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March 2019
18 Mar 2019 NZ shares at record; trading quiet as investors digest re-weightings
18 Mar 2019 Life companies offer support to Christchurch
18 Mar 2019 Small banks take fight to the big guys
18 Mar 2019 Investment boss for NZX
18 Mar 2019 Embrace change & strengthen your business with The Adviser Platform
18 Mar 2019 Small banks take fight to big four
18 Mar 2019 Aussie advisers welcome trail ban delay
18 Mar 2019 On the property beat
18 Mar 2019 Faafoi: Tell your clients how you're paid
18 Mar 2019 Newpark signs deal to connect with migrants
18 Mar 2019 FSLAB: Will it be law tomorrow?
15 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] Soothing words from the minister
15 Mar 2019 Heavy trading on NZX with index re-weightings heightening activity
15 Mar 2019 Migration confusion
15 Mar 2019 AIA Group reports double-digit growth
15 Mar 2019 CGT threat barely dents market confidence
15 Mar 2019 Westpac offers prefab lending product
15 Mar 2019 Mortgage brokers need to be ready for change
15 Mar 2019 FSLAB jumps up order paper
15 Mar 2019 Premium cuts fees
14 Mar 2019 Big day of trading as investors reposition portfolios
14 Mar 2019 FMA loses key player
14 Mar 2019 Two mortgage groups agree to join together
14 Mar 2019 Major shake up for groups
14 Mar 2019 Boom time in student rental market
14 Mar 2019 The Adviser Platform adds regulatory experience
14 Mar 2019 Faafoi: We don't want to wreck the system
13 Mar 2019 Uncertainty over Britain's exit from the European Union keeps investors on edge
13 Mar 2019 Exciting news; Aust Govt backs off trail commission ban
13 Mar 2019 Sales plunge by nearly 10%
13 Mar 2019 NZ Super Fund reveals votes
13 Mar 2019 ANZ appoints new investment managers
13 Mar 2019 Australian government delays trail ban
13 Mar 2019 Code process drags on
12 Mar 2019 Defensive stocks remain attractive in an uncertain global environment
12 Mar 2019 Commissions, scope of advice, convictions among disclosure requirements
12 Mar 2019 FMCA license expiries removed
12 Mar 2019 Fidelity Life, nib end relationship
12 Mar 2019 Insurers receive individual conduct reports
12 Mar 2019 IPO abandoned, AMP beds down wealth business
12 Mar 2019 SBS general manager moves to HSBC
12 Mar 2019 COMMENT: Capital gain vs cash flow
12 Mar 2019 Revealed: Adrienne Church's new role
12 Mar 2019 Church looks to Prospa in new role
12 Mar 2019 Fundsource sale imminent
11 Mar 2019 NZ shares decline as global uncertainty weighs; Sky TV hits low
11 Mar 2019 NZ Funds KiwiSaver Scheme top rated for service
11 Mar 2019 Accuro boasts growth
11 Mar 2019 One little tweak; Banks approach to mortgage advisers revealed
11 Mar 2019 OPINION: The winds of change can’t be ignored
11 Mar 2019 Conduct and culture, the bits we should be talking about
11 Mar 2019 A question of culture
11 Mar 2019 The three things to watch in markets
11 Mar 2019 Financial planning degree on horizon
11 Mar 2019 Competition for Level Five heats up
11 Mar 2019 Revisiting apartments
09 Mar 2019 The Adviser Platform gets website update
08 Mar 2019 NZ shares cap off 10-year bull market with 0.9% weekly gain
08 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] What secrets are in the Code?
08 Mar 2019 Newpark gets top Loan Market man
08 Mar 2019 Pie makes investment changes
08 Mar 2019 Bill to align financial markets passes reading
08 Mar 2019 nib expands into international visitor market
08 Mar 2019 Newpark appoints head of strategic partnerships
08 Mar 2019 Newpark adds to senior team with Loan Market hire
08 Mar 2019 CFPs mull future of pinnacle mark
07 Mar 2019 Defensive stocks find favour with investors
07 Mar 2019 Big banks pledge broker backing
07 Mar 2019 Milford succession plans continue as Gaynor dials back day-to-day management
07 Mar 2019 Warning: don’t overlook consents for property work
07 Mar 2019 Major banks pledge support for advisers
07 Mar 2019 Fund manager GST up for debate again
06 Mar 2019 Fonterra Fund leads NZX higher
06 Mar 2019 Kiwi Wealth cuts fee
06 Mar 2019 Code submitted to Minister
06 Mar 2019 Former ISI chief executive dies
06 Mar 2019 Regions driving value growth
06 Mar 2019 Nikko robo-KiwiSaver goes live
06 Mar 2019 QuayStreet fills distribution role
06 Mar 2019 Adviser hired by NZX
05 Mar 2019 NZ shares fall from record as global markets come off the boil; Mercury drops
05 Mar 2019 Newpark appoints new CEO
05 Mar 2019 Clients offered chance to sell part of whole-of-life policies
05 Mar 2019 From FMA to NZX
05 Mar 2019 AMP gets rating downgrade
05 Mar 2019 HSBC rolls out super low two-year fixed rate
05 Mar 2019 HSBC sets a new low home loan rate
05 Mar 2019 COMMENT: Property reno - where are the tradies?
05 Mar 2019 Southern Cross picks up awards
05 Mar 2019 'Success rebate' to lower cost of level five
04 Mar 2019 NZ shares hit record as prospect of US-China trade deal buoys Asia; A2 gains
04 Mar 2019 Auckland sales lowest in 10 years
04 Mar 2019 Downward pressure on rates ease; Multi-million dollar ad campaign
04 Mar 2019 Chatter about churn and commission
04 Mar 2019 Garden City gears up
03 Mar 2019 Partners Life rolls out public education campaign + VIDEO
01 Mar 2019 [The Wrap] It's not the death of life insurance companies as we know it
01 Mar 2019 Consents at 44 year high
01 Mar 2019 Exclusive: Resimac CEO update on NZ market
01 Mar 2019 AIA begins rebranding of its business
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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