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December 2024
31 Dec 2024 NZX down on final day — but 2024 a good year overall
30 Dec 2024 Contact Energy soars in post-Christmas Santa rally
30 Dec 2024 Year in Review: New bosses; New player; Lots of action
30 Dec 2024 [OPINION] Is the risk industry at risk?
27 Dec 2024 Santa rally brings magic to markets
27 Dec 2024 Evidence-based strategies propel Consilium funds above $1 billion
24 Dec 2024 Light pre-Christmas trading for NZ sharemarket
21 Dec 2024 [The Wrap] The year that was - and what may happen next year
21 Dec 2024 Last AM Update for the year
20 Dec 2024 Busy day on sharemarket; Good weekly end
20 Dec 2024 [UPDATED] Despite a warning InvestNow is alleged to have beached AML laws
20 Dec 2024 Craigs sells half stake to US private equity firm
20 Dec 2024 Saving borrowers money
19 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket falls nearly 1% on recession news
19 Dec 2024 Pathfinder clarifies ethical investment exceptions after censure
19 Dec 2024 Interest rates with a four in front not far away – Squirrel
18 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket falls, Hallenstein Glasson jumps
18 Dec 2024 The good guys get told off
18 Dec 2024 DTIs will start affecting borrowers by the middle of 2025
18 Dec 2024 DTIs will start affecting borrowers by the middle of next year
18 Dec 2024 Advice industry needs “agents of change” to shift the impact needle
17 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket electrified by Mercury to 0.9% rise
17 Dec 2024 Lower mortgage rates not a one way street; CFML rates change
17 Dec 2024 “Heartbreaking” hardship applications a challenge for KiwiSaver providers
17 Dec 2024 Lower mortgage rates not a one way street
16 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket up 0.3% ahead of HYEFU
16 Dec 2024 [Opinion] Shooting of US health insurance CEO thoughts
16 Dec 2024 [GRTV] RI practice now ingrained but greenwashing a major concern says RIAA
16 Dec 2024 Mortgage borrowers better off; Advice Link gears up for growth
16 Dec 2024 New clients demonstrate strong confidence in NZX wealth technologies
16 Dec 2024 Advice Link gears up for growth
16 Dec 2024 Mortgage borrowers better off by $9,000 on average
13 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket claws back to end the week up 0.5%
13 Dec 2024 New sandbox for fintechs to play in
13 Dec 2024 Competition is real - ANZ
13 Dec 2024 FMA investigating three potential greenwashing cases
12 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket continues sliding, down 0.5%
12 Dec 2024 Partners exits Adviser Support Programme
12 Dec 2024 Harbour Investment Outlook: Let the good times roll
12 Dec 2024 [Opinion] More on a FSCL decision – issues for advisers to consider
12 Dec 2024 Complaints processes and the rules can be two different things
11 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket up 0.3% after three falls
11 Dec 2024 Resolution Life swallowed up by Nippon Life; What does it mean for the Asteron sale?
11 Dec 2024 Meaningful difference seen as coming from Kiwibank’s capital raise; Profit for specialist lenders falls again
11 Dec 2024 Meaningful difference seen as coming from Kiwibank’s capital raise
10 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket declines as investors run out of puff
10 Dec 2024 Animal spirits
10 Dec 2024 No deal between ANZ Investments and Mercer
10 Dec 2024 Life Insurer of the Year Achieves 97% claims payout rate
10 Dec 2024 Tax settings tweak could help grow local ETFs
10 Dec 2024 Partners nabs CFO from competitor
10 Dec 2024 A big day for banking
10 Dec 2024 Govt greenlights Kiwibank raising $500m ahead of eventual float
09 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket: 'more falls than rises' as Auckland airport dominates trading
09 Dec 2024 Market maturity barrier to ETF growth in NZ
09 Dec 2024 Huge pile of mortgage money on short terms as borrowers wait for interest rate drops; SBS and Kiwibank rates change
09 Dec 2024 ANZ gets new CEO
09 Dec 2024 Huge pile of mortgage money on short terms as borrowers wait for interest rate drops
07 Dec 2024 [TMM] Your Weekend Read
07 Dec 2024 SMEs gearing up for silly season
06 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket declined almost 2% this week
06 Dec 2024 Loan Market launches mental health initiative
05 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket flat as Auckland Airport share sales take off
05 Dec 2024 Booster's Savvy gets international recognition
05 Dec 2024 Bank of mum and dad alive and well; Danger OCR might need to be hiked in 2026
05 Dec 2024 Advisors must take note of supervisor guidelines on AML/CFT
05 Dec 2024 Bank of mum and dad alive and well
04 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket falls 1.5% as investors look get cash for Auckland airport shares
04 Dec 2024 Jackson's new short term lending option
04 Dec 2024 New quiver from Arrow Finance
04 Dec 2024 Partners gets a new chair
04 Dec 2024 Danger OCR might need to be hiked in 2026
03 Dec 2024 'Directionless' NZ sharemarket droops as ASX reaches new record
03 Dec 2024 Investors’ eyes are on the prize with growth in impact funds
03 Dec 2024 Hard times not easing much for mortgage borrowers; BNZ Fixed housing rate change effective today
03 Dec 2024 Hard times not easing much for mortgage borrowers
02 Dec 2024 NZ sharemarket starts week up 0.3% as Chorus promises results
02 Dec 2024 Lending growth on a steady path upwards; ASB Fixed home loan rates change
02 Dec 2024 Lending growth on a steady path upwards
02 Dec 2024 [GRTV] The nitty gritty of Smart’s ETFs
02 Dec 2024 The run of play is towards more and more underwriting, and not just at the traditional new business stage
November 2024
30 Nov 2024 Your TMM weekend read - Lender steps up
30 Nov 2024 Xceda adds another string to its bow
29 Nov 2024 NZ sharemarket ends week up slightly
29 Nov 2024 Expectations banks will improve processing times within weeks; More rates change today
29 Nov 2024 Expectations banks will improve processing times within weeks
29 Nov 2024 Savings not just debt in focus as interest rates tumble
28 Nov 2024 NZ sharemarket falls 1.2% despite F&P's record result
28 Nov 2024 Partners kills its matrix
28 Nov 2024 Sizeable OCR cut expected in Feb; Banks rush to cut rates after RBNZ'S decision yesterday
28 Nov 2024 Sizeable OCR cut expected in February
28 Nov 2024 RBNZ: house prices may rise 7% a year in next two years
27 Nov 2024 NZ sharemarket rises 0.7% on back of OCR cut
27 Nov 2024 Banks rush to cut rates after RBNZ slashes OCR 50bp to 4.25%
27 Nov 2024 BREAKING: OCR 4.25%
27 Nov 2024 BREAKING: OCR 4.25% - OCR lowered further as inflation returns to target
27 Nov 2024 ASB made up for lost time with mortgage lending surge in Sept quarter; ANZ interest rates change ahead of RBNZ's decision
27 Nov 2024 Policy value and retrospective advice
27 Nov 2024 ASB made up for lost time with mortgage lending surge in Sept quarter
26 Nov 2024 NZ sharemarket falls 0.6% after Monday's surge
Latest News
[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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Banks lose KiwiSaver share
Banks lose KiwiSaver share
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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