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April 2019
05 Apr 2019 AIA adopts HealthScreen programme
04 Apr 2019 Defensive stocks end stellar run
04 Apr 2019 Green light for new financial advice regime
04 Apr 2019 Price war heats up with ASB move
04 Apr 2019 Price war heats up with ASB move
04 Apr 2019 Auckland a “buyers market”
04 Apr 2019 COMMENT: Tax deductibility of rental property upgrades
04 Apr 2019 FSLAB set to pass
03 Apr 2019 Telco boss unexpectedly hangs up and market falls
03 Apr 2019 Realism needed in Auckland market
03 Apr 2019 No excuses now...
03 Apr 2019 FSLAB enters the final straight
03 Apr 2019 Brakes on value growth
03 Apr 2019 Advisers to be offered more help constructing portfolios
02 Apr 2019 The prospect of rate cuts drive market higher; Maccas helps the rally
02 Apr 2019 Economists do u-turn on OCR; Aussie non-bank lenders eyes NZ; Bluestone poaches ANZ BDM
02 Apr 2019 Two large investment adviser firms merge
02 Apr 2019 Australian non-bank Pepper eyes NZ
02 Apr 2019 FMA: Make sure 'off-the-shelf' compliance solutions are a good fit
01 Apr 2019 NZ shares join Asian rally as Chinese data boosts investor confidence
01 Apr 2019 FMA confirms board appointments
01 Apr 2019 A Prospa NZ success story
01 Apr 2019 Economists change their mind on next OCR movement
01 Apr 2019 Bluestone poaches ANZ BDM
01 Apr 2019 NZ Funds’ KiwiSaver hitches ride with Lyft
01 Apr 2019 All insurance and mortgage advisers should read this
01 Apr 2019 KiwiSaver Insight:
01 Apr 2019 Top yields in City of Sales
01 Apr 2019 Associations hang back on Financial Advice NZ
March 2019
30 Mar 2019 Treat rental properties as a business
29 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] Advisers should be very worried over today's FADC ruling
29 Mar 2019 NZX50 delivers 12% gain in March quarter as low rates spur demand for yield
29 Mar 2019 Adviser breached code
29 Mar 2019 AIA rolls out nurse-led application assistance programme
29 Mar 2019 Partners Life gets ratings upgrade
29 Mar 2019 Partners gets ratings upgrade
29 Mar 2019 TSB joins the party; SX CEO goes; Bank targets criticised
29 Mar 2019 Bank targets criticised
29 Mar 2019 NZ market not big enough for Shariah insurance
29 Mar 2019 Advisers' time spent on back-office tasks
29 Mar 2019 FMA appoints executives
28 Mar 2019 Dividend yield stocks again dominate sharemarket trading
28 Mar 2019 Southern Cross CEO Jackson departs
28 Mar 2019 Longstanding adviser supporter signs off
28 Mar 2019 Advisers fear return to classroom
27 Mar 2019 NZ shares surge as rate cut prospect buoys yield plays; Mercury, Meridian hit records
27 Mar 2019 Online lender Spotcap hires NZ managing director
27 Mar 2019 Reaction to RBNZ's surprise OCR comments; Kiwibank makes massive cut
27 Mar 2019 Jail term in Mutual Finance, Viaduct Capital case
27 Mar 2019 Reserve Bank stuns economists with OCR cut prediction
27 Mar 2019 RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged
27 Mar 2019 OCR Announcement: Here's what Orr said
27 Mar 2019 AMP says switching campaign paying off
27 Mar 2019 Company launches solution to sluggish turnaround times
27 Mar 2019 Fidelity Life makes appointments
27 Mar 2019 Members should understand how Financial Advice NZ makes decisions
27 Mar 2019 Investor slump continues in February
26 Mar 2019 Wall St weakness shrugged off; Defensive stocks gain; Genesis hits record
26 Mar 2019 CoreLogic targets turnaround times
26 Mar 2019 Investor slump continues in February
26 Mar 2019 Fidelity Life launches adviser support programme
26 Mar 2019 Fidelity Life undecided on health plans
26 Mar 2019 The Big Read: FMA goes after adviser for alleged non-disclosure
26 Mar 2019 David Ross denied parole: Low risk is not no risk
26 Mar 2019 Church on her new role; ANZ finally joins party
26 Mar 2019 FMA takes non-disclosure case to FADC
25 Mar 2019 NZ shares fall from record as bond inversion triggers global sell-off
25 Mar 2019 Church talks about her new role at Prospa
25 Mar 2019 Mortgage Express hires banker in south Auckland
25 Mar 2019 BNZ back below 4%
25 Mar 2019 Churn keeps coming up in discussions, everywhere. In the insurers, with advisers, and with regulators.
25 Mar 2019 How to complain
25 Mar 2019 Fund managers' GST rules get green light
25 Mar 2019 Niche options
25 Mar 2019 A regulator reflects on Mosque attacks
22 Mar 2019 Shares climb to record on low rate outlook
22 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] The terror attacks and us
22 Mar 2019 [The Wrap]
22 Mar 2019 Decline in new investor mortgages
22 Mar 2019 OCR Preview: What the experts are predicting
22 Mar 2019 OCR Preview: caution expected
22 Mar 2019 Mint axes performance fees
21 Mar 2019 NZ shares rise on Fed restraint, local GDP growth; Auckland Airport slides
21 Mar 2019 Advisers need $2000, clients will pay $500
21 Mar 2019 nib offers genetic testing
20 Mar 2019 Fund managers question social media investments
20 Mar 2019 Dairy shares take froth off NZ sharemarket
20 Mar 2019 AMP leadership skips bonuses
20 Mar 2019 de Marigny to leave AIA/Sovereign
20 Mar 2019 Investors hold properties for longer
20 Mar 2019 Credit Unions to take on banks
20 Mar 2019 ETFs popular with direct clients
20 Mar 2019 FSLAB now next month's business
19 Mar 2019 Sharemarket falls as investors avoid anything to do with construction
19 Mar 2019 Four credit unions vote through merger
19 Mar 2019 Partners pulls ads after mosque tragedy
19 Mar 2019 ASB lowers two-year rate
19 Mar 2019 S&P downgrades Asset Finance
19 Mar 2019 4 reasons why the Ranger Fund can enhance your core equity portfolio
19 Mar 2019 FNZC no longer
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Latest Comments
When a night is not a night
Nice commentary. I agree it's pretty pedantic to look at hours rather than nights. And I have had claims where hours rather than nights have been used to determine payment of this benefit. My experience with this has been mixed, with some insurers considering discharge and readmission to be the same admission paying a contiguous claim. With others being a bit pedantic. Given my knowledge and history with product changes, I can only conclude that someone has complained about the definition(s) which have driven changes tightening the response. End of the day the insurers are under pressure with claims, and we have seen this benefit removed with Southern Cross and moved into an optional area with Partners Life. So it's no longer a given there will be a response from policies for this either.
2 weeks ago Jon-Paul Hale
FNZ to build advice platform for FirstCape
That seems an awfully long-winded way to say FirstCape will be adopting its newly acquired Consilium FNZ platform. The’ve done the heavy lifting so why not acknowledge that. Or are they really going to start from scratch?
2 weeks ago John Milner
Stobo resigns FMA chair after investigation
@Amused – I wouldn’t feel too bad about the use your comment was put to. And the fact Stobo wasn’t on the Indi board at the time of his resignation doesn’t make the conflict less problematic. I have no view on whether Stobo fell victim to a “witch hunt". I’m not sure that Barrass’ view represents a change, on her part, of how she viewed the Indi conflict. It is possible (as I am suggesting) that the FMA never had a proper view of the conflict in the first place. Liam Mason’s initial assessment that the conflict was unremarkable was flawed, in my opinion. "Good and effective management of conflicts of interest is particularly important for a Crown regulator. If conflicts are not recognised, acknowledged and managed appropriately, they can quickly undermine the integrity of officials, the organisation’s decisions, and public and business confidence in the integrity of the organisation." (Kirsty P McDonald ONZM QC, 2022) The identification and management of the Stobo/Indi conflict needs to be understood in the context of shortcomings identified in the report (cited above) following a 2022 independent review into the FMA’s management of the Rob Everett/Booster COI. There’s a theme emerging. I wonder what the Stobo/Indi Conflict Mitigation Record shows (if anything). There’s nothing in Aldred KC’s report that would suggest this was provided to her. Liam Mason emailed Stobo on 12th July 2025, expressing concern that Indi was using Stobo as a marketing prop. This suggests mitigation strategies were not put in place for this entirely foreseeable risk back at the time the conflict was first disclosed.
2 weeks ago Paul Flood
Sharesies opens advice offering to New Zealand investors
Why did they add cash and bonds into there High Growth portfolio? I'm so confused.
3 weeks ago my realname
Stobo resigns FMA chair after investigation
@ paul flood – thanks for making me aware of this. I stand by my comment that nobody in a regulatory role should ever be sitting on the board of a provider which that regulator is charged with monitoring. Do I feel a bit stink now that my comment on Good Returns was used by the FMA as part of a “witch hunt” to remove Mr Stobo as FMA Chair? Of course I do. Mr Stobo was not sitting on the board of any financial services provider monitored by the FMA at the time he offered his resignation to Commerce Minister Cameron Brewer. Interesting how things changed below from Mr Stobo’s initial appointment as the FMA chair “The FMA has a rigorous conflicts of interest process for board members to identify potential interests and to ensure that board members comply with their obligations under the Crown Entities Act. The FMA maintains a list of members’ interests. This is updated in advance of each board meeting and board members confirm its accuracy at the meeting. Mr Stobo’s interest in The Independent Mortgage Company (Indi) has been disclosed under this process.” To - “When I interviewed Ms Barrass (FMA chief executive) she told me that she considered the role with Indi was “heavily conflicted” and that the matter was a serious one for the FMA because We [the FMA] need to be beyond reproach because the inappropriate management of conflicts is not just a matter of regulatory requirements”. None of the smears against Mr Stobo have been upheld in this report by Wendy Aldred KC. Questions need to be asked by our politicians as to what has happened here. It appears people employed at Government agencies in Wellington who have a different political view to that of the public service should be cautious now when expressing their opinions. Political neutrality is sighted by KC Wendy Aldred as to why Mr Stobo should resign and yet she is part of Health Coalition Aotearoa which is a a coalition of member organisations committed to closing the health prevention gap in Aotearoa by advocating for Te Tiriti-led, evidence-based, policies. Does anyone think that Wendy Aldred KC can be considered “politically neutral” with her report prepared for the FMA?
3 weeks ago Simon Rule