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November 2023
16 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket dips on profit taking
16 Nov 2023 Dimensional has rolled out three Australian ETFs
16 Nov 2023 ANZ will continue to sell home loans directly
16 Nov 2023 Fire leaves landlord thousands of dollars out of pocket
15 Nov 2023 NZ shares rise on further hopes inflation tamed
15 Nov 2023 Mortgage lending slows to lower DTI rates
15 Nov 2023 No rush to join Fidelity in publishing turnaround times
15 Nov 2023 Asteron appoints national manager of adviser distribution
15 Nov 2023 ANZ will continue to sell home loans directly
15 Nov 2023 Passbacks - How do they work?
15 Nov 2023 What might be coming in new version of level 5 certificate
14 Nov 2023 NZ shares lift as investors contemplate inflation's peak
14 Nov 2023 Real returns from investing in structural change
14 Nov 2023 Harbour Outlook: Economic Crosscurrents
14 Nov 2023 ANZ committed to investments and funds management
14 Nov 2023 Many buyers, not enough properties again fuelling housing market
13 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket dips on very light volumes
13 Nov 2023 Salt picks up top gong
13 Nov 2023 Ex MP named as new Fisher Funds chief executive
13 Nov 2023 Advisers dominate ANZ's new home lending; TAP is offering discount
13 Nov 2023 Mortgage advisers dominate ANZ's new home lending
13 Nov 2023 Where lenders want to put their money
13 Nov 2023 Ralph Stewart's Lifetime pick up more AMP schemes
13 Nov 2023 Health insurance premiums rose 8% in the June quarter: FSC
13 Nov 2023 TAP hoping to pick up new business with big discount
13 Nov 2023 David Boyle moves on from Mint
11 Nov 2023 Find out what's inside your next issue of TMM
11 Nov 2023 LIfetime buys advice firm
10 Nov 2023 Energy stocks lead the NZ sharemarket down
10 Nov 2023 FMA puts temporary ban on David McEwan and associates
10 Nov 2023 Number of Kiwibank customers in hardship revealed; Prospa in lower NI next week
10 Nov 2023 Kiwibank says few customers stresseed by higher mortgage rates
09 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket returns to gaining ways
09 Nov 2023 Market share soars for first home buyers
09 Nov 2023 Mortgage advisers approach half of BNZ's new lending
09 Nov 2023 Fidelity opens up on turnaround times
09 Nov 2023 Mortgage advisers approach half of BNZ's new lending; Join Prospa in Whanganui and Palmerston North
09 Nov 2023 Do advisers need another association?
08 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket slips as Sky TV rejects takeover bid
08 Nov 2023 Fixed rate lending swells to new high
08 Nov 2023 Changes expected to bill regulating property managers
08 Nov 2023 [GRTV] Cracking the mass affluent market
08 Nov 2023 FBAA plans to boost advisers’ market share
07 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket snaps winning streak
07 Nov 2023 What the FBAA reckons it can offer Kiwis; Join Prospa in Whakatane and Rotorua
07 Nov 2023 Westpac lauds CoFI's approach; What rates customers are paying
07 Nov 2023 Are equity markets due for a strong finish this year?
07 Nov 2023 Westpac lauds Cofi's principles-based approach, says CCCFA incredibly prescriptive
07 Nov 2023 Westpac says more mortgage customers face higher rates
06 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket extends gain as Westpac kicks off bank reporting
06 Nov 2023 TSB names new CEO
06 Nov 2023 Westpac's mortgage lending slowed in the second half
06 Nov 2023 What's the future look like for Fin Advice NZ?
06 Nov 2023 Mortgage advisers to be offered another association choice
06 Nov 2023 Migration, higher rents and mortgage rates
06 Nov 2023 New faces but not enough places
05 Nov 2023 Former Smartshares boss joins competitor
05 Nov 2023 [The Wrap] What's the future for Financial Advice NZ?
04 Nov 2023 New app for borrowers
04 Nov 2023 From drought to flood - climate risk and the RBNZ
04 Nov 2023 NZXWT onboards another $200 million
03 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket marks four days of rises
03 Nov 2023 Value manager PM Capital gets a new owner
03 Nov 2023 Case Study: Comvita – Climate action leaders to watch
03 Nov 2023 New responsible investment definitions aim for clarity and an end to confusion
02 Nov 2023 Surge leads to biggest single-day rise in NZ sharemarket
02 Nov 2023 Fin Advice NZ appoints caretaker CEO
02 Nov 2023 Former Napier-based mortgage adviser pleads guilty to dishonesty offences
02 Nov 2023 Former mortgage adviser pleads guilty to dishonesty offences
02 Nov 2023 RBNZ coy on DTIs but plans public consultation
02 Nov 2023 Housing slump over
02 Nov 2023 Forsyth Barr won't comment on Hobson Wealth speculation
01 Nov 2023 NZ sharemarket rebounding strongly
01 Nov 2023 Mortgage defaults to rise over the next year
01 Nov 2023 Household financial stress likely to grow: RBNZ
01 Nov 2023 Struggles with debt for most Kiwis
01 Nov 2023 [OPINION] How to make 20% from commercial property
01 Nov 2023 [Opinion] Why did Southern Cross cancel an interview with its CEO?
01 Nov 2023 dac
01 Nov 2023 Supporting Advisers for Growth
October 2023
31 Oct 2023 NZ sharemarket breaks seven days of declines
31 Oct 2023 JMI Wealth expands into Waikato with buyout
31 Oct 2023 NZ households more exposed to mortgage defaults
31 Oct 2023 New Zealand households more exposed to mortgage defaults
31 Oct 2023 Gap biggest ever between building new and buying an existing home
31 Oct 2023 Accuro policyholders to retain non-Pharmac-funded drug benefit
31 Oct 2023 KiwiSaver - is consolidation on the cards?
30 Oct 2023 NZ sharemarket continues to slide
30 Oct 2023 The Bond market gives investors a High Five
30 Oct 2023 No loosening of OCR settings any time soon
30 Oct 2023 Auckland’s average weekly rent tips over $650
30 Oct 2023 No loosening of high OCR settings
30 Oct 2023 Accuro policyholders to vote on merger with UniMed
29 Oct 2023 Governance; bite by bite
27 Oct 2023 NZ sharemarket hits 16-month low
27 Oct 2023 Record high interest bills are hitting mortgage borrowers
27 Oct 2023 Interest payments on mortgages soar
27 Oct 2023 Residential and industrial property development tanking
27 Oct 2023 How to handle clients during the cost of living crisis
27 Oct 2023 Magellan CEO departs abruptly after FUM slide
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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.
2 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