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July 2023
28 Jul 2023 Jenny Campbell's return to the mortgage industry
28 Jul 2023 Movers return to market could be slow
28 Jul 2023 First home buyers’ mortgage market share hits a record
28 Jul 2023 Australian mortgage aggregator comes to NZ
27 Jul 2023 NZX flat as major companies issue warnings
27 Jul 2023 Salt Carbon Fund - short term pain, potential long term gain
26 Jul 2023 Hopes inflation tamed in Aust raises NZ sharemarket
26 Jul 2023 Vanguard in more hot water with Aussie watchdog
26 Jul 2023 [OPINION] Social stigma scaring off mom-and-pop investors
26 Jul 2023 Operation moonshot
25 Jul 2023 F&P Healthcare leads NZ market down after day of gains
25 Jul 2023 FMA now accepting licensing applications under CoFi regime
25 Jul 2023 Edmonds scales local Apex
24 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket starts the week on a positive note
24 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket trailed in Q2 but good longer term
24 Jul 2023 Inflation could be normalising above 2%
21 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket ends quiet week with an upward tick
21 Jul 2023 Housing price surges can be interest driven
21 Jul 2023 Explaining rising interest rates
21 Jul 2023 Fidelity appoints new chief executive
21 Jul 2023 Listings fall as property sales rise
20 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket subdued as the bulls charge on Wall Street
20 Jul 2023 Sharesies members looking bullish again
19 Jul 2023 Mortgage rate cuts a way off yet
19 Jul 2023 NZX50 rises on light volumes as inflation data is released
19 Jul 2023 Serious threats lead to eviction
19 Jul 2023 7 Reasons Why You Need a Digital Advice Process
19 Jul 2023 FMA on climate scenario analysis, sector reports
18 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket drifts as takeover bid rejected
18 Jul 2023 Banks’ mortgage stress tests are a joke
18 Jul 2023 Landlords keen on KiwiSaver for tenancy bonds
18 Jul 2023 Bayly, fund managers on KiwiSaver for tenancy bonds
18 Jul 2023 Bayly, fund managers on KiwiSaver for tenancy bonds
17 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket starts week with a dip on interest rate concerns
17 Jul 2023 The traits of successful mortgage advisers
17 Jul 2023 First property due diligence platform in New Zealand
15 Jul 2023 Why we need more female advisers
14 Jul 2023 Top 10 risks and opportunities for 2023 – A mid-year reflection
13 Jul 2023 NZX50 lifts ahead of long weekend on low volumes
13 Jul 2023 New ticker for NZX
13 Jul 2023 House value rises predicted for early next year
13 Jul 2023 What did we learn about future home loan rates yesterday?
13 Jul 2023 New law - new rules
13 Jul 2023 Former Westpac Life business officially merged into Fidelity Life
13 Jul 2023 National MP Andrew Bayly’s to-do list of four
12 Jul 2023 Sharemarket has a muted response to Reserve Bank move
12 Jul 2023 OCR on hold: Where to for home loan rates?
12 Jul 2023 BREAKING News: OCR held for a change
12 Jul 2023 BREAKING: Official Cash Rate remains on hold
12 Jul 2023 Not concerned about the rise in complaints about mortgage advisers
12 Jul 2023 AIA NZ delivers on promised support to advisers
12 Jul 2023 [OPINION] Kiwi property vs Kiwi shares
12 Jul 2023 Rise in complaints about mortgage advisers ‘nothing to be concerned about’
12 Jul 2023 Consilium buys stake in Cambridge Partners
11 Jul 2023 NZ shares flat ahead of Reserve Bank rate decision
11 Jul 2023 XRB on new international climate reporting standards
11 Jul 2023 More pressure on mortgage holders
11 Jul 2023 More pressure on mortgage holders
11 Jul 2023 Expected rising interest rates to put more pressure on mortgage holders
11 Jul 2023 KiwiSaver gender gap widens further, average balances drop
10 Jul 2023 NZX 50 loses a week's gain in one day
10 Jul 2023 JAVLN acquires OfficeTech document management solution
10 Jul 2023 FMA to give confidentiality order recipients more support info
10 Jul 2023 Insurance advisers' pet hates could be their greatest advantage
10 Jul 2023 Sales slowly getting back to market driven cycle
10 Jul 2023 A break in OCR increases forecast
10 Jul 2023 The Big Squeeze
07 Jul 2023 NZ sharemarket makes gains despite headwinds
07 Jul 2023 Mortgage writing surges for NZ Mortgages
07 Jul 2023 Annuitas Management Limited makes two key appointments
07 Jul 2023 Mortgage writing surges for top adviser company
07 Jul 2023 The Australian Superannuation Performance Test: Sensible but flawed?
07 Jul 2023 Seeing the light
06 Jul 2023 Pacific Edge rises as wider sharemarket stutters
06 Jul 2023 Bluestone scales back New Zealand business
06 Jul 2023 The Greens chaotic thinking over rent controls
06 Jul 2023 LifeDirect and BizCover join forces to expand business
06 Jul 2023 Bluestone scales back NZ business
05 Jul 2023 NZX50 lifts to a seven week high
05 Jul 2023 Whineray and White join sustainable finance board
05 Jul 2023 One new aggregation platform; Take the Adviser Wellness survey
05 Jul 2023 TAP launches new full-service mortgage aggregation platform
05 Jul 2023 Generate gets thematic
04 Jul 2023 Aussie interest rate move boosts two sharemarkets
04 Jul 2023 Non-performing home loans are on the rise; Please take part in the Adviser Wellbeing survey
04 Jul 2023 Property market listings stay at the bottom of the barrel
04 Jul 2023 Mortgage delinquencies in May at highest since March 2020
03 Jul 2023 Comvita a sweet spot in otherwise dull NZ sharemarket
03 Jul 2023 Fix long or short? Here's what ANZ says
03 Jul 2023 Don’t count on interest rates falling any time soon
03 Jul 2023 Research needed into central banks’ pandemic response
03 Jul 2023 [OPINION] When a Bill’s objective is vague, its provisions are rudderless
01 Jul 2023 Pathfinder nabs top gongs (again)
June 2023
30 Jun 2023 NZ sharemarket ends the week on a bright note
30 Jun 2023 Unqualified chartered engineer flouts rules and signs off hundreds of homes
30 Jun 2023 Two start-ups already positioned for open banking
29 Jun 2023 NZ sharemarket lifts on brighter economic news
29 Jun 2023 Responsible investing CEO resigns
29 Jun 2023 Banks prepare for rising bad debts; mortgage lending still in doldrums
29 Jun 2023 House prices and rents on the cusp of lifting
Latest News
Koura reports another loss
Koura reports another loss
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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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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