Articles tagged with 'privacy'
Privacy Commissioner ponders higher penalties
13 December 2022 - Breaches of privacy could become much more costly in future.
What landlords can tell tenants
11 November 2021 - The Privacy Commissioner has released new guidelines detailing what information landlords should and shouldn’t collect from tenants.
Micro-investing platforms - the future is now
16 June 2021 - New research from the Financial Services Council (FSC) has revealed the surprising number of Kiwis using platforms like Sharesies, Hatch and Stake, why they’re using them, and what’s stopping those who haven’t yet jumped on the bandwagon.
Better research wanted for privacy probe into landlords
16 March 2021 - Residential tenants are being asked to spill the beans on what information landlords are requiring before renting them a property.
Data security: What advisers need to know
4 December 2020 - This week the new privacy laws have come into force, meaning it is more important than ever for advisers to take responsibility for their clients' data.
FMA fesses up to website breach and apologises
8 November 2019 - The Financial Markets Authority is the latest government arm to experience a breach of its website; but it has acknowledged the error and apologised.
More work needs to be done on policy ownership
30 August 2019 - Getting the ownership of life insurance policies right is critical; but one bank has no idea, Jon-Paul Hale says.
Privacy guidelines under review
5 June 2019 - Controversial new Privacy Commissioner guidelines covering the information that landlords should and shouldn’t ask for when selecting tenants have been withdrawn – for now.
COMMENT: Tenant selection turned into a lotto draw
1 June 2019 - The Privacy Commissioner has created a lotto draw for tenant selection with the recent release of some ill-conceived guidelines, writes property management consultant David Faulkner.
Applying for a tenancy like applying for a job
25 May 2019 - Credit checks should only be conducted after someone becomes the preferred candidate for a tenancy - not in the early stage of the application process, according to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Credit check ban unreasonable
23 May 2019 - Preventing landlords from running credit checks on prospective tenants - as mandated by new privacy guidelines - is not reasonable, tenancy experts say.
What landlords can't ask tenants
22 May 2019 - Think you know what you can ask a prospective tenant? It might pay to check out the Privacy Commissioner’s new guidelines to see if what you are asking really is acceptable.