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May 2020
04 May 2020 Whineray takes a pay cut
04 May 2020 Dealer groups should strengthen: AIA
04 May 2020 NZ shares rise in late rally as blue chips gain
04 May 2020 Contactless solution for rental viewings
04 May 2020 New record low mortgage rate at 2.8%
04 May 2020 Sharecare tackles lockdown strife
04 May 2020 SuperCity sales fall 50% in lockdown
04 May 2020 Westpac loan impairments soar to $211 million
04 May 2020 NZ Funds adds to investment expertise
04 May 2020 End of LVR rules: advisers react
04 May 2020 [The Wrap] Lockdown low down (have advisers taken their own advice?)
04 May 2020 End of LVR rules: advisers react
02 May 2020 FMA outlines Covid-19 expectations
02 May 2020 NZ Funds cuts ties with Morningstar
01 May 2020 Investor fatigue sets in after April rally
01 May 2020 Majority of MPs qualify as property investors
01 May 2020 Insurance FAQs for uncertain times
01 May 2020 Advisers inch closer to writing 50% of ANZ's loans
01 May 2020 Have your say and be in to win; Advisers write more and more ANZ loans
01 May 2020 The active passive debate continues ...
April 2020
30 Apr 2020 Tech adoption a pandemic positive: Hill
30 Apr 2020 NZ market a better performer in slump: Morningstar
30 Apr 2020 Kloogh gets sentencing date
30 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank ends LVR restrictions
30 Apr 2020 Investors cash in April's gains' NZX down
30 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank ends LVR restrictions
30 Apr 2020 Govt considers commercial rent relief solutions
30 Apr 2020 Insurers weigh up pandemic impact
30 Apr 2020 Covid-19 could strike REITs a hard blow
30 Apr 2020 Lending strong – before lockdown
29 Apr 2020 NZ market still not 'tempting'
29 Apr 2020 NZX drops after rally; Property stocks sold down
29 Apr 2020 Lending strong – before lockdown
29 Apr 2020 What alert level three means for landlords
29 Apr 2020 Non-banks see surge in demand
29 Apr 2020 Non-banks see surge in demand
28 Apr 2020 New Zealand 'below average' for investors, Morningstar says
28 Apr 2020 Shares rise as investors anticipate swift move to level 2
28 Apr 2020 NZFSG CEO predicts a post-Covid market; OCR to fall below zero?; Westpac rate cuts
28 Apr 2020 NZFSG CEO's predictions for a post-Covid-19 market
28 Apr 2020 Pricing strategy – choices and their meanings
28 Apr 2020 Could the OCR drop below 0%?
28 Apr 2020 Where do stock markets go from here?
27 Apr 2020 Here's when Partners Life will check in on you
26 Apr 2020 Here's how you can operate at level three
24 Apr 2020 NZ shares fall as investors wait for economy to reopen
24 Apr 2020 [GRTV] Managing KiwiSaver in a pandemic
24 Apr 2020 Rating agency gives Partners the tick; Here's what it said
24 Apr 2020 KiwiSaver advice firm appoints investment lead
24 Apr 2020 House price drops are short-lived - Alexander
24 Apr 2020 How long will the housing market downturn last?
24 Apr 2020 House price drops are short-lived: Alexander
24 Apr 2020 AMP sale slows
23 Apr 2020 Advisers helping clients do better: AMP
23 Apr 2020 Scrutiny will go on fund managers' strategies, MJW says
23 Apr 2020 Topsy turvy market conditions continue; NZX snaps 3 day losing streak
23 Apr 2020 Accuro appoints chief executive
23 Apr 2020 Rental market showing signs of life again
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three; Mortgage Link hires
23 Apr 2020 Private property viewings allowed under level three
22 Apr 2020 Tighter scrutiny needed on AML, advisers told
22 Apr 2020 NZ shares fall; oil price plunge weighs on Refining NZ
22 Apr 2020 New hires on board at Mortgage Link
22 Apr 2020 LVR rules to be scrapped: reaction
21 Apr 2020 Ballantyne: No more normal
21 Apr 2020 Oil crash spooks investors; NZ shares fall
21 Apr 2020 TAP provides a FAP business in a box
21 Apr 2020 Share your views on what Covid-19 means for investors
21 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank to scrap LVR restrictions
21 Apr 2020 Reserve Bank to scrap LVR restrictions
21 Apr 2020 Long lockdown for advisers
21 Apr 2020 Long lockdown for advisers
21 Apr 2020 Capital raises are coming – but will the price be right?
21 Apr 2020 Responsible managers claim a win
20 Apr 2020 Capitalise on Covid, advisers told
20 Apr 2020 NZ Funds picks up Partners software
20 Apr 2020 [The Wrap] Staying in tune during the lockdown
20 Apr 2020 Market turns on lockdown news
20 Apr 2020 NZPIF conference 2020 postponed
20 Apr 2020 COMMENT: The rental housing conundrum
20 Apr 2020 Pre-approvals hit by Covid-19
20 Apr 2020 Pre-approvals hit by Covid-19
19 Apr 2020 Code will hold: Dale-Jones
18 Apr 2020 COMMENT: The ongoing fight for landlords’ rights
17 Apr 2020 NZ shares rise as covid-19 crater passes
17 Apr 2020 Life at level three for residential landlords
17 Apr 2020 Australian fund manager IOOF quits NZ
17 Apr 2020 Cuts to cash-back offers; Westpac makes new hire
17 Apr 2020 Westpac appoints third-party BDM in Wellington
17 Apr 2020 ANZ capital failings highlighted
16 Apr 2020 This time is different: Vidler
16 Apr 2020 FSC commits to principles
16 Apr 2020 Hardship fund for Asteron customers
16 Apr 2020 NZ shares rise as investor FOMO stokes demand for beat-up stocks
16 Apr 2020 [GRTV] ANZ Investments' CIO Paul Huxford
16 Apr 2020 Looking through the crisis? Or looking into it?
16 Apr 2020 Market timing - what a wicked idea
16 Apr 2020 More relief needed for commercial property sector
16 Apr 2020 ASSET Magazine: The Covid 19 issue
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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