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May 2018
24 May 2018 Getting landlord cover right
24 May 2018 Dodds: Regulators 'attack on integrity'
23 May 2018 Jail for dodgy property consultant
23 May 2018 Regulate property managers - REINZ
23 May 2018 Daintree launches NZD option
23 May 2018 Minister 'encourages' providers to change soft commission structures
22 May 2018 Northland adviser launches next-gen chatbot
22 May 2018 Airbnb profits for landlord not tenant
22 May 2018 Law reform process asks: Are commissions bad?
22 May 2018 Advisers follow Slater to new EDR
22 May 2018 Soft rebound for price optimism
21 May 2018 Cressida Capital appoints new BDM
21 May 2018 Regional rents soar
21 May 2018 Migration hits two year low
21 May 2018 Kiwi Wealth launches wholesale offer
21 May 2018 Health insurance gets boost from workplace schemes
21 May 2018 Pinning down value
21 May 2018 Regional rents soar
21 May 2018 Schemes query disclosure requirement
21 May 2018 Severn: Change focus of incentives
18 May 2018 PM Capital receives award from researcher
18 May 2018 Harbour adds to fixed interest team
18 May 2018 Important lessons from Australia
18 May 2018 Nikko and Harbour hover up more gongs; Fisher and Savage rewarded
18 May 2018 Brokers' Budget Guide; Is ANZ trying to replace brokers with coaches?
18 May 2018 Landlords left in cold on insulation
18 May 2018 ANZ talks Home Loan Coaches
18 May 2018 KiwiSaver rules for MPs - even if their scheme doesn't exist any more
17 May 2018 Loan Market’s White calls for industry reforms
17 May 2018 Budgeting to build
17 May 2018 Ballantyne: Partners keen for any purchase opportunity
17 May 2018 Budgeting to build
17 May 2018 Soft commission schemes untenable under new regime: FMA
16 May 2018 Soft dollar commissions: What’s the problem?
16 May 2018 Advisers, not consumers benefit from soft commissions: FMA
16 May 2018 Property investing popular with MPs
16 May 2018 Disclosure consultation and commission
16 May 2018 Dale-Jones: Financial advice different to other professions
15 May 2018 Read takes GM role
15 May 2018 Read takes GM role
15 May 2018 AFA population shrinks
15 May 2018 FMA takes FSPR action again
15 May 2018 Gough becomes Head of Kepa Home Loans
15 May 2018 Auckland rent rise shock
15 May 2018 Kepa appoints new home loans boss
15 May 2018 FADC prepares for another case
15 May 2018 Older KiwiSaver members prompted to switch
14 May 2018 RESIMAC unveils self-employed specials
14 May 2018 Kepa ready for regulatory changes
14 May 2018 Milford takes Consumer award
14 May 2018 Sowerby moves on
14 May 2018 SBS cuts; Cairns and Lockie back in the market
14 May 2018 Taking control of his future
14 May 2018 Level five likely to be easiest way: Strategi
14 May 2018 Financial Advice NZ appointment rallies support
14 May 2018 General Finance founders target funding gap with EMortgage
11 May 2018 Kiwi Wealth gets first robo green light
11 May 2018 Sales activity soft but stabilising
11 May 2018 RESIMAC makes cuts on big growth; Reviewing the new-look RBNZ
11 May 2018 Orr’s debut on target
11 May 2018 RESIMAC cuts rates after 30% volume rise
11 May 2018 Working group signals changes
10 May 2018 AMP: NZ sale not priority
10 May 2018 First Financial Advice NZ CEO announced
10 May 2018 Bank buster newsletter
10 May 2018 Applause for OCR call
10 May 2018 OCR Unchanged; What Orr said
10 May 2018 What Orr said in his first OCR announcement [+AUDIO]
10 May 2018 Opportunity for independent advisers to shine
10 May 2018 Education clause 'used too expansively'
09 May 2018 100,000 ANZ customers under-charged interest
09 May 2018 Plus4 extends its presence in Southland
09 May 2018 Speak up on negative gearing changes
09 May 2018 NZ’s two speed market
09 May 2018 The Co-Op bank makes further cuts; Westpac update
09 May 2018 Protect advisers, select committee told
08 May 2018 NOtes
08 May 2018 [OPINION] What is the future for AMP?
08 May 2018 AMP fallout continues
08 May 2018 Investors staying, not going
08 May 2018 Mu: Exciting future for advisers
08 May 2018 Complaint laid over 'independence' claim
08 May 2018 New way to do overseas trips
07 May 2018 Open banking opportunity for mortgage advisers
07 May 2018 New chairman for AMP
07 May 2018 Tiny house big investment
07 May 2018 What's likely to be in this week's OCR announcement
07 May 2018 SiFA: Drop competence standards for nominated reps
04 May 2018 What the FMA said to banks
04 May 2018 All eyes on Orr in lead-up to OCR call
04 May 2018 AMP denies criminal offending
04 May 2018 Advisers: Extra benefits for clients welcome
04 May 2018 BNZ on mortgage advisers; Westpac cuts
04 May 2018 BNZ grows advisers flows but keeps them low
04 May 2018 Keep on top of maintenance issues
04 May 2018 Bank boss backs AFAs and says no to Royal Commission
04 May 2018 Stubbs, Bolton in charity drop
04 May 2018 FMA prompts bank disclosure change
03 May 2018 More choice for Auckland buyers
03 May 2018 The importance of advisers to ANZ
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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.
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