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April 2026
14 Apr 2026 Special Events Benefits; great for clients and advisers but beware the time limits
13 Apr 2026 NZX50 slumps as Trump orders Iran blockade; a2 Milk sinks on profit warning
13 Apr 2026 Mortgage enquiries sink as war drags on and interest rates rise
13 Apr 2026 Vernon outlines his plans for AMP
10 Apr 2026 NZX50 gains 2.2% this week as US-Iran peace talks keep markets on edge
10 Apr 2026 Mercer appoints BDM to work with advisers
10 Apr 2026 FMA to review CoFI Guidance
09 Apr 2026 New fund range answers adviser call for flexible KiwiSaver alternative
09 Apr 2026 NZX50 nudges higher as US-Iran ceasefire optimism wanes
09 Apr 2026 Industry wary of KiwiSaver changes
09 Apr 2026 Non-bank sector hopeful of a more profitable year
08 Apr 2026 NZX50, kiwi soar on US-Iran circuit breaker; RBNZ stays on hold
08 Apr 2026 Markets intepret OCR review to be on the hawkish side
08 Apr 2026 [BREAKING NEWS] OCR unchanged. Here's why
08 Apr 2026 OCR on hold
07 Apr 2026 Quay Street gets new Head of Strategy
07 Apr 2026 NZX50 surges out of Easter weekend amid Middle East conflict fears
07 Apr 2026 RBNZ urged to lower OCR to counter oil price shock recession
06 Apr 2026 New BDM at FMT
05 Apr 2026 Active manager (sort of) leaves the passive house
03 Apr 2026 Fidelity building register to help firms connect with Career connect graduates
02 Apr 2026 Fidelity Life completes new-look Adviser council
02 Apr 2026 NZX50 extends decline for 5th week as Trump plans to hit Iran hard
02 Apr 2026 Billions in wealth lost during one of the severest housing corrections
01 Apr 2026 Spurs and Auckand FC to meet in Auckland
01 Apr 2026 Infratil, Meridian weigh on NZX50 as Asia rallies on ceasefire hopes
01 Apr 2026 Big newsletter today: Top mortgage advisers; BNZ's new switching play; KAN dobs in adviser to FMA
01 Apr 2026 Altered documents lead to cancelled licence for mortgage adviser
01 Apr 2026 Bond funds likely to deliver out-sized returns: Amova
01 Apr 2026 FANZ acknowledges top advisers
March 2026
31 Mar 2026 BNZ take mortgage competition up a notch
31 Mar 2026 NZX50 slides 4.7% in March qtr on SaaS fears, Middle East conflict
31 Mar 2026 Longwave aims to smooth the waters
30 Mar 2026 NZX50 joins global rout as Fletcher, Westpac lead decline
30 Mar 2026 Mortgage holders big switch to new lenders tapers off
29 Mar 2026 Finding the gaps to build a relevant and durable adviser business
29 Mar 2026 Changing the advice perception through KiwiSaver
29 Mar 2026 Extending advice means a more resilient business
27 Mar 2026 NZX50 falls for fourth week as Middle East ceasefire hopes dwindle
26 Mar 2026 Mainfreight leads NZX50 higher as Willis plays down fuel framework
26 Mar 2026 Fidelity Life keeps its rating for another year.
26 Mar 2026 AIA’s new product designed for life
25 Mar 2026 NZX50 roars back as US drafts peace plan in Iran
25 Mar 2026 FMA calls for innovation to drive financial advice uptake
25 Mar 2026 Chubb fills leadership team with surprise appointment
24 Mar 2026 NZX50 slides to 7-month low as RBNZ walks narrow line on rates
24 Mar 2026 What KiwiSaver changes do managers agree on?
23 Mar 2026 Serko, Tourism Holdings tumble as Iran fears knock NZX50
23 Mar 2026 Consilium exits Cambridge Partners shareholding
23 Mar 2026 AIA rolls out tweaked level policy
22 Mar 2026 Interest rates expected to rise at a much faster pace
20 Mar 2026 NZX50 slides 1.5% this week as Middle East conflict leaves world on edge
20 Mar 2026 Another dealer group gets a new CEO; Where to for mortgage advisers now?
19 Mar 2026 [GRTV] Earnings season; Iran; War and the NZ housing market - what it all means for investors
19 Mar 2026 Another dealer group gets a new CEO
19 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks as Iran strikes on Qatar chill Asian markets
19 Mar 2026 From NZXWT to FNZ and back again
18 Mar 2026 Tourism Holdings shrugs off Iran conflict impact in leading NZX50 higher
18 Mar 2026 Pepper privatisation takes a knock
18 Mar 2026 Political parties given outline of KiwiSaver 2.0
18 Mar 2026 Active managers see opportunities created by passive funds
18 Mar 2026 Markets, oil and geopolitics: keeping perspective during the Iran conflict
17 Mar 2026 Blue chips drag NZX50 higher as RBA hikes cash rate in close call
17 Mar 2026 AIA releases Neurodiversity Toolkit
17 Mar 2026 PAA Legacy Trust supports FANZ
16 Mar 2026 KMD Brands sinks on recapitalisation fears; NZX50 slides
16 Mar 2026 Investment Roundup: Which Asset Classes Have Been Topping the Table?
16 Mar 2026 What did reporting season teach us about software and AI?
16 Mar 2026 Where to for mortgage advisers?
16 Mar 2026 Customers doing it tough, Partners postpones conference
14 Mar 2026 Short-Term Disability Benefits
14 Mar 2026 Passive aggressive: growing market concentration creates a risk for index funds
13 Mar 2026 Air NZ hits new lows, leading NZX50 to worst week since September 2024
13 Mar 2026 [BREAKING NEWS] Baden Martin lands new gig at non-bank lender
13 Mar 2026 Baden Martin lands new gig at non-bank lender
12 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks as Iran jitters send oil back over US$100/bbl
12 Mar 2026 Loan Market adviser becomes RM
12 Mar 2026 Basecorp positioning as a one stop shop for advisers
12 Mar 2026 Partners Life tells advisers it’s working on lifting service levels
11 Mar 2026 Basecorp positioning as a one stop shop for advisers
11 Mar 2026 NZX50 rallies as blue chips buoyed by calmer oil markets
11 Mar 2026 Tariffs, Tehran and Turbulence
10 Mar 2026 NZX50 slips as investors question early end to Iran conflict
10 Mar 2026 Advisers warned about increasing cyber risks
10 Mar 2026 SBS readies to expand into adviser market
10 Mar 2026 Aurora moves management of KiwiSaver inhouse
09 Mar 2026 Haven focusses on adviser growth
09 Mar 2026 NZX50 sinks 3.1% as oil surges past US$100/bbl; Air NZ hits 17-year low
09 Mar 2026 Rising sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at advisers
09 Mar 2026 Advising on KiwiSaver can create "a moat" for adviser's businesses: Generate
07 Mar 2026 [Your weekend TMM read] Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
07 Mar 2026 Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
07 Mar 2026 Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
06 Mar 2026 Air NZ tumbles as ForBarr questions hedging; NZX50 falls
06 Mar 2026 Former financial adviser cops minimal fine
05 Mar 2026 Tech stocks back in favour as NZX50 joins rally on ebbing Iran fears
05 Mar 2026 Former NZ Super Fund exec joins Mercer
05 Mar 2026 AIA brings back Apple watch
05 Mar 2026 Life cover benefits can be at risk of terminal illness
05 Mar 2026 We reveal which banks are winning the battle for new business
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Latest Comments
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...
1 week 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.
1 week ago Ross Alexander
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
Murray, yup, agree with you. I see conflict of interests - the bigger the fund size, the more fees collected. Remuneration should be strictly a commercial decision because employers are the ones paying the wages. NOT for some "expert" preference. Well, an employer's budget permit a $100k package, he can pay either a) $88k salary + employer contribute $12k KS, or b) $94k salary of which $6k deducted for KS + employer contribute $6k. Depending how PC you guys want to be, and how much time and taxpayers' money you want to waste arguing about the structure.
1 week ago W K
Health and life insurers out of climate reporting
@ Murray D Weatherston - well said. The climate related disclosure (CRD) requirement for the financial services industry is yet another example of the last Government adding unnecessary cost and complexity to business. Currently banks and insurers have to hire more staff specifically to meet their new climate disclosure requirements and these costs inevitably get past on to customers. The New Zealand consumer continues to be saddled with additional costs due to an avalanche of overregulation much of which has questionable benefit. The only people who seem to be winning from this additional regulation are Wellington bureaucrats and those climate enthusiasts’ who are positioned to make a buck or secure a job. None of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters are associated with the financial services industry. Stats published by the Environmental Protection Authority in 2022 showed the biggest emitters were for milk, petrol, fossil (or natural) gas and meat businesses, with electricity, and steel companies rounding out the top group because of their fossil fuel use. By contrast, many of New Zealand’s biggest employers and profit makers (including banks, vineyards, telcos, healthcare companies and renewable energy providers) didn’t appear in the top climate polluter ranks because their emissions weren’t even high enough to qualify for compulsory reporting. As another reader of Good Returns said last year "I suspect we’ll look back on this climate reporting in years to come, with confusion & questions. Whilst there is no doubt that climate controls are increasingly important, I’m unsure whether the energy, effort & expense in producing these reports are the best use of resources &/or going to make any difference…” I look forward to the Ministry of Regulation reviewing and ultimately deciding to remove climate related disclosures as a compliance requirement for all of the New Zealand financial services industry.
2 weeks ago Simon Rule
KiwiSaver an option for mortgage advisers seeking ongoing income, provider says
Wy would any mortgage or insurance adviser refer their client to a kiwi saver provider/scheme that the owners also own a competing mortgage advisor and insurance company, whom already has a history of growing group schemes and then marketing to those customers directly for their own business entities.
2 weeks ago Valkyrie Vulcan