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April 2009
30 Apr 2009 Magellan bullish on developing markets
29 Apr 2009 Health insurance market is weathering the storm
29 Apr 2009 NAB says BNZ home loans book grew $500m in first half
29 Apr 2009 ASFONZ Annual General Meeting
29 Apr 2009 KiwiSaver still as popular as ever
29 Apr 2009 Equities more attractive as global economy troughs
29 Apr 2009 Conroy joins Asteron in senior leadership role
28 Apr 2009 Viaduct Capital returns to market sans guarantee
28 Apr 2009 Southern Cross has rating affirmed
28 Apr 2009 One strike and you're out - policy unfair
28 Apr 2009 McMillan develops new career at TNP
27 Apr 2009 McMillan set to leave PAA
27 Apr 2009 Rates round-up
27 Apr 2009 News Round Up
26 Apr 2009 50 pt rate cut predicted
24 Apr 2009 [Weekly Wrap] Did I hear you say progress?
24 Apr 2009 Fronting up on asset allocation
24 Apr 2009 Three changes at Guardian
24 Apr 2009 Adviser case ruling controversial
24 Apr 2009 GRA wins top trustee award
23 Apr 2009 Flat fee companies being discriminated against?
23 Apr 2009 Turning rate thinking on its head
23 Apr 2009 UK transfers boost AXA NZ kitty
23 Apr 2009 Turning rate thinking on its head
22 Apr 2009 Women in Super industry breakfast
22 Apr 2009 Most KiwiSaver funds positive
22 Apr 2009 Sales activity returning
21 Apr 2009 Local incorporation out of insurance bill
21 Apr 2009 ING's three headed distribution team
21 Apr 2009 New rules for advisers outlined by Sec Com
21 Apr 2009 Sec Comm thoughts on setting adviser competence standards
21 Apr 2009 Rabo's new PIE
21 Apr 2009 Commission says company must tell both sides of story
21 Apr 2009 Viaduct Capital loses Crown guarantee
21 Apr 2009 IFA appoints investment group committee
20 Apr 2009 News Round Up
17 Apr 2009 [Weekly Wrap] Is this a turning point in the markets?
17 Apr 2009 Kiwis recognise need to save for retirement
17 Apr 2009 Product recall argument daft
17 Apr 2009 Be careful who you listen to
17 Apr 2009 Infrastructure - Having you cake and eating it too
17 Apr 2009 Practice management: From customer to client
17 Apr 2009 Liontamer looks to Australia
17 Apr 2009 Improving market encourages more sales at Pegasus
16 Apr 2009 Professionals split over KiwiSaver
16 Apr 2009 Drug case outcome sets the bar
15 Apr 2009 Smedley leaves Guardian Trust
15 Apr 2009 Pathfinder looks for beta times
14 Apr 2009 Tower software aims for new standard
14 Apr 2009 Rates round-up
14 Apr 2009 News round-up
09 Apr 2009 Price data can confuse
09 Apr 2009 [Weekly Wrap] The return of an old friend
09 Apr 2009 Residential Real Estate market spikes: REINZ
09 Apr 2009 Residential Highlights – March 2009
09 Apr 2009 Eco-My-Flat competition encourages better tenants
09 Apr 2009 Economists agree OCR cut coming
09 Apr 2009 Govt weighs up foreign fund free-for-all
09 Apr 2009 NZ property values drop 9.3%
09 Apr 2009 QV residential highlights - March 2009
08 Apr 2009 Five Star directors banned
08 Apr 2009 Market Review: April 2009 Commentary
08 Apr 2009 Market Review: London April 2009 Commentary
08 Apr 2009 [Book] The Complete KiwiSaver
08 Apr 2009 Figures show baby boomers after property bargains
08 Apr 2009 ASFONZ / Women In Super Wellington Breakfast
08 Apr 2009 Plan B to see Fowler in court
07 Apr 2009 ANZO signs up new portfolio manager
07 Apr 2009 Syndicated property back
07 Apr 2009 Public Trust gets govt guarantee on interest
07 Apr 2009 Figures show baby boomers after property bargains
06 Apr 2009 Rates round-up
06 Apr 2009 News round-up
03 Apr 2009 [Weekly Wrap] Reinventing the wheel
03 Apr 2009 Change of leadership for AMP
03 Apr 2009 A new worry for the market
03 Apr 2009 Auckland house sales hit 20-month high
03 Apr 2009 Falling interest rates making property more attractive
03 Apr 2009 PIS International Conference 2009
03 Apr 2009 Kiwibank grabs market share as Aussie banks shut shop
03 Apr 2009 A bouquet for associations
03 Apr 2009 G5 takes off with NZMBA on board
03 Apr 2009 Money@Work
02 Apr 2009 Marac appoints new CEO
02 Apr 2009 Fidelity snaps up Whyte for directorship
02 Apr 2009 AXA plus four in new advisory JV
02 Apr 2009 Women in Super industry breakfast
01 Apr 2009 ISI calls for 2011 date for life tax changes
01 Apr 2009 New non-bank rules due this year
March 2009
31 Mar 2009 HSBC's profit jumps despite bad loans ballooning
31 Mar 2009 Gatward joins Public Trust
31 Mar 2009 Practice management: Leading your team to the top
31 Mar 2009 Bluestone actively managing loans
31 Mar 2009 Predicted growth surge positive for housing
31 Mar 2009 Landlords warned over drug rings
31 Mar 2009 ING and LM Investments battle over fund redemption
30 Mar 2009 AXA to wind up mortgage funds
30 Mar 2009 Home-building approvals rise
30 Mar 2009 10th Annual Superfunds Conference
30 Mar 2009 One plan to cut resource management inertia
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