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June 2023
02 Jun 2023 FMA denies step-up in information, confidentiality orders
01 Jun 2023 NZ sharemarket rises as US debt issues sorted
01 Jun 2023 FMA pings another insurer for overcharging
01 Jun 2023 No good fixing long term at the peak
01 Jun 2023 Kiwis getting used to high interest rates but warned not to fix for long
01 Jun 2023 Chubb Life increases rates to underlying premiums
01 Jun 2023 Property prices fall at slower rate as trough is close
May 2023
31 May 2023 Nearly $1b changes hands on NZX as indices rebalance
31 May 2023 First home buyers back in action
31 May 2023 Second court appearance for fund manager accused of assault
31 May 2023 SBS's profit down, but FHB lending up
31 May 2023 Fidelity waives fees on eligible policies
31 May 2023 SBS home loans, redeemable share dividends, jump as profits fall
31 May 2023 Running backwards into a housing deficit again
31 May 2023 Don Stewart retires after a half century of financial advice
30 May 2023 NZ market tumbles as latest reporting season ends
30 May 2023 How much you need in today's market to avoid mortgage stress?
30 May 2023 Huge chunk of income needed for average house
30 May 2023 Ashley Bloomfield joins up with Southern Cross
30 May 2023 Interest rate changes top priority for investors
30 May 2023 The single biggest challenge with existing policies
30 May 2023 Life industry grapples with Level 5 stragglers
29 May 2023 US debt deal boosts NZ sharemarket
29 May 2023 Milford appoints new head for bond funds
29 May 2023 OCR forecasts - Not over yet
29 May 2023 Not over yet
29 May 2023 Financial advice career pulling a younger crowd
26 May 2023 Market heavyweight drags NZX 50 down
26 May 2023 AIA awarded Accessibility Tick
26 May 2023 Ballantyne announces her future plans
26 May 2023 No division in RBNZ, Orr says; LVR easing confirmed
26 May 2023 RBNZ details eased LVR restrictions
26 May 2023 Mortgage deal dubbed first of its kind in NZ
26 May 2023 Financial advisers face greater expectations around ethical investing
25 May 2023 Sharemarket flat as Mainfreight slips
25 May 2023 RBNZ's Orr says committee isn't divided
25 May 2023 Merx Wholesale 1 PIE Fund: Investing alongside our investors
25 May 2023 OCR won’t impact the general election
25 May 2023 Investors coming off the fence
24 May 2023 Investors lift shares after a less hawkish Reserve Bank outlook
24 May 2023 nib launches into life
24 May 2023 Cashflow Property Bootcamp 2023
24 May 2023 OCR could be on hold from now on
24 May 2023 BREAKING: RBNZ raises OCR by just 25 bps
24 May 2023 OCR Announcement: What the Reserve Bank said
24 May 2023 World of pain coming and landlords give up
24 May 2023 Open letter to Reserve Bank not to raise the OCR
24 May 2023 Retail on the tipping point
23 May 2023 Stock investors wait on monetary policy decisions
23 May 2023 RBNZ survey shows households continue to feel glum
23 May 2023 FMA files criminal charges over alleged fake FAP licence
23 May 2023 [OPINION] No-cause terminations not the answer
23 May 2023 Households outlook glum but slightly less so
23 May 2023 New course to improve complaint resolution
23 May 2023 Public Trust adds new portfolio manager
23 May 2023 ASIC touts greenwashing tally, FMA responds
23 May 2023 Fish hooks in Insurance contract law review
22 May 2023 Investors worry about interest rates – NZX50 droops
22 May 2023 Navigating the tough housing market: Opportunities and responsibilities for financial advisers
22 May 2023 Jail for not passing on tax deductions
22 May 2023 AIA appoints new head of ASB Partnership
22 May 2023 The questions landlords rarely ask
22 May 2023 Wealth, the OCR and migration
22 May 2023 Aussie giant comes to shake up ETF market
19 May 2023 Ryman helps market to highest close in three months
19 May 2023 Avanti Finance gets chief risk officer
19 May 2023 Borrowers shying away from too much debt
19 May 2023 Hitting the Ceiling
19 May 2023 Partners Life in renewed push of Evince online advice tool
18 May 2023 Sharemarket droops after budget revealed
18 May 2023 OCR to stay higher for longer and falling house price deepen - Treasury
18 May 2023 Budget boost addresses gender imbalance on KiwiSaver
18 May 2023 No lolly scramble for landlords
18 May 2023 Voting, engagement get breakdown in Harbour sustainability report
18 May 2023 Another bank joins OCR fray
18 May 2023 Real demand out there for non-bank business lending
18 May 2023 Growing demand for non-bank business lending
18 May 2023 Reminder to check property tax status
18 May 2023 Catch 22 – Inflation vs. Earnings
17 May 2023 Retirement village stocks show signs of life
17 May 2023 Investors buying power plunges
16 May 2023 NZ sharemarket worried by inflation and rising interest rates
16 May 2023 Westpac economists forecasting peak official cash rate hit 6%
16 May 2023 Two face Serious Fraud Office charges over alleged Ponzi scheme
16 May 2023 Eye of the storm
16 May 2023 New Regime, New Thinking
16 May 2023 National Capital serves first KiwiSaver rating report
15 May 2023 Cautious start to NZ sharemarket week, Synlait and A2 tumble again
15 May 2023 Talk to a mortgage adviser : advice for stressed homeowners
15 May 2023 Canstar tells stressed homeowners to talk to a mortgage adviser
15 May 2023 The end of the housing cycle
15 May 2023 T Rowe Price impact fund favours engagement over exclusion
13 May 2023 Your digital copy of TMM: How useful is ChatGPT for advisers?
12 May 2023 NZ sharemarket closes week with near 0.5% gain
12 May 2023 T Rowe Price impact fund favours engagement over exclusion
12 May 2023 ComCom study mulled as trust in banks wanes
12 May 2023 First home buyer sales slump but market share high
12 May 2023 Morningstar MD heading off
11 May 2023 NZ sharemarket see-saws with near 1% fall
11 May 2023 What mortgage advisers need to do in a changed mortgage world
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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