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May 2025
02 May 2025 Mainfreight, China optimism drive stocks higher
02 May 2025 Former FMA boss joins Simplicity
02 May 2025 Gail Costa's farewell message to advisers
02 May 2025 Mortgage pressure builds as arrears hit a decade high
02 May 2025 Problem mortgage stockpile grows
02 May 2025 US firm buys established Kiwi advice firm
02 May 2025 New managed fund offering targets savers
01 May 2025 NZX on front foot to start May as Infratil rises 3.5%
01 May 2025 Financial Advisers deserve fairness and value for money too.
01 May 2025 No significant rate drops ahead, says Reserve Bank
01 May 2025 Partners' new people person
01 May 2025 Further interest rate falls not on the cards
April 2025
30 Apr 2025 Craigs’ 50% stake sale complete
30 Apr 2025 Investors lead the charge in mortgage market boom
30 Apr 2025 Mortgage borrowing hits a new high
29 Apr 2025 Auckland Airport shares drop on runway delays as NZX dips 0.61%
29 Apr 2025 Trump’s trade wars hit home for kiwi buyers
29 Apr 2025 Diminishing KiwiSaver balances tip up first home buyers
29 Apr 2025 Kernel takes on Sharesies (and others)
28 Apr 2025 NZ sharemarket up as Trump eases tariff stance
28 Apr 2025 Sky TV's Rights Negotiation goes into Extra Time
28 Apr 2025 From mortgages to business loans, the wheels are finally turning
28 Apr 2025 Generate expands investment options with 6 new funds
28 Apr 2025 Mortgage lending demand rises for first time in four years
26 Apr 2025 Rear view mirror: Equities took pole position as offshore exposure turbo-charged 2024 investor returns
24 Apr 2025 NZ sharemarket up but Pacific Edge waits for coverage confirmation
24 Apr 2025 ANZ refreshes its investment beliefs
23 Apr 2025 NZ sharemarket rises as Trump backs down on Fed chair sacking
23 Apr 2025 Non-PHARMAC medicines coverage – aiming for a data-informed evaluation
23 Apr 2025 Milford's KiwiSaver shines while ANZ enjoys a rare March qtr
22 Apr 2025 Infratil, Mainfreight hit by US news flow; NZX down 2.3%
22 Apr 2025 [Opinion] Life advisers need a mindset change: away from ‘we sell’ to ‘we advise’.
22 Apr 2025 Westpac Holds Steady While Others Blink
22 Apr 2025 Sitting back and taking a calm attitude
17 Apr 2025 Tourism Holdings and inflation updates drive movement
17 Apr 2025 Shaping the future of advice: How NZFSG is empowering advisers in a changing regulatory world
17 Apr 2025 ANZ to RBNZ: let’s cut a little deeper
17 Apr 2025 More OCR cuts on the cards later this year
17 Apr 2025 Another KiwiSaver scheme joins the market
16 Apr 2025 NZ stocks defy offshore trend to end stronger
16 Apr 2025 Credit cards, complaints & confidence - the banking rundown
16 Apr 2025 Big increase in home loans made by banks
16 Apr 2025 Elevation Capital joins forces with Blackbull analyst Eden Bradfield
16 Apr 2025 Explaining Non-Pharmac medicines coverage
15 Apr 2025 NZME down 2.7% as Trump keeps markets jittery
15 Apr 2025 Your mortgage rate could drop - here’s when
15 Apr 2025 The flow through of lower mortgage rates
15 Apr 2025 Non-banks may offer lower rates under deposit insurance scheme
14 Apr 2025 Infratil and Ebos lift NZX 0.74%; Tariff walkback eases markets
14 Apr 2025 OCR down, mortgage rates… eventually?
14 Apr 2025 Economic vandalism
14 Apr 2025 Time for FMA to put an end to banks’ pathetic excuses over OCR delays
12 Apr 2025 Former adviser faces criminal charges
12 Apr 2025 Mortgage adviser charged with dishonesty
11 Apr 2025 NZ shares finish the week reasonably unscathed despite Trump's gyrations
11 Apr 2025 nib ceo steps down
11 Apr 2025 More cuts coming? Economists say we're not done yet
11 Apr 2025 Moving forward to the past - rates have further to fall
11 Apr 2025 Data privacy and accuracy top AI fears
10 Apr 2025 The roller coaster ride continues; Stocks up on Trump tariff U-Turn
10 Apr 2025 Chubb Life launches moderate trauma cover
10 Apr 2025 Generate promotes one of its distribution team
10 Apr 2025 FMA to review bank behaviour on OCR adjustments
10 Apr 2025 Advisers to be educated on lending for businesses
10 Apr 2025 Volatility and Illiquidity to become KiwiSaver norm
09 Apr 2025 Tariffs trump OCR cut
09 Apr 2025 Banks slash floating lending and deposit rates after 25bp OCR cut
09 Apr 2025 BREAKING: OCR Drops to 3.5% - Hints at Cuts Ahead
09 Apr 2025 Harbour Outlook: Escalating trade tensions impact markets
09 Apr 2025 BREAKING: OCR: 3.5% - Further reduction in OCR appropriate
09 Apr 2025 Let the dust settle on CoFI says former exec
09 Apr 2025 FMA will look at how long banks take to pass on OCR changes
08 Apr 2025 Trisha Edmonds to leave ANZ Investments
08 Apr 2025 Are floating rates losing their shine?
08 Apr 2025 Longer term fixed interest rates slowly bite into floating terms
08 Apr 2025 Knowledge gap a challenge for advice sector
08 Apr 2025 Collective action underway to promote advice
07 Apr 2025 Sharemarket has worst fall since Covid
07 Apr 2025 Wild winds at the RBNZ: What's next for rates?
07 Apr 2025 Wild is the wind blowing through RBNZ
07 Apr 2025 Trust Management gets a new view on bonds
05 Apr 2025 End of year sees changes to Harbour crew
04 Apr 2025 Ugly week ends on the sharemarket
04 Apr 2025 [The Wrap] Bouquets and brickbats in a big week; A challenge for advisers too
04 Apr 2025 Ballantyne receives top award
04 Apr 2025 Shannon Murphy joins fund manager
04 Apr 2025 FMA to review access to financial advice
04 Apr 2025 IRD determines funds management is exempt GST
03 Apr 2025 Sharemarket finishes higher after a roller coaster day
03 Apr 2025 ComCom walks back three applications proposal
03 Apr 2025 Three offers recommendation lost in translation - ComCom
03 Apr 2025 Signs of life: what the latest data says about recovery
03 Apr 2025 Borrowers behind in mortgage payments ebbing
03 Apr 2025 Level 5 cert insufficient for some advice areas
02 Apr 2025 AIA goes one month free again
02 Apr 2025 Carnall leaves nib
02 Apr 2025 Myriad of appointments at Fidelity Life
02 Apr 2025 Industry at risk? Leigh says yes - and here's why
02 Apr 2025 Disclosure is not a tick box exercise: FMA
01 Apr 2025 After short delay nib life takes off
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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