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October 2010
14 Oct 2010 HSBC appoints chief economist for NZ and Australia
14 Oct 2010 SCF debenture and deposit holders to get repayment date
14 Oct 2010 Making the jump worthwhile
14 Oct 2010 How attractive would rates have to be to fix?
14 Oct 2010 House sales ease up slightly
14 Oct 2010 REINZ residential highlights - September 2010
14 Oct 2010 Financial misconduct should be civil not criminal matters
14 Oct 2010 Economists give their views on house prices
14 Oct 2010 Avoid tenant issues by knowing the law: DBH
13 Oct 2010 John Banks becomes chairman of Huljich
13 Oct 2010 Huljich appoints chief investment officer
13 Oct 2010 Big boost in level sales recorded before tax changes
13 Oct 2010 Clarifying changes to qualifying company rules
13 Oct 2010 Quality Advice Network launched
12 Oct 2010 Fidelity appoints Grant Samuel as independent adviser for takeover bid
12 Oct 2010 Investors need to review company structures
12 Oct 2010 Retail Deposit Guarantee audit welcomed
12 Oct 2010 Housing affordability improves
11 Oct 2010 Real Property KiwiSaver Scheme pulls the pin
11 Oct 2010 RBNZ’s approval proposed for significant ownership transfer of NBDT
11 Oct 2010 AMP opts for a fee for service model
11 Oct 2010 How attractive would rates have to be to fix?
11 Oct 2010 LAQC changes to be announced
11 Oct 2010 Death claim payment of interest
11 Oct 2010 Perpetual launches Auckland adviser service
11 Oct 2010 New investment manager at AXA Global Investors
11 Oct 2010 Govt improving housing affordability
11 Oct 2010 News Round Up
11 Oct 2010 Chris Lee taps ex-Hubbard exec for Timaru branch
10 Oct 2010 Growth in mortgage lending slows
10 Oct 2010 Rates Update: HSBC gets aggressive
10 Oct 2010 Geneva Finance continues to repay investors
10 Oct 2010 Mortgagee sales up again
08 Oct 2010 Your chance to tell us about fixed interest investing
08 Oct 2010 The ABC of authorisation
07 Oct 2010 Morningstar appoints chief executive
07 Oct 2010 Compulsory KiwiSaver not necessarily silver bullet
07 Oct 2010 Lack of quality listings on the market
07 Oct 2010 Wellington looking for more listings
07 Oct 2010 Auckland values remain stable
07 Oct 2010 Interest rate impact on borrowers' wallets
07 Oct 2010 Canterbury market returning to normal: QV
07 Oct 2010 The impact of interest rates
07 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
07 Oct 2010 NZ Funds warns of subprime sovereign debt
06 Oct 2010 Odd happenings with SFF Bonds
06 Oct 2010 FMG sides with Fidelity Life in opposition to Tower offer
06 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
06 Oct 2010 Uncanny prediction for house prices
06 Oct 2010 ETITO looking to set more dates for exams
05 Oct 2010 Heartland bank announces its line up
05 Oct 2010 Fixing not as attractive as it looks
05 Oct 2010 Fidelity Life says major shareholders to reject Tower offer
05 Oct 2010 Knowing when to quit
05 Oct 2010 Spring no saviour for Auckland house sales: Barfoot
05 Oct 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
05 Oct 2010 QFEs like sales point for retail products
05 Oct 2010 NZF’s liquidity risk on mend with RMBS issues
05 Oct 2010 TOWER's bid anything but friendly
04 Oct 2010 Taking the hassle out of switching banks
04 Oct 2010 Brook boosts research capabilities
04 Oct 2010 Rate Update: UDC trumps big banks
04 Oct 2010 News Round Up
04 Oct 2010 Home building passes low point
01 Oct 2010 Fidelity – “a nice size and fit for TOWER”
01 Oct 2010 Hubbard investors to get 3c in dollar payment
01 Oct 2010 TOWER makes surprise bid for Fidelity
01 Oct 2010 TOWER offers $118m to takeover Fidelity Life
01 Oct 2010 Rents rising but landlords need to be careful
01 Oct 2010 Asteron takes different approach to GST increase
01 Oct 2010 Tyndall commentary: Quantitative easing Round 2?
01 Oct 2010 Probability of a global double dip high: Hunt
01 Oct 2010 Wanganui: Returns in the river city
September 2010
30 Sep 2010 Aston takes up sales position at ING Life
30 Sep 2010 Building consents tumble, ensures rates stay low
30 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
29 Sep 2010 SCF debenture holders payment delayed
29 Sep 2010 Celsius fund being wound up early
29 Sep 2010 F&P Finance offering big incentive for 1yr rates
29 Sep 2010 GDP lower than expected
29 Sep 2010 GDP surprise to hold back OCR increase
29 Sep 2010 Sovereign given five-star rating by advisers
29 Sep 2010 TOWER tackles workplace woes
29 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
29 Sep 2010 Morningstar gives two Tyndall funds a look
28 Sep 2010 TD rates can't go higher: Westpac
28 Sep 2010 AIA launches two products in online road show
28 Sep 2010 Newpark provides leads for members
28 Sep 2010 IFA Code Cracker Roadshow
28 Sep 2010 Thinking behind voluntary authorisation explained
28 Sep 2010 ANZ paints sombre picture of house prices
28 Sep 2010 Quake helps property managers and vacancy levels
27 Sep 2010 [New offer] TrustPower bonds
27 Sep 2010 GDP surprise holds back OCR increase
27 Sep 2010 News Round Up
26 Sep 2010 What's best? Renting or buying
26 Sep 2010 Marac cuts rates after boost from rating watch positive
25 Sep 2010 Bond repayments sped up in Canterbury
24 Sep 2010 [Weekly Wrap] Time running out for AFAs
24 Sep 2010 SCF woes sparked Hubbard complaint
Latest News
Pie Funds enters adviser channel
Pie Funds enters adviser channel
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KiwiSaver members need more advice at retirement, panellists say
KiwiSaver members need more advice at retirement, panellists say
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Simon Papa: Access to advice - Is adviser conservatism the issue?
Simon Papa: Access to advice - Is adviser conservatism the issue?
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Second funds management firm sold today
Second funds management firm sold today
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Latest Comments
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
Thank you Backstage. Look beyond just the structure/s. Currently, both employee and employer's contribution are taxed. So, even if I add a 3rd option - $100k salary of which $12k deducted for KS and no employer contribution. It made no difference financially whether it is option a, b or c, assuming law says $12k of the $100k pay package must go to KS. It will make a difference if a new tax law says, employer's contribution is tax free, then option "a" is a no brainer.
1 week ago W K
Simon Papa: Access to advice - Is adviser conservatism the issue?
Thank you Simon for such a substantial and thought-provoking piece. You write that “the CoFI law creates the potential for the FMA to influence the supply of financial products and services, not just conduct in relation to such supply”, to which I would offer two replies: Yes; and About Time. Your piece (and also your submission on the draft Fair Outcomes Guide) do suggest a preference for Rational Choice Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The problems with this being: Humans are not ideally-rational agents, and even if they were, the market is problematically inefficient. The latter is by design, by and for the benefit of the financial institutions. Informational asymmetries mean that consumers often don’t/can’t obtain the information they need to make an informed choice about whether to acquire, retain, or dispose of a financial advice product. (Good luck finding out the actual/modelled loss ratio on optional benefit x on product y.) Extending conduct requirements/expectations beyond supply, into areas such as design and pricing over the full life cycle of products and service offered, should help rebalance the scales. I agree with you when you write: “What is “fair” is inherently vague and contestable.” It doesn’t follow that it is unsuitable. Financial services law is full of such terms: “reasonable,” “care,” “diligence,” and “skill” immediately spring to mind. “Unusually large transaction” and “unusual pattern of transactions” from 22(1)(c) of the AML/CFT Act are vague, and currently subject to contest in FMA v InvestNow. Finally, I agree that more FADC cases would be helpful. Also helpful would be more details from enforcement cases the FMA has taken over the years. For example: Where a FAP was found to have breached the Record Keeping standard condition, provide a couple of (suitably redacted) examples of deficient files, along with explanatory commentary. If your files look like that, then do better.
1 week ago Paul Flood
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
@WK agree with your summary and Murray, "exactly". Im a little confused about the statement, total rem has got to go? Even more confused by am mentat... blatant wage theft? Confused about young people not thinking about retirement or insurance? I have had the unfortunate experience at times working for multi national insurance companies and I do not recall them trying to get their mits on my wages, when did this happen? For centuries young people have not been able to picture themselves retired or believe that they will be multi-millionaires by this time. By the way, i bet they have a bank account. Hopefully am mentat works it out or, if he is a prosperous employer just continues to give give give to his employees with wild abandon and continues to cheer on any political parties that place more financial burdens on small business where generally the owner has risked all to try and get ahead. Employing people and helping in this way to provide for there families also.
2 weeks ago Darryl Scott
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
As an investor, it is completely unacceptable to me that Total Remuneration continues if compulsion is brought in. It is simply wrong to continue putting downward pressure on salary and wages, particularly for people on minimum wage in a country that aspires to lift wages over time and raise the standard of living for NZers. National will lose my vote as a serious investor if they continue down the Total Remuneration path. No question...
2 weeks ago David Lawton
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
This is just about the only online space outside of Newstalk ZB facebook comments where speaking out against blatant wage theft by multinationals is considered 'PC'. And yet still we wonder why those pesky younger generations of potential customers wholesale refuse to engage with traditional financial services. Couldn't be because our mindsets are stuck in the 1950s - no, it must be the kids who are wrong.
2 weeks ago Ross Alexander