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March 2019
01 Mar 2019 NZ market more secure than Australia’s
01 Mar 2019 Resimac operations to remain locally run
01 Mar 2019 Advisers told: Pick your time, prove your value
February 2019
28 Feb 2019 Earnings season ends on a sour note; index changes boost volume
28 Feb 2019 Partners tool to automate advice process
28 Feb 2019 Customers spooked by insurance report
28 Feb 2019 FHB continue to outpace investors
28 Feb 2019 Nikko takes out top award for second year
27 Feb 2019 Nikko appoints general counsel from FMA
27 Feb 2019 First home buyers close gap on investors
27 Feb 2019 First home buyers close gap on investors
27 Feb 2019 RBNZ doubles down; Changes at non-bank lender
27 Feb 2019 Ex Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs JB Were (NZ) joins NZ Funds board
27 Feb 2019 Fund managers worry comparison tool unfair
26 Feb 2019 After run of good results some companies disappoint
26 Feb 2019 Scope of CGT likely to narrow
26 Feb 2019 New following for Resimac's Church
26 Feb 2019 Reserve Bank doubles down on capital proposals
26 Feb 2019 FMA says it's not lobbying for ban on life insurance commissions
26 Feb 2019 Rethinking adviser remuneration
26 Feb 2019 Commission threat unlikely to hit business value: Mike Moore
26 Feb 2019 Kiwi fintech opens international office
26 Feb 2019 Kiwi Wealth appoints advice head
26 Feb 2019 Kiwibank and mortgage advisers
26 Feb 2019 Kiwibank wants to be a challenger and to embrace advisers
26 Feb 2019 What you need to know about body corporates
26 Feb 2019 Researchers: Keep CGT out of retirement savings
26 Feb 2019 Shareholders threaten NZX board shake-up
25 Feb 2019 Reporting season continues on NZX; Here's the latest results
25 Feb 2019 Reserve Bank proposals to boost non-banks: S&P
25 Feb 2019 Cost of standards will hit tenants
25 Feb 2019 Generate KiwiSaver continues strong performances despite volatile 2018
25 Feb 2019 Some good news out of OZ; Tell us about the market
25 Feb 2019 Exciting opportunity in the Bay of Plenty with Mike Pero!
25 Feb 2019 Commission: The gun that needs to be in the right hands
25 Feb 2019 QSM on hold for now
24 Feb 2019 Revealed: Healthy Homes minimum standards
22 Feb 2019 [The Wrap] A tax tidbit; time to support CFPs and CLUs
22 Feb 2019 Air NZ and Auckland Airport lift market
22 Feb 2019 Australian Labor makes commission U-turn
22 Feb 2019 More on capital gains tax
22 Feb 2019 Product commission – Is it justified?
22 Feb 2019 Tax suggestions: 'I sigh deeply'
22 Feb 2019 Aussie new insurance business falls after commission capped
21 Feb 2019 NZ shares gain; A2 hits new record, F&P climbs on patent deal
21 Feb 2019 Investing: Don’t forget about the cycle
21 Feb 2019 Outrage over CGT recommendation
21 Feb 2019 Mortgage advisers respond to CGT proposal; What do you think?
21 Feb 2019 Capital gains tax on assets 'fairer'
21 Feb 2019 Advisers play down capital gains impact
21 Feb 2019 Capital gains tax on the cards
21 Feb 2019 Capital gains tax on the cards
21 Feb 2019 Claim associations silent as advisers become casualties
21 Feb 2019 Servicing adviser should get trail
20 Feb 2019 NZ shares gain; A2 jumps to 12-month high as earnings outperform
20 Feb 2019 Unprecedented scrutiny on bank conduct: Kiwibank CEO
20 Feb 2019 Responsible investing extends beyond a green label
20 Feb 2019 Strategi Group brings Bell on as CEO
20 Feb 2019 Investors given Disclose insight
20 Feb 2019 NZX refocuses, heralds wealth growth
19 Feb 2019 A2 downgraded on eve of earnings, Heartland misses expectations
19 Feb 2019 Finalists in fund awards announced
19 Feb 2019 How long
19 Feb 2019 AIA extends Airpoints offer
19 Feb 2019 War over capital gains tax begins
19 Feb 2019 Reverse mortgage opportunity for advisers: Heartland
19 Feb 2019 Concerns KiwiSaver bill could be stopped
18 Feb 2019 Sovereign rating reaffirmed
18 Feb 2019 NZ shares subdued as China trade tensions weigh; Sky TV falls
18 Feb 2019 CFP numbers swell worldwide
18 Feb 2019 Claims hit nib's bottom line
18 Feb 2019 The DIY landlords
18 Feb 2019 Rough start to the year
18 Feb 2019 TSB takes new approach
18 Feb 2019 Mortgage price war heats up with TSB
18 Feb 2019 Mercer appoints investment boss
18 Feb 2019 Adviser training institutes positive about education shake-up
18 Feb 2019 FSC conference launched
15 Feb 2019 A2 and Fisher & Paykel lead NZX down on China fears
15 Feb 2019 Adviser moves to JMI
15 Feb 2019 [The Wrap] It's time for industry leaders to step up and support advisers
15 Feb 2019 NZX reports profit
15 Feb 2019 A good time to buy?
15 Feb 2019 Insurance report to hurt mortgage advisers: Newpark
15 Feb 2019 AMP profit slashed by Aussie scandals
14 Feb 2019 Six day run of gains ends on sharemarket
14 Feb 2019 Regulators 'may misunderstand' legacy products
14 Feb 2019 Asteron: Working closely with regulators
14 Feb 2019 Key RBNZ changes edge closer
14 Feb 2019 OCR Wrap; Franchise for sale; PM stands up for advisers
14 Feb 2019 Auckland prices at 35 month low
14 Feb 2019 AMP puts off listing
14 Feb 2019 Is FSC taking adviser mantle?
13 Feb 2019 NZ shares join global rally on US-China trade optmism; SkyCity falls
13 Feb 2019 OCR could go up or down in 2021: RBNZ Governor
13 Feb 2019 OCR decision: Here's what the Reserve Bank said
13 Feb 2019 First OCR decision of the year: Unchanged
13 Feb 2019 Australian PM defends advisers
13 Feb 2019 KPMG says mortgage rates could rise, even though banks make record profits
13 Feb 2019 Song of subdued values remains the same
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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