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June 2021
15 Jun 2021 Recruitment drive nets AIA NZ four new BDMs and a 'vitality coach'
15 Jun 2021 New Partners Life products - hoping to find the middle ground
15 Jun 2021 Housing sales drop, prices race ahead
15 Jun 2021 Craigs snares ASB exec as new CEO
15 Jun 2021 The tale of two claims - The media's perception of insurance
15 Jun 2021 Investors urged to lock in long term rates; TSB hikes long term rates
15 Jun 2021 Investors urged to bolt in long-term rates
15 Jun 2021 Britannia Financial Services rebrands - expands investment offering
14 Jun 2021 Heartland Bank dominates market
14 Jun 2021 Rival Wealth gains more experience in its Auckland office
14 Jun 2021 Tribunal case: Cautionary tale for landlords
14 Jun 2021 Turnaround times slow to improve; ASB rate changes
14 Jun 2021 Tower appoints former rugby pro to sales and service team
14 Jun 2021 Vero asks customers to use mental health support benefit
14 Jun 2021 Turnaround times slow to improve
14 Jun 2021 Tale of two lakes
14 Jun 2021 Saving KiwiSaver: why contributions matter more than fees
13 Jun 2021 [The Wrap] A big picture view of financial planning
11 Jun 2021 Shares rise as markets ignore ‘shocking’ inflation
11 Jun 2021 Healthy Homes deadline fast approaching
11 Jun 2021 New build treatment under tax changes
11 Jun 2021 TSB cuts short term rates, raises 2 year: Reardon switches at Loan Market; Government reform latest
11 Jun 2021 National criticises new conduct bill
11 Jun 2021 Details emerge of property investor tax exemptions
11 Jun 2021 Financial Advice NZ launches new liability cover offering
10 Jun 2021 a2 and Mainfreight fall as investors eye inflation
10 Jun 2021 FSC launches competition for school students
10 Jun 2021 Suncorp NZ invests in a technology-enabled workforce
10 Jun 2021 Experienced exec joins Loan Market Central
10 Jun 2021 Experienced exec joins Loan Market Central
10 Jun 2021 AIA NZ helps raise $30k for India's Covid-19 relief fund
10 Jun 2021 Financial Advice New Zealand PI insurance details; Short term rates drop, longer terms rise
10 Jun 2021 Financial Advice NZ reveals PI renewal costs
09 Jun 2021 NZ shares edge higher as interest rates ease
09 Jun 2021 Market starting to cool
09 Jun 2021 FSCL surprised by insurance hikes
09 Jun 2021 FSCL surprised by PI insurance hikes
09 Jun 2021 [GRTV] Getting good returns from fixed interest
09 Jun 2021 Looking forward to full licensing - but don't wait too long
08 Jun 2021 NZ shares rise despite SkyCity falling 5%
08 Jun 2021 Educating the educated - Code Standards 6, 7, 8 and 9
08 Jun 2021 AIA offers Canterbury flood victims premium relief
08 Jun 2021 Screws starting to turn
08 Jun 2021 Short term rates continue to drop
08 Jun 2021 Short term rates continue to drop
08 Jun 2021 Treasury’s house price claims debunked
07 Jun 2021 Partners Life reveals its secret sauce
07 Jun 2021 Five ways clean tech can make commercial buildings energy efficient
06 Jun 2021 [GRTV] CoFI presents new challenges for advisers: Manning
04 Jun 2021 Synlait leads NZ shares higher
04 Jun 2021 Sentro delivers for mid-range group insurers
04 Jun 2021 Another Wellington adviser joins Mortgage Express
04 Jun 2021 SBS operating surplus jumps, targets reverse mortgage growth
04 Jun 2021 Mindful Money awards reach capacity
04 Jun 2021 Fidelity Life steps up for Canterbury farmers
04 Jun 2021 Lockton to open Auckland office
04 Jun 2021 PI insurance costs soar
04 Jun 2021 PI insurance costs soar
04 Jun 2021 How to finance the climate change transition
03 Jun 2021 NZ shares tread water ahead of US jobs report
03 Jun 2021 Investor demand sees Kernel launch range of sustainable funds
03 Jun 2021 Fresh new look for RBNZ
03 Jun 2021 AIA NZ supports Relief Run for India
03 Jun 2021 Market finally shows signs of cooling
03 Jun 2021 Market moves; new hire at Mortgage Express
03 Jun 2021 Wellington hire for Mortgage Express
02 Jun 2021 Kiwi dollar unwinds RBNZ rally
02 Jun 2021 Guardians of NZ Super add to leadership team
02 Jun 2021 RBNZ balance sheet almost triples in size
02 Jun 2021 Co-Op Bank CEO hits the road
02 Jun 2021 House price growth slows; Co-operative Bank boss to depart
02 Jun 2021 CoreLogic report shows slowing house price inflation
02 Jun 2021 Advisers ‘critical gatekeepers’ for responsible investment: RIAA
01 Jun 2021 NZ shares climb as dairy stocks float amid flooding
01 Jun 2021 Small businesses seek advice
01 Jun 2021 Co-Op Bank CEO hits the road
01 Jun 2021 Support for adviser wellbeing is essential - Tremethick
01 Jun 2021 nib Foundation launches new charity grant scheme
01 Jun 2021 Robo-advice KiwiSaver platform links up with NZFSG
01 Jun 2021 Robo-advice KiwiSaver links up with advisers
01 Jun 2021 Caveat on house building: Supplies and labour shortage
01 Jun 2021 Almost half of NZ's advisers face deregistration
May 2021
31 May 2021 NZ shares break losing streak
31 May 2021 Discontent between group schemes and new advisers possible
31 May 2021 Reserve Bank releases reports into illegal data breach
31 May 2021 Adviser business values hold steady
31 May 2021 Get ready for housing upheaval
31 May 2021 Half of advisers face de-registration; Geoff Allen joins FMT
31 May 2021 Half of advisers face deregistration
31 May 2021 Geoff Allen joins First Mortgage Trust
31 May 2021 Roboadvice scheme calls for financial advisers
28 May 2021 NZX 50 has fallen 8.5% this year
28 May 2021 Pathfinder and ACC invest in All Black's mental health initiative
28 May 2021 Tower Insurance partnership push hits full pace
28 May 2021 Finding certainty in uncertain times
28 May 2021 Fixing short terms the cheapest option for borrowers
28 May 2021 Fixing short terms the cheapest option for borrowers
28 May 2021 Finalists announced for the first Mindful Money Awards
27 May 2021 Investors knock $1b off F&P Healthcare valuation
27 May 2021 ASA asks for industry input as it reviews financial advertising rules
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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.
2 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