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December 2022
01 Dec 2022 Avanti snares long-term ASB exec
01 Dec 2022 NZ Super Fund moves from RI to sustainable finance
01 Dec 2022 More Kiwis in debt - Centrix
01 Dec 2022 Westpac follows ANZ and puts up rates; Avanti snares top banker
November 2022
30 Nov 2022 Gentrack shares soar for a second day
30 Nov 2022 Investors joining forces on systemic ESG issues
30 Nov 2022 ANZ increases home loan rates
30 Nov 2022 Huge house price pain still to come
30 Nov 2022 Interest rates go up
30 Nov 2022 Investors need to step up to tackle climate change
29 Nov 2022 Fisher & Paykel pulls market significantly higher
29 Nov 2022 ComCom probes SBS over CCCFA
29 Nov 2022 Westpac makes progress on compliance but more work remains
29 Nov 2022 Wealth managers slow on climate change
28 Nov 2022 NZ market tracks lower as retirement stocks perk up
28 Nov 2022 Cash is king for underground landlords
28 Nov 2022 Interest rate relief “less far off”
28 Nov 2022 ‘Excess dividends’ in the Electricity sector - the other side of the argument
28 Nov 2022 SmartShares sets growth target
25 Nov 2022 Ryman Healthcare jumps 7% after difficult week
25 Nov 2022 Wealthpoint recognised for delivery to members
25 Nov 2022 Financial advisers to be referred to disciplinary body
25 Nov 2022 Apartment development set for third highest record
24 Nov 2022 NZ market steady as company's report weaker profits
24 Nov 2022 What the OCR increase means to mortgage holders
24 Nov 2022 New Fidelity Life scholarships aim to lift financial adviser diversity
24 Nov 2022 Squeeze on mortgage holders deepens
24 Nov 2022 Four reasons to get a rental chattels valuation
24 Nov 2022 Median balance at 65 for KiwiSaver drawdown to current 50-year-olds
24 Nov 2022 RBNZ hawkish on inflation
23 Nov 2022 NZ market feels the pain as Reserve Bank warns of recession
23 Nov 2022 Ouch! OCR up 75 basis points
23 Nov 2022 Biggest OCR rise ever: Here's what the governor said
23 Nov 2022 Broad support for regulation of property mangers
23 Nov 2022 Putting a locum into your firm may be harder than you think
23 Nov 2022 Lack of regulation details frustrates property managers
23 Nov 2022 NZX buys Quay Street
22 Nov 2022 Ryman drags down NZ stock market
22 Nov 2022 Property King rides off into the sunset as new laws emerge
22 Nov 2022 Claws out over clawbacks; Major shake up of property managers
22 Nov 2022 Castle Point disclaimer
22 Nov 2022 Santa Pause could be coming to the rescue
22 Nov 2022 Regulation for property managers and meth tests
22 Nov 2022 Advisers, clients urged to be clear on clawbacks
21 Nov 2022 NZ market quiet as all eyes on Reserve Bank decision
21 Nov 2022 Big OCR rise predicted this week
21 Nov 2022 Traction on plans to fix rental crisis
21 Nov 2022 Big rise in OCR expected
21 Nov 2022 Mint Asset Management appoints new role
21 Nov 2022 Squirrel expands peer to peer lending
20 Nov 2022 nib adds to its orbit
18 Nov 2022 OPINION: Putting the ESG backlash into perspective
18 Nov 2022 How to get the best value for your book
18 Nov 2022 My Food Bag falls as energy retailers rise
18 Nov 2022 Former van Eyk Research CEO sentenced
18 Nov 2022 Profit taking from houses dropping
18 Nov 2022 Boom lowered on recalcitrant council
18 Nov 2022 Ethical investment returns the goods
18 Nov 2022 KiwiSaver mirrors difficult market in Q3
18 Nov 2022 How to get the best value for your book
17 Nov 2022 Goodfellow family sells off even more of its Sanford stake
17 Nov 2022 David Clark defends CCCFA but wins little support
17 Nov 2022 AA Insurance names new CEO
17 Nov 2022 Clark defends CCCFA but wins little support
17 Nov 2022 Review could ease pressures and broaden scope of advice in Australia
17 Nov 2022 Avanti wins prize at non bank awards dinner
17 Nov 2022 DO NOT USE Non bank lenders awards night
16 Nov 2022 Pacific Edge shares edge up
16 Nov 2022 No pay rise coming for advisers
16 Nov 2022 Much bigger drop than predicted for house prices
16 Nov 2022 Banks still not happy with CCCFA changes
15 Nov 2022 Property stocks weaker as market rises slightly
15 Nov 2022 Customer desire for RI info is an opportunity
15 Nov 2022 ANZIIF grabs 3 industry panellists for breakfast
15 Nov 2022 A deep dive into Westpac's results
15 Nov 2022 How much is a client worth?
15 Nov 2022 Prolonged collapse of house prices and sales
15 Nov 2022 Don't expect higher commission rates
14 Nov 2022 NZX50 falls as investors 'take a breather'
14 Nov 2022 Video - Bank lending margins gobble KiwiSaver savings
14 Nov 2022 Asteron Life benefit add on may add value to Kiwi’s lives
14 Nov 2022 Fidelity makes good on commitment and names Adviser council
14 Nov 2022 Property insurance rarely adequate
12 Nov 2022 Bank lending margins gobble KiwiSaver savings
11 Nov 2022 Ebos Group leads market higher in rally sparked by positive US inflation data
11 Nov 2022 Mortgage Link adds some spice; RBNZ gets clearance
11 Nov 2022 Mortgage Link spices up its home loan offering
10 Nov 2022 New Zealand market falls despite strong earnings
10 Nov 2022 Quest Insurance names new director
10 Nov 2022 RBNZ cleared of criticism over handling of pandemic
10 Nov 2022 Data sharing comes closer for borrowers
10 Nov 2022 ANZ adds ninth BDM
10 Nov 2022 Responsible investing is the bedrock of engaged philanthropy
10 Nov 2022 mart
10 Nov 2022 Insurance Link gets new owner
10 Nov 2022 Partners sale gets tick
10 Nov 2022 DTIs just won't go away
10 Nov 2022 Huge falls in house prices this year
10 Nov 2022 Debt to income limits come nearer for borrowers
09 Nov 2022 Manawa Energy led NZ market lower after disappointing earnings
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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