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August 2018
17 Aug 2018 Lower long-term rates predicted
17 Aug 2018 [The Wrap] FARs just RFAs spelt differently; Invest responsibly
17 Aug 2018 Shortage reshapes Hamilton market
17 Aug 2018 Ballantyne opens up on her career
17 Aug 2018 60 basis point rate cut; Judge calls Pero relationship dysfunctional
17 Aug 2018 Kiwi managers become more responsible
16 Aug 2018 Mike Pero v Mike Pero companies – the battle continues
16 Aug 2018 NZ shares rise as Skellerup posts record profit
16 Aug 2018 Consumers expect rate rise: ASB
16 Aug 2018 Auckland a buyer's market; Financial Advice NZ puts case to minister
16 Aug 2018 SPIKE: Kiwi managers become more responsible
16 Aug 2018 FANZ sells Synergy to partner
16 Aug 2018 Caution behind muted expectations
15 Aug 2018 Foreign buyers now banned
15 Aug 2018 NZ shares rise as earnings continue; NZX gains on spec div
15 Aug 2018 REINZ data suggests
15 Aug 2018 Mike Pero and MPM back in court
15 Aug 2018 Shanks meets Faafoi
15 Aug 2018 REINZ data suggests "buyers' market" in Auckland
15 Aug 2018 Perpetual Guardian appoints head of Investment Advice
14 Aug 2018 NZ shares bounce back from Turkish sell-down, Summerset falls on mixed result
14 Aug 2018 Mike Pero v MPM $2.5 mill debt fight back in court
14 Aug 2018 Corporate Values, worth the effort?
14 Aug 2018 New Kiwibuild lending package; OCR could actually be cut
14 Aug 2018 Getting to grips with responsible investing
13 Aug 2018 NZ shares fall as Turkey woes ripple through markets; blue chips include F&P, Fletcher drop
13 Aug 2018 Kiwibank offers 90% KiwiBuild mortgages
13 Aug 2018 IRESS opens software design to users through IRESS Labs
13 Aug 2018 “Real” risk of OCR cut: Westpac
13 Aug 2018 Manawatu property man
13 Aug 2018 NZ Funds targeting clients' points of pain
13 Aug 2018 Consumers will accept fitness trackers if they get a good discount: Study
13 Aug 2018 Article research and adviser perceptions
10 Aug 2018 NZ shares up broadly on dollar weakness, TradeMe and A2 gain while Fonterra sinks
10 Aug 2018 [The Wrap] RFAs on notice; Ballantyne tells her story; Blunder - A book on DYF and RIF
10 Aug 2018 ANZ appoints new Aust equities manager
10 Aug 2018 Failure to provide heating costs
10 Aug 2018 One curious change
10 Aug 2018 Fidelity Life appoints key partnerships boss
10 Aug 2018 Advisers offered scholarship to upskill
10 Aug 2018 Asteron Life not sold with Australian business
09 Aug 2018 Ross investors upset at distribution plan
09 Aug 2018 NZ shares up as dollar weakens on OCR track, Pushpay, Skycity gain
09 Aug 2018 FMA: Adviser licensing will be a challenge
09 Aug 2018 Reserve Bank springs surprise with dovish OCR forecast
09 Aug 2018 Reserve Bank springs surprise with dovish OCR forecast
09 Aug 2018 Here's what RB governor Orr said today
09 Aug 2018 What the bank said: OCR unchanged and to stay low for longer
09 Aug 2018 [GRTV] Richard James reflects on the past 10 years at NZ Funds
09 Aug 2018 asb
08 Aug 2018 NZ shares drop as Pushpay weakens further while Skycity gains on earnings
08 Aug 2018 Watch RBNZ's MPS announcement live
08 Aug 2018 Proof rent can be paid crucial
08 Aug 2018 AMP swells funds under management
08 Aug 2018 Wearable devices: The promise and the reality for insurance
08 Aug 2018 ANZ scraps staff sales incentives
08 Aug 2018 AMP profits down, but result solid
08 Aug 2018 Slow rise for Auckland rents
08 Aug 2018 Bluestone gets a new BDM
08 Aug 2018 Conduct, not law, best way to deal with commission: FMA
08 Aug 2018 Rate hike challenge looming
08 Aug 2018 HSBC does it again with significant rate cuts
08 Aug 2018 Simplicity in the black after two years
08 Aug 2018 Over-60s retain health cover
07 Aug 2018 Avanti product changes; Officials respond
07 Aug 2018 Aussie report calls for end of trail commission
07 Aug 2018 Avanti makes major home loan changes
07 Aug 2018 Advisers face FSLAB uncertainty
07 Aug 2018 Advisers face FSLAB uncertainty
07 Aug 2018 Here's what officials thought of FSLAB submissions
06 Aug 2018 nib expands its travel insurance business
06 Aug 2018 Revealed: What MBIE told MPs about financial advice
06 Aug 2018 How to profit from the new plan
06 Aug 2018 A breach of trust? Private asset ownership in KiwiSaver
06 Aug 2018 Select committee guidance revealed
06 Aug 2018 nib: Website criticism gave us a boost
03 Aug 2018 [The Wrap] Advisers put on the (f)SLAB by MPs
03 Aug 2018 Mortgage fraudsters jailed
03 Aug 2018 Auckland sales, listings down
03 Aug 2018 OCR Preview; What's likely to happen next week
03 Aug 2018 OCR preview: Reserve Bank tipped to remain cautious
03 Aug 2018 Bed tax diminishes value of Airbnb rentals
03 Aug 2018 NZ Trustee Services appoints new GM
03 Aug 2018 CWG: Code change not major overhaul
02 Aug 2018 The Big Risk: The Creditors' Revolt
02 Aug 2018 Banks being more fussy; FSLAB outcome slammed
02 Aug 2018 Beattie steps back from top job at Booster
02 Aug 2018 FNZ shareholders eye sale
02 Aug 2018 Tenant turnover trending down
02 Aug 2018 Milford's fee income income increases 31%
02 Aug 2018 FSLAB consultation 'waste of time'
01 Aug 2018 Mike Pero Mortgages boss warns of “forensic underwriting”
01 Aug 2018 General Finance stock market listing moves closer
01 Aug 2018 Fidelity Life offers relief to M. bovis farmers
01 Aug 2018 Select Committee told: Could do better
01 Aug 2018 Select Committee told: Could do better
01 Aug 2018 Strength in lower-end of market
01 Aug 2018 Stock on market falls further
July 2018
31 Jul 2018 FSC awards open
31 Jul 2018 Committee proposes FSLAB changes
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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.
3 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