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June 2021
15 Jun 2021 Housing sales drop, prices race ahead
15 Jun 2021 Craigs snares ASB exec as new CEO
15 Jun 2021 The tale of two claims - The media's perception of insurance
15 Jun 2021 Investors urged to lock in long term rates; TSB hikes long term rates
15 Jun 2021 Investors urged to bolt in long-term rates
15 Jun 2021 Britannia Financial Services rebrands - expands investment offering
14 Jun 2021 Heartland Bank dominates market
14 Jun 2021 Rival Wealth gains more experience in its Auckland office
14 Jun 2021 Tribunal case: Cautionary tale for landlords
14 Jun 2021 Turnaround times slow to improve; ASB rate changes
14 Jun 2021 Tower appoints former rugby pro to sales and service team
14 Jun 2021 Vero asks customers to use mental health support benefit
14 Jun 2021 Turnaround times slow to improve
14 Jun 2021 Tale of two lakes
14 Jun 2021 Saving KiwiSaver: why contributions matter more than fees
13 Jun 2021 [The Wrap] A big picture view of financial planning
11 Jun 2021 Shares rise as markets ignore ‘shocking’ inflation
11 Jun 2021 Healthy Homes deadline fast approaching
11 Jun 2021 New build treatment under tax changes
11 Jun 2021 TSB cuts short term rates, raises 2 year: Reardon switches at Loan Market; Government reform latest
11 Jun 2021 National criticises new conduct bill
11 Jun 2021 Details emerge of property investor tax exemptions
11 Jun 2021 Financial Advice NZ launches new liability cover offering
10 Jun 2021 a2 and Mainfreight fall as investors eye inflation
10 Jun 2021 FSC launches competition for school students
10 Jun 2021 Suncorp NZ invests in a technology-enabled workforce
10 Jun 2021 Experienced exec joins Loan Market Central
10 Jun 2021 Experienced exec joins Loan Market Central
10 Jun 2021 AIA NZ helps raise $30k for India's Covid-19 relief fund
10 Jun 2021 Financial Advice New Zealand PI insurance details; Short term rates drop, longer terms rise
10 Jun 2021 Financial Advice NZ reveals PI renewal costs
09 Jun 2021 NZ shares edge higher as interest rates ease
09 Jun 2021 Market starting to cool
09 Jun 2021 FSCL surprised by insurance hikes
09 Jun 2021 FSCL surprised by PI insurance hikes
09 Jun 2021 [GRTV] Getting good returns from fixed interest
09 Jun 2021 Looking forward to full licensing - but don't wait too long
08 Jun 2021 NZ shares rise despite SkyCity falling 5%
08 Jun 2021 Educating the educated - Code Standards 6, 7, 8 and 9
08 Jun 2021 AIA offers Canterbury flood victims premium relief
08 Jun 2021 Screws starting to turn
08 Jun 2021 Short term rates continue to drop
08 Jun 2021 Short term rates continue to drop
08 Jun 2021 Treasury’s house price claims debunked
07 Jun 2021 Partners Life reveals its secret sauce
07 Jun 2021 Five ways clean tech can make commercial buildings energy efficient
06 Jun 2021 [GRTV] CoFI presents new challenges for advisers: Manning
04 Jun 2021 Synlait leads NZ shares higher
04 Jun 2021 Sentro delivers for mid-range group insurers
04 Jun 2021 Another Wellington adviser joins Mortgage Express
04 Jun 2021 SBS operating surplus jumps, targets reverse mortgage growth
04 Jun 2021 Mindful Money awards reach capacity
04 Jun 2021 Fidelity Life steps up for Canterbury farmers
04 Jun 2021 Lockton to open Auckland office
04 Jun 2021 PI insurance costs soar
04 Jun 2021 PI insurance costs soar
04 Jun 2021 How to finance the climate change transition
03 Jun 2021 NZ shares tread water ahead of US jobs report
03 Jun 2021 Investor demand sees Kernel launch range of sustainable funds
03 Jun 2021 Fresh new look for RBNZ
03 Jun 2021 AIA NZ supports Relief Run for India
03 Jun 2021 Market finally shows signs of cooling
03 Jun 2021 Market moves; new hire at Mortgage Express
03 Jun 2021 Wellington hire for Mortgage Express
02 Jun 2021 Kiwi dollar unwinds RBNZ rally
02 Jun 2021 Guardians of NZ Super add to leadership team
02 Jun 2021 RBNZ balance sheet almost triples in size
02 Jun 2021 Co-Op Bank CEO hits the road
02 Jun 2021 House price growth slows; Co-operative Bank boss to depart
02 Jun 2021 CoreLogic report shows slowing house price inflation
02 Jun 2021 Advisers ‘critical gatekeepers’ for responsible investment: RIAA
01 Jun 2021 NZ shares climb as dairy stocks float amid flooding
01 Jun 2021 Small businesses seek advice
01 Jun 2021 Co-Op Bank CEO hits the road
01 Jun 2021 Support for adviser wellbeing is essential - Tremethick
01 Jun 2021 nib Foundation launches new charity grant scheme
01 Jun 2021 Robo-advice KiwiSaver platform links up with NZFSG
01 Jun 2021 Robo-advice KiwiSaver links up with advisers
01 Jun 2021 Caveat on house building: Supplies and labour shortage
01 Jun 2021 Almost half of NZ's advisers face deregistration
May 2021
31 May 2021 NZ shares break losing streak
31 May 2021 Discontent between group schemes and new advisers possible
31 May 2021 Reserve Bank releases reports into illegal data breach
31 May 2021 Adviser business values hold steady
31 May 2021 Get ready for housing upheaval
31 May 2021 Half of advisers face de-registration; Geoff Allen joins FMT
31 May 2021 Half of advisers face deregistration
31 May 2021 Geoff Allen joins First Mortgage Trust
31 May 2021 Roboadvice scheme calls for financial advisers
28 May 2021 NZX 50 has fallen 8.5% this year
28 May 2021 Pathfinder and ACC invest in All Black's mental health initiative
28 May 2021 Tower Insurance partnership push hits full pace
28 May 2021 Finding certainty in uncertain times
28 May 2021 Fixing short terms the cheapest option for borrowers
28 May 2021 Fixing short terms the cheapest option for borrowers
28 May 2021 Finalists announced for the first Mindful Money Awards
27 May 2021 Investors knock $1b off F&P Healthcare valuation
27 May 2021 ASA asks for industry input as it reviews financial advertising rules
27 May 2021 Reserve Bank takes High Court action against TSB
27 May 2021 Keeping up - but not with the Kardashians
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Latest Comments
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
As an investor, it is completely unacceptable to me that Total Remuneration continues if compulsion is brought in. It is simply wrong to continue putting downward pressure on salary and wages, particularly for people on minimum wage in a country that aspires to lift wages over time and raise the standard of living for NZers. National will lose my vote as a serious investor if they continue down the Total Remuneration path. No question...
1 week ago David Lawton
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
This is just about the only online space outside of Newstalk ZB facebook comments where speaking out against blatant wage theft by multinationals is considered 'PC'. And yet still we wonder why those pesky younger generations of potential customers wholesale refuse to engage with traditional financial services. Couldn't be because our mindsets are stuck in the 1950s - no, it must be the kids who are wrong.
1 week ago Ross Alexander
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
Murray, yup, agree with you. I see conflict of interests - the bigger the fund size, the more fees collected. Remuneration should be strictly a commercial decision because employers are the ones paying the wages. NOT for some "expert" preference. Well, an employer's budget permit a $100k package, he can pay either a) $88k salary + employer contribute $12k KS, or b) $94k salary of which $6k deducted for KS + employer contribute $6k. Depending how PC you guys want to be, and how much time and taxpayers' money you want to waste arguing about the structure.
1 week ago W K
Health and life insurers out of climate reporting
@ Murray D Weatherston - well said. The climate related disclosure (CRD) requirement for the financial services industry is yet another example of the last Government adding unnecessary cost and complexity to business. Currently banks and insurers have to hire more staff specifically to meet their new climate disclosure requirements and these costs inevitably get past on to customers. The New Zealand consumer continues to be saddled with additional costs due to an avalanche of overregulation much of which has questionable benefit. The only people who seem to be winning from this additional regulation are Wellington bureaucrats and those climate enthusiasts’ who are positioned to make a buck or secure a job. None of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters are associated with the financial services industry. Stats published by the Environmental Protection Authority in 2022 showed the biggest emitters were for milk, petrol, fossil (or natural) gas and meat businesses, with electricity, and steel companies rounding out the top group because of their fossil fuel use. By contrast, many of New Zealand’s biggest employers and profit makers (including banks, vineyards, telcos, healthcare companies and renewable energy providers) didn’t appear in the top climate polluter ranks because their emissions weren’t even high enough to qualify for compulsory reporting. As another reader of Good Returns said last year "I suspect we’ll look back on this climate reporting in years to come, with confusion & questions. Whilst there is no doubt that climate controls are increasingly important, I’m unsure whether the energy, effort & expense in producing these reports are the best use of resources &/or going to make any difference…” I look forward to the Ministry of Regulation reviewing and ultimately deciding to remove climate related disclosures as a compliance requirement for all of the New Zealand financial services industry.
2 weeks ago Simon Rule
KiwiSaver an option for mortgage advisers seeking ongoing income, provider says
Wy would any mortgage or insurance adviser refer their client to a kiwi saver provider/scheme that the owners also own a competing mortgage advisor and insurance company, whom already has a history of growing group schemes and then marketing to those customers directly for their own business entities.
2 weeks ago Valkyrie Vulcan