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January 2021
29 Jan 2021 NZ shares bounce back from sell-off
29 Jan 2021 M&A activity looking favourable for NZ in 2021
29 Jan 2021 The latest industry hires
29 Jan 2021 New names at Nest Home Loans
29 Jan 2021 Sustainable funds future for new distribution business
28 Jan 2021 NZ joins global equity rout
28 Jan 2021 Māori economy going from strength to strength: BERL report
28 Jan 2021 The Co-operative pushes for first home buyers
28 Jan 2021 FMA releases damning review on NZX technology issues
28 Jan 2021 The Co-operative Bank lures first home buyers with 2.09% rate
28 Jan 2021 Massey University adviser training open for business
27 Jan 2021 A2 Milk lifts NZ shares
27 Jan 2021 Saturn Advice adds two stars to their constellation
27 Jan 2021 Newly Minted analyst joins the ranks
27 Jan 2021 New Mortgage Express adviser in Hawke's Bay
27 Jan 2021 Turnaround time improvement?
27 Jan 2021 Turnaround time improvement?
27 Jan 2021 ARK Fund brings in new KiwiSaver clients through disruptive innovation
26 Jan 2021 Shares fall as covid case causes concern
26 Jan 2021 (Nearly) top marks for Fidelity Life
26 Jan 2021 Calls to risk weight investor loans
26 Jan 2021 MJW KiwiSaver survey reveals balanced and growth fund overlaps
25 Jan 2021 Turbulent skies for travel stocks
25 Jan 2021 Call to risk-weight investor loans
25 Jan 2021 Warning over fee for service disputes; TSB, Kiwibank rate cuts
25 Jan 2021 Warning on fee for service charges
24 Jan 2021 On the industry play-list: four chart-topping regulations for 2021
22 Jan 2021 F&P Healthcare propels share market higher
22 Jan 2021 Rate cuts continue at ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank
22 Jan 2021 ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank slash rates
22 Jan 2021 NZX Wealth Technologies adds another client and expects more
21 Jan 2021 NZ stocks, dollar rally as Democrats prepare stimulus
21 Jan 2021 Westpac drops negative OCR call; Changes to ASB broker team
21 Jan 2021 Westpac drops negative OCR call
21 Jan 2021 New ASB broker team
20 Jan 2021 FADC finds against AFA in Code of Conduct case
20 Jan 2021 F&P Healthcare pushes share market higher
20 Jan 2021 Exemption given for Australian advisers allowed to work in NZ
20 Jan 2021 Mortgage price wars heat up
20 Jan 2021 ANZ rate cut; Market momentum continues; Mortgage Express hire
20 Jan 2021 Market momentum tipped to continue
20 Jan 2021 Mortgage Express adds ex-Westpac man
20 Jan 2021 FMA seeks consultation on investor exclusion exemption notice
19 Jan 2021 Shares snap six-day slide
19 Jan 2021 Financial Advice NZ helping advisers ‘Ready, Set, Go!’ into new regime
19 Jan 2021 Why we won't get negative rates
19 Jan 2021 Why we won't get negative rates
19 Jan 2021 Five reasons why responsible investment will keep growing
18 Jan 2021 NZ shares fall for sixth session
18 Jan 2021 Be clear on clawbacks
18 Jan 2021 Be clear on clawbacks
18 Jan 2021 Effective vaccine, better earnings spur on markets
15 Jan 2021 NZX 50 finishes the week down 3 percent
15 Jan 2021 Lending predictions for 2021; Nelson Building Society cuts rates
15 Jan 2021 Lending predictions for 2021
15 Jan 2021 Adviser only KiwiSaver scheme launches
14 Jan 2021 Shares flat as smelter deal emerges
14 Jan 2021 ANZ predicts fewer OCR cuts
14 Jan 2021 ANZ drops negative OCR forecast
14 Jan 2021 ANZ predicts fewer OCR cuts
14 Jan 2021 Complaint levels show health of industry and market
13 Jan 2021 Shares slip with investors cautious
13 Jan 2021 Chatswood Consulting unveils new adviser web review service
13 Jan 2021 Advisers sceptical of turnaround time improvement
13 Jan 2021 Little hope on turnaround times
13 Jan 2021 FSCL warns investors to beware of cryptocurrency scams
12 Jan 2021 Equities and dollar retreat as bond yields climb
12 Jan 2021 November mortgage lending jumps to $9.2 billion
12 Jan 2021 Record mortgage lending in November
12 Jan 2021 Ponzi perpetrator Barry Kloogh not forced to pay reparations
11 Jan 2021 Shares tumble as investors return to work
11 Jan 2021 Westpac launches lowest-ever big bank rate
11 Jan 2021 Lowest-ever big bank rate from Westpac
09 Jan 2021 FNZ challenges regulator's decision
08 Jan 2021 NZX 50 finishes first week of 2021 up 3%
08 Jan 2021 [Weekly Wrap] Five predictions for 2021
08 Jan 2021 [Opinion] Embracing change key to supporting advice
07 Jan 2021 Meridian Energy shares keep on defying gravity
07 Jan 2021 Warning over retirement spending issued
02 Jan 2021 Pros and cons with life policy structures
02 Jan 2021 Predictions for 2021 – from the Laird’s Desk
December 2020
31 Dec 2020 Getting to Know: Rob Everett
30 Dec 2020 Kiwi nears three-year high; NZX50 falls
29 Dec 2020 NZX50 soars as Meridian joins $20b club
29 Dec 2020 Property investor survey; The case for SME lending
29 Dec 2020 PROPERTY INVESTOR Survey - Please take part
29 Dec 2020 Access to capital is key to rebooting our small business economy
29 Dec 2020 Complaints are growing but that is good news says FSCL
27 Dec 2020 Crypto heading into the mainstream
25 Dec 2020 [The Wrap] Reflecting on a year of surprises
24 Dec 2020 Merry Christmas for the local stock market
23 Dec 2020 Records tumble as NZX50 cracks 13,000
23 Dec 2020 Renewables power to new highs
23 Dec 2020 FMA’s latest licence numbers show advisers are poised for change
22 Dec 2020 NZ shares outperform Asia as blue chips bounce back
22 Dec 2020 Is the housing market cooling off?
22 Dec 2020 Is the housing market cooling off?
21 Dec 2020 Covid resurgence slaps down kiwi dollar, NZ shares
21 Dec 2020 All but one life company silent on PI requirements for advisers
21 Dec 2020 [The Wrap] What's the point of the FADC?
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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