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June 2017
09 Jun 2017 Getting to Know: Russell Hutchinson
09 Jun 2017 Debt to income tool not dead, unfortunately
09 Jun 2017 Westpac scraps online app process
09 Jun 2017 Advisers told to take more care with PI cover
09 Jun 2017 Accuro launches online application tool
09 Jun 2017 Stand out global performer
08 Jun 2017 FMA outlines fee methodology
08 Jun 2017 AIA rejoins FSC
08 Jun 2017 DTIs would cut thousands out of market
08 Jun 2017 Innovative Securities loses appeal
08 Jun 2017 Behavioural insights change KiwiSaver behaviour
08 Jun 2017 Thursday news in brief
08 Jun 2017 Government signals more KiwiSaver changes possible
07 Jun 2017 Saturn appoints director
07 Jun 2017 New Zealand not affected by AIA launch
07 Jun 2017 Inner city apartment initiative for Capital
07 Jun 2017 Fund infrastructure differently - ASB
07 Jun 2017 Responsible Lending Code updated
07 Jun 2017 $2m ANZ KiwiSaver processing error to be fixed
07 Jun 2017 Aon rolls out SuiteBox across adviser network
07 Jun 2017 'Inappropriate' incentives contentious
07 Jun 2017 Housing to be election battleground
06 Jun 2017 UDC: On track for sale
06 Jun 2017 Buying insurance cover for adult children
06 Jun 2017 Appeal loss for mortgage fraudster
06 Jun 2017 Market slow but steady – B&T
06 Jun 2017 The Co-Operative Bank cracks the $2 bill mark
06 Jun 2017 Campaign to get more AEDs
06 Jun 2017 Jenkins leaves NZX
06 Jun 2017 Future shocks could rattle Capital
05 Jun 2017 blah
05 Jun 2017 The Ultimate deal for your clients!
02 Jun 2017 Eaqub, Halper join Simplicity
02 Jun 2017 Millions being paid for meth claims
02 Jun 2017 Co-Op Bank flat, but still with some fizz (+ STATS)
02 Jun 2017 Foreign buyer song remains the same
02 Jun 2017 Berry back on FADC
02 Jun 2017 Getting to Know: Trisha Edmonds
02 Jun 2017 GRTV: All eyes on Europe
02 Jun 2017 Totara Wealth Management takes shape
02 Jun 2017 Investment gems in Lower Hutt
01 Jun 2017 Market returning to normal
01 Jun 2017 Slower Auckland sets trend
01 Jun 2017 Advisers told: Make sure tech is worth it
01 Jun 2017 Give FMA insurance expertise: IMF
01 Jun 2017 Thursday news in brief
May 2017
31 May 2017 Consilium hires adviser support rep
31 May 2017 APIA issues sub-let warning
31 May 2017 One little change
31 May 2017 RBNZ renews push for DTIs
30 May 2017 Changing focus for Augusta
30 May 2017 Consents slump bad news
30 May 2017 GRTV: Welcome to Good Returns TV
30 May 2017 GRTV: A voice for the little guys
30 May 2017 Canterbury economic activity still robust
30 May 2017 Massey resumes work on advice degree
29 May 2017 Fee for investors if UDC amendment succeeds
29 May 2017 AIA appoints new boss
29 May 2017 Capital gain time over?
29 May 2017 SBS makes a couple of changes
29 May 2017 Investor confidence at record high
29 May 2017 Rents will rise - Greens
26 May 2017 Weighing up apartments
26 May 2017 Getting to Know: Aaron Bowkett
26 May 2017 Supreme Court orders McIntosh to repay RAM 'profits'
26 May 2017 Chance to learn from licensing mistakes
25 May 2017 RESIMAC increases loan size limits
25 May 2017 Budget boost for tenants
25 May 2017 Southern Cross updates policies
25 May 2017 Thursday news in brief
25 May 2017 BNZ scoops People’s Choice award
25 May 2017 Big bold strategy
25 May 2017 InvestNow mix-up disappointing: Stubbs
25 May 2017 Budget could boost advice promotion: Dodds
25 May 2017 Insurers want tweaks to client-first duty
24 May 2017 Investor lending remains in check
24 May 2017 Tax changes ripple across the Tasman
24 May 2017 Tenant damage law change
24 May 2017 Have you got a question on the mortgage market?
24 May 2017 Time for sinking cap on KiwiSaver fees: Glass
23 May 2017 How do we change what ‘most people know’?
23 May 2017 More time needed for new rules
23 May 2017 Banks told to cut mortgage commissions to cover levy
22 May 2017 A voice for the little guys; Another bank to enter broker market
22 May 2017 No changes, so what's the best rate?
22 May 2017 Lifetime lowers investment bar
22 May 2017 Socially responsible investing (Part 4): Growing pineapples in Alaska
22 May 2017 HSBC hasn't ruled out working with brokers
22 May 2017 Life-Info founders want industry to take it over
21 May 2017 Broker sentenced to jail
19 May 2017 Non-banks winners as mainstream lenders tighten rules
19 May 2017 Getting to Know: Brian Coker
19 May 2017 FMA acknowledges regulatory 'burden'
19 May 2017 Migration dips but housing pressure remains
18 May 2017 Impact Investing for good
18 May 2017 Free Investment Property Showcase Events: Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
18 May 2017 Trustee business sold to Australian firm
18 May 2017 Challenges ahead for Govt build project
18 May 2017 Look twice at insurance applications
18 May 2017 Thursday news in brief
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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