 Canterbury's rural market still hot
26 Sep 2004 Access clients sent refund forms
26 Sep 2004 Economy grows 0.9% in June quarter
26 Sep 2004 Lawyers hammer Building Authority over leaky homes
26 Sep 2004 Pioneer Launches A First For NZ
26 Sep 2004 Consultation on tax changes for NZ-based trusts
26 Sep 2004 Immigration declines
26 Sep 2004 Australia's Ronin Property jumps on takeover talk
26 Sep 2004 Sale of TTP's finance centre to St Laurence falls through
26 Sep 2004 Residents fail in bid to impose liquor ban
26 Sep 2004 Last chance for HNZ tenants
26 Sep 2004 Digs for homeless
26 Sep 2004 Housing project rescue bid stalls
26 Sep 2004 Flood cash boost no rates-saver
26 Sep 2004 Two more Guardians on board
24 Sep 2004 Most of Westpac's changes accepted
24 Sep 2004 GSF looks to international property
23 Sep 2004 GSF looks to international property
23 Sep 2004 New GM for AMP Property Portfolio
23 Sep 2004 Savings report scepticism
23 Sep 2004 Tower looking for CEO
23 Sep 2004 Savings report scepticism
22 Sep 2004 Interest rate hikes to hit hard in a year's time
22 Sep 2004 ING roadshow
22 Sep 2004 Interest rate hikes to hit hard in a year's time
22 Sep 2004 Australia to copy NZ Super Fund idea
22 Sep 2004 Taking a fixed interest position
22 Sep 2004 Growing pressure to protect heritage buildings
22 Sep 2004 Website petition favours retaining reserve baches
22 Sep 2004 On the land: how good is the good life?
22 Sep 2004 Long-term fixed interest rates rise
22 Sep 2004 Rural property boom reflected in NZ
22 Sep 2004 NZ's Urbus Properties, ING Property Trust Mull Merger
22 Sep 2004 Instant Finance investment grade: Rapid Ratings
21 Sep 2004 Instant Finance "investment grade": Rapid Ratings
21 Sep 2004 ING roadshow
21 Sep 2004 Straightforward solution to superannuation tax problem
21 Sep 2004 Life insurance premiums grow 5%
21 Sep 2004 Marathon tackles the three bears
21 Sep 2004 Strategic profit up
20 Sep 2004 Short-term home loan rates a rising
20 Sep 2004 Adviserlink Investments & Risk Management
20 Sep 2004 ING roadshow
20 Sep 2004 Women in Super supports workplace savings initiative
20 Sep 2004 Rate rises hurt home buyers starting out, says broker
20 Sep 2004 An escape route for the professional poor
20 Sep 2004 Housing figures paint a mixed picture
20 Sep 2004 $20m to be spent on giant cinemas
20 Sep 2004 Panmure's new K Rd
20 Sep 2004 BNZ ups floating rate, advises customers to fix loans
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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