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May 2020
21 May 2020 Pepper writes 600 NZ loans in first year
21 May 2020 ANZ slashes home loan to 2.79% record low
21 May 2020 Winners and losers of FMA levy hike
21 May 2020 Level two: New rules to tackle for adviser businesses
20 May 2020 FMA: Insurance, advisers have stepped up
20 May 2020 ANZ slashes home loan to 2.79% record low
20 May 2020 NZ shares mixed as investors turn cautious
20 May 2020 Craigs enters 'light-touch' alliance with JP Morgan
20 May 2020 Craigs forms strategic alliance with major investment bank
20 May 2020 Rent arrears end tenancies in lockdown
20 May 2020 RBNZ wants lower mortgage rates; Rent increase freeze hits
20 May 2020 Reserve Bank calls for lower mortgage rates
20 May 2020 Financial advice commissions not under threat: Faafoi
19 May 2020 International vaccine news excites market
19 May 2020 Leading Adviser explains why a group's actions need to speak louder than words
19 May 2020 Rent increase freeze to change the market
19 May 2020 Markets expect negative rates; Licensing applications continue
19 May 2020 Applications show small advice firms still see future: FMA
18 May 2020 NZ shares rise on US futures and weakening currency
18 May 2020 Markets price in negative interest rates
18 May 2020 T Rowe Price makes Australasian appointment
18 May 2020 Navigating level two: what landlords need to know
18 May 2020 Nelson Building Society cuts rates; Pain in property market
16 May 2020 Optimistic view of New Zealand equities likely to continue [+VIDEO]
15 May 2020 NZ shares edge lower as investors digest QE, covid fund
15 May 2020 [The Wrap]
15 May 2020 House sales plummet in lockdown
15 May 2020 BNZ launches sub 3% rate; Subsidy welcomed by industry
14 May 2020 Cigna boosts commission
14 May 2020 How Budget 2020 supports the housing market
14 May 2020 Budget delivers for stricken advisers, FMA
14 May 2020 Investors fear slow global recovery
14 May 2020 Industry welcomes wage subsidy extension
14 May 2020 Budget 2020: Social housing boost
14 May 2020 Association CEO joins Trustees Executors board
14 May 2020 Bounce back
14 May 2020 Industrial holdings leave Provincia in strong position
14 May 2020 OCR reaction: Reserve Bank open to lower, negative rates
14 May 2020 New Zealanders hungry for advice, Sorted says
13 May 2020 NZ shares fall on US fears of new outbreaks
13 May 2020 OCR reaction: Reserve Bank open to lower, negative rates
13 May 2020 Financial Advice NZ sees numbers grow
13 May 2020 OCR reaction: Reserve Bank open to lower, negative rates
13 May 2020 OCR decision revealed
13 May 2020 COMMENT: Which property markets are most vulnerable?
13 May 2020 Finzo develops 360 integrated solution
13 May 2020 Westpac goes sub 3%; The Co-operative Bank cuts rates
13 May 2020 Wealthpoint advisers ‘cautiously optimistic’
13 May 2020 FSCL: Keep in touch with clients
12 May 2020 Choppy trading on market but tide rises
12 May 2020 Westpac goes sub 3%, The Co-operative Bank cuts rates
12 May 2020 $1.5 billion in claims paid, FSC says
12 May 2020 Insurers hoping for loyalty out of Covid-19 offers
12 May 2020 Elephant in the room at level two
12 May 2020 TSB and ANZ launch sub 3% rates; Advisers plan return to the office
12 May 2020 Advisers plan return to the office
12 May 2020 Reconciling wants to needs
12 May 2020 OBITUARY: Janet Brownlie
11 May 2020 Back to the office on Thursday (if you want)
11 May 2020 Cigna offers enhancements, online quote tool
11 May 2020 Market rises as the economy reopens; Sky TV soars
11 May 2020 TSB drops one year rate to 2.89%, ANZ to 2.99%
11 May 2020 There’s life in the market yet
11 May 2020 Your last chance to win; What will happen to the OCR this week?
11 May 2020 OCR Preview: Economists predict rate will stay on hold
09 May 2020 Advisers caught by rebate time limit
08 May 2020 NZ shares rise as leisure economy set to resume
08 May 2020 Investors expect road ahead to be tougher
08 May 2020 Fidelity Life makes board appointment
08 May 2020 AMP puts stop to wealth management sale plans
08 May 2020 FSCL reports email breach
08 May 2020 ASB and Kiwibank launch sub 3% mortgages; Pepper hires two new BDMs
08 May 2020 Two new BDMs at Pepper Money
08 May 2020 Level the KiwiSaver default playing field
08 May 2020 Let’s have the grown-up in charge
08 May 2020 ASB and Kiwibank trigger price war with 2.99% mortgages
07 May 2020 Financial advisers should get Budget boost: Shanks
07 May 2020 Real estate in level two
07 May 2020 Level 2 details boost Tourism Holdings, Restaurant Brands
07 May 2020 ISG on acquisition trail thanks to Covid 19
07 May 2020 Markets price in strong chance of 0% OCR
07 May 2020 Market enters unknown waters
07 May 2020 Displays of emotional intelligence from advisers is more likely to earn trust than digital literacy
07 May 2020 MDRT waives production requirements
07 May 2020 INVITE: Partners Life mini-conference
06 May 2020 Pandemic will reset all markets, economist says
06 May 2020 Capital investor calls for commercial rates moratorium
06 May 2020 NZ shares rise as Pushpay climbs to new heights
06 May 2020 Judge keeps Ross ponzi class action alive
06 May 2020 What does the future hold for oil?
06 May 2020 Housing market will take two years to recover
06 May 2020 Insurance adviser conduct obligations
06 May 2020 Housing market will take two years to recover
06 May 2020 MPs prefer super savings and property
06 May 2020 Market enters unknown waters
05 May 2020 Investors find hope in a trans-Tasman bubble
05 May 2020 Uncertain future for commercial development
05 May 2020 Familiar face moves into general insurance
05 May 2020 Westpac expects loan impairments; New record low mortgage
05 May 2020 SiFA: CoFI needs complete rewrite
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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