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March 2017
09 Mar 2017 Managers pay up for licenses
08 Mar 2017 Share adds advisers
08 Mar 2017 FSC welcomes super move
08 Mar 2017 Auckland affordability a credit negative - Moodys
08 Mar 2017 More changes
08 Mar 2017 FMA: No hard lines on KiwiSaver incentives
08 Mar 2017 Pension age change a minor hiccup for advice clients
08 Mar 2017 Fringe areas approved for urban growth
08 Mar 2017 Illegal renting charge for Molesworth landlord
08 Mar 2017 Insurer tackles meth contamination confusion
07 Mar 2017 KiwiSaver feels hit of rising interest rates
07 Mar 2017 New chairman for Fidelity
07 Mar 2017 DTIs should be in RBNZ toolkit - IMF
07 Mar 2017 Partners to write business without underwriting
07 Mar 2017 Election 2017: what investors need to know
07 Mar 2017 Kiwibank follows suit but still competitive
07 Mar 2017 Risky masonry streets identified
07 Mar 2017 Advice stalwart farewelled
07 Mar 2017 Advisers must add value in digital future
07 Mar 2017 Robo development under way
06 Mar 2017 Super age to rise
06 Mar 2017 Stubbs_Sam
06 Mar 2017 Airbnb sub-letting breaches RTA – Tribunal
06 Mar 2017 Consents trending down
06 Mar 2017 ANZ takes floating rates higher
06 Mar 2017 US rate rise likely this month
06 Mar 2017 Low-cost model better for advisers: Simplicity
06 Mar 2017 Elevation signs Australian deal
03 Mar 2017 Court says Warminger manipulated the market
03 Mar 2017 Limited action at lower end of market
03 Mar 2017 Time to invest in Auckland Central
03 Mar 2017 Study options 'discriminatory'
03 Mar 2017 MBIE missed the mark
02 Mar 2017 Renfrew's firm joins Consilium platform
02 Mar 2017 Auction rates reflect quieter market
02 Mar 2017 OCR could go either way, RBNZ says
02 Mar 2017 Interest rate risk equally balanced: RBNZ
02 Mar 2017 FSCL: New rules could help non-disclosure problems
02 Mar 2017 Harbour named top manager - again
02 Mar 2017 Checklist of advice bill concerns
01 Mar 2017 S&P, Moodys downgrade Kiwibank’s rating
01 Mar 2017 Vernon_Blair
01 Mar 2017 NZ 'played part in AIA result'
01 Mar 2017 Sub 4% home loan for owner occupiers
01 Mar 2017 Slow down in investor lending quantified
01 Mar 2017 Demand for big city property falls
01 Mar 2017 Fisher Funds appoints new CEO
01 Mar 2017 Westpac hikes floating rates
01 Mar 2017 Fisher Funds appoints new CEO
01 Mar 2017 Values drop in former hotspots
01 Mar 2017 Work starts on Financial Advice NZ plan
01 Mar 2017 Consumers told to expect clarity on commissions
February 2017
28 Feb 2017 'Old-school brokers' an opportunity for LifeDirect: Trade Me
28 Feb 2017 Don’t take no for an answer
28 Feb 2017 BNZ increases floating rates
28 Feb 2017 Big changes for some RFAs
27 Feb 2017 Asteron rating affirmed
27 Feb 2017 Decline in investor lending continues
27 Feb 2017 Buffett: Only handful of managers can really outperform
27 Feb 2017 Migration smashes through records
27 Feb 2017 SBS rings in rate changes
27 Feb 2017 Advisers told: Avoid conflicts with any other person
27 Feb 2017 Capital suffering office space shortage
24 Feb 2017 Pinning down finance
24 Feb 2017 Decline in foreign buyers - LINZ
24 Feb 2017 Time for fundamental allocation rethink
23 Feb 2017 Correction on the cards?
23 Feb 2017 Moving forward on meth contamination
23 Feb 2017 Sales versus advice distinction 'lost'
22 Feb 2017 FMA asks for client files
22 Feb 2017 Wild ride over for Auckland
22 Feb 2017 Private Wealth Advisers adds to team
22 Feb 2017 Pie Funds relaunches global fund
21 Feb 2017 Fears over building industry capacity
21 Feb 2017 Gaynor: Role change part of succession plan
21 Feb 2017 One case in 10 related to advisers: FMA
21 Feb 2017 KiwiSaver popularity brings attention to 'second-order' problems
20 Feb 2017 nib boosts profit
20 Feb 2017 Outlook for house prices
20 Feb 2017 Price growth expectations slump
20 Feb 2017 No more agents but not everyone impressed
20 Feb 2017 Profits down for Kiwibank
19 Feb 2017 Three property trading rules you must know
18 Feb 2017 Top 20 Super City hotspots
17 Feb 2017 MJW makes statements available
17 Feb 2017 Financial Advisers Act changes released
17 Feb 2017 Partners rejoins FSC
17 Feb 2017 Deals for investors and owner occupiers
17 Feb 2017 Ultra-conservative advice approach may harm junior boards
17 Feb 2017 The Gen Y approach to investing
16 Feb 2017 Changes at top of ASB
16 Feb 2017 Gaynor steps aside at Milford
16 Feb 2017 Sovereign: Don't wait for law to change
16 Feb 2017 IFA/PAA conference registrations open
16 Feb 2017 Looking beyond the Airbnb glitter
16 Feb 2017 Synergy takes pension transfers
16 Feb 2017 First thoughts on a new adviser association
16 Feb 2017 RESIMAC offers investors discounted rates
16 Feb 2017 Banks split on demand for personalised advice
16 Feb 2017 Insurers ponder cover for retirees
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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