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September 2018
22 Sep 2018 Pathfinder launches vegan fund offer
21 Sep 2018 NZ shares edge higher, boosted by tourism data, earnings
21 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Friendly fire in responsible investment space
21 Sep 2018 Get ready for CGT warfare
21 Sep 2018 Migration drops to 2015 level
21 Sep 2018 OCR predictions revealed
21 Sep 2018 OCR to stay at record low: Preview Survey
21 Sep 2018 Fund managers angry at poor grades
20 Sep 2018 NZ shares rise as Tourism Holdings upgraded; Spark sheds dividend rights
20 Sep 2018 Working group acknowledges few incentives to save
20 Sep 2018 No firm call on CGT
20 Sep 2018 Kepa takes stake in another advice business
20 Sep 2018 No firm call on CGT
20 Sep 2018 What the tax group wants; Reverse mortgages drive Heartland forward
20 Sep 2018 Fund managers hypocritical on RI: Stubbs
20 Sep 2018 Financial Advice NZ nixes access to member info
20 Sep 2018 Reverse mortgages, motor, drive Heartland growth
19 Sep 2018 NZ shares shrug off Synlait slump, join global rally
19 Sep 2018 Cigna backs kids' mental health
19 Sep 2018 Upbeat report on brokers
19 Sep 2018 Kerr's PGC, and Barnes's Bath St go another round
19 Sep 2018 AMP charged dead clients
19 Sep 2018 Mortgage brokers key channel for profit-surging banks: KPMG
18 Sep 2018 NZ shares gain as yields remain attractive in low rate environment
18 Sep 2018 Unlisted property funds get AA rating
18 Sep 2018 Bold OCR prediction; Another dealer group
18 Sep 2018 LifeDirect: Advisers should take over
18 Sep 2018 Societal change and changing financial services
18 Sep 2018 Dire Straits for Infrastructure Funds
18 Sep 2018 Asteron, Fidelity and Partners in running for top award
18 Sep 2018 How low could the OCR go?
18 Sep 2018 Former Generate man taps into new service for advisers
18 Sep 2018 Animal cruelty top of investors' worries
17 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed as index rebalancing looms; Pushpay, A2 gain
17 Sep 2018 [GRTV] Pie Fund Management CEO, Mike Taylor is in studio
17 Sep 2018 [GRTV] Pie Funds Management CEO, Mike Taylor is in studio
17 Sep 2018 AI: Advice's next big disruption
17 Sep 2018 Price decline continues - TMP
17 Sep 2018 NZX deal adds research options
17 Sep 2018 Devon continues to invest in their team and infrastructure
17 Sep 2018 GM appointed to new mortgage group
17 Sep 2018 New adviser laws closer to reality; GM appointed to group
17 Sep 2018 Regions revving up
17 Sep 2018 AI: Advice's next big disruption
14 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Once FSLAB's laid new game starts
14 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as thaw in US-China trade relations boosts optimism; Pushpay rises on upgrade
14 Sep 2018 Southern Cross posts first loss since 2014
14 Sep 2018 BNZ makes some competitive and no so-competitive cuts
14 Sep 2018 Asset allocation calculator launched
13 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares join Asia rally on trade optimism; Fonterra loss dominates headlines
13 Sep 2018 First Auckland price increase in six months
13 Sep 2018 First Auckland price increase in six months
13 Sep 2018 More support for non-banks; FSLAB gets unanimous support
13 Sep 2018 Quiz failures show advisers could do more
13 Sep 2018 FSLAB gets unanimous support
12 Sep 2018 Landlords don’t make excessive profits – Tywford
12 Sep 2018 MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares drop back as SkyCity, Air NZ weaken; NZX rises on Nasdaq MOU
12 Sep 2018 Asset Finance agrees takeover
12 Sep 2018 Gallagher’s buys Super-Advice business
12 Sep 2018 ACC 'should cover sickness'
12 Sep 2018 ASB hires former Reserve Bank chairman
12 Sep 2018 Rod Carr returns to banking
12 Sep 2018 Picking Winners
12 Sep 2018 Two banks rate cuts + People News
12 Sep 2018 UK firm takes 50% stake in NZAM
12 Sep 2018 Plus4 expands in central New Zealand
11 Sep 2018 NZ shares up 2% as energy stocks rally on expert report; A2, Fisher & Paykel Health gain
11 Sep 2018 Who has Faafoi been meeting?
11 Sep 2018 Southern Cross sparkles; Got your ticket yet?
11 Sep 2018 Southern Cross enjoys strong year
11 Sep 2018 Investing: The Good-Bad-Good of Share Buybacks
11 Sep 2018 BNZ splits wealth team
11 Sep 2018 Crypto 'next asset class'
10 Sep 2018 Treasury to begin consultation on second phase of RBNZ review
10 Sep 2018 NZ shares drop from recent highs; Ryman, Fletcher fall
10 Sep 2018 Frank thoughts from FMA; PAA tries to disappear
10 Sep 2018 The lost advisers
10 Sep 2018 Life changers
10 Sep 2018 Financial Advice NZ: Focus on outcome, not time it took
09 Sep 2018 Rental WoF won't help affordability
07 Sep 2018 [The Wrap] Three very different tales of associations
07 Sep 2018 NZ shares fall as investors cash in August gains; Tourism Holdings, A2 drop
07 Sep 2018 Awards handed out
07 Sep 2018 Short-term targets, long-term promises create poor conduct: Ballantyne
07 Sep 2018 Who should be on Fin Advice NZ board?
07 Sep 2018 Lower vacancy rates in “green” buildings
07 Sep 2018 Pero wins dividend pay-out
07 Sep 2018 ASB offers Kiwibuild sweeteners
07 Sep 2018 ASB cuts long-term rates
07 Sep 2018 PAA wind-up falls short of quorum
07 Sep 2018 'It feels tacky but everyone else is doing it...'
06 Sep 2018 Sovereign gets equality nod
06 Sep 2018 NZ shares drop as stocks shed dividend rights; Synlait, Heartland, A2 fall
06 Sep 2018 Mortgage Express hires Sara Hartigan
06 Sep 2018 Latest QV house price stats
06 Sep 2018 Code of conduct launched amid warnings for industry
06 Sep 2018 Client ignored for 20 years
06 Sep 2018 Modest market a-changing
06 Sep 2018 Bank advice criticised
06 Sep 2018 Failed MPM relationship doesn’t mean deadlock
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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