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May 2011
26 May 2011 Spotlight on BNZ
26 May 2011 The importance of being compliant
25 May 2011 Ssshh, but it is still about selling
25 May 2011 Up to 700 advisers could miss AFA deadline
25 May 2011 ASB says KiwiSaver changes won't put investors off
25 May 2011 Home loan rates could rise sooner than predicted
24 May 2011 Odds on earlier interest rate hike shorten
24 May 2011 Partners Life New Board Appointment
24 May 2011 RBNZ to give a steer on rates today
24 May 2011 Rates Round Up: May 24
24 May 2011 FMA role wider than preventing finance company collapses
23 May 2011 KiwiSaver remains best saving option for most, says ISI
23 May 2011 South Canterbury Finance receivers sell $100m in loans
23 May 2011 JBWere appoints new chairman
23 May 2011 ANZ sees some growth
23 May 2011 ANZ grows mortgage book after sluggish quarters
23 May 2011 New harbour for fixed interest investment
23 May 2011 New system aims for fewer estate agent complaints
19 May 2011 KiwiSaver MkV
19 May 2011 KiwiSaver changes make saving tougher
19 May 2011 Hard work ahead to sell the Budget
19 May 2011 Heartland faces obstacles to achieve bank status
19 May 2011 Mercer gives Budget pass mark for improving NZ's super future
19 May 2011 Fund mangers disappointed with KiwiSaver changes
19 May 2011 Z Energy mulls another retail bond issue
19 May 2011 KiwiSaver tinkering adds compliance costs to business
19 May 2011 Budget 2011: Key KiwiSaver changes
19 May 2011 Budget 2011: More for regulation; more bonds; KiwiSaver cuts
19 May 2011 Irregular times
19 May 2011 Big Aussie banks get a downgrade
19 May 2011 Budget day and bank downgrades
19 May 2011 Russell comes up with new PIE funds
18 May 2011 Tenant skipping – a new approach
18 May 2011 Harbour Commentary: Tricky Turning Point
18 May 2011 More than a third of MPs in KiwiSaver
18 May 2011 Partners Life says sales better than expected
18 May 2011 Figuring out Westpac's growth
18 May 2011 How much did Westpac grow its home loan business?
18 May 2011 SiFA election results
18 May 2011 Absolutely fundamental offering
18 May 2011 Canterbury university may need govt help on earthquake remediation
17 May 2011 Key defends KiwiSaver changes against S&P criticism
17 May 2011 Warning for RFAs
17 May 2011 Why are some RFAs still advertising AFA services?
17 May 2011 KiwiSaver Growth funds walk tall in March quarter
17 May 2011 S&P reports on merged AMP group
16 May 2011 New advisers at Mortgage Link
16 May 2011 Ups and downs, Auckland year-on-year rents revealed by Crockers
16 May 2011 Ahead of changes, KiwiSaver popularity rises
16 May 2011 Another quiet start to the week
16 May 2011 Rental property top investment choice for Aucklanders
15 May 2011 News Round Up: May 16
13 May 2011 OnePath, two milestones
13 May 2011 The Trust Company has confirmed key appointments at Guardian Trust
13 May 2011 Floating rate predictions
13 May 2011 Last quarter's winners and losers
13 May 2011 National just doesn't get saving
13 May 2011 What we learnt this week
13 May 2011 New fund manager leverages wealthy connections
12 May 2011 Fisher Funds strikes KiwiSaver deal with Mike Pero
12 May 2011 New business slowed for insurance companies in March quarter
12 May 2011 Time to make KiwiSaver predictable and sustainable - ISI
12 May 2011 KiwiSaver should be used to pay down student debt - Fidelity Life
12 May 2011 Parliament passes new auditor regulation Bill
12 May 2011 New life sales down in March quarter
12 May 2011 FMA's power to investigate unclear
12 May 2011 First time buyers, investors an increased presence in market
11 May 2011 Cuts to KiwiSaver tax credit but no 'slash and burn' Budget, says Key
11 May 2011 Prices down, sales up and a new all-time median high for Auckland
11 May 2011 TSB's one-year rate a clear leader
11 May 2011 Nest-egg laying KiwiSaver to have its wings clipped
11 May 2011 Savings and insurance – the same as home loans and insurance
11 May 2011 REINZ regional commentaries - April 2011
10 May 2011 Amadeus appoints new CEO
10 May 2011 HSBC appoints new NZ CEO
10 May 2011 QV sees value stability spread
10 May 2011 NZF in the balance
10 May 2011 NZF's position delicately placed: S&P
10 May 2011 NZ house prices over valued, says IMF
10 May 2011 QV April - the regions
09 May 2011 OnePath boosts life sales team
09 May 2011 Budget to include KiwiSaver changes
09 May 2011 News Round Up: May 10
09 May 2011 AFA Monitoring & Registration Spot Checks Kick Off
09 May 2011 Kiwibank ends special
09 May 2011 Opportunities for investors in Auckland expansion proposals
09 May 2011 King's Counsel
06 May 2011 SBS Bank makes risk appointment
06 May 2011 Budget to include KiwiSaver changes
06 May 2011 Unlucky 13 - Auckland weekly rent down on March
06 May 2011 Don't tinker with KiwiSaver in Budget: WSNZ
06 May 2011 Where there’s compliance, there’s cash
06 May 2011 Sovereign takes more aggressive position
06 May 2011 Floating rates growing in popularity
06 May 2011 Sovereign gets more competitive
06 May 2011 House prices ‘will rise' says BNZ
06 May 2011 Floating rates growing in popularity
05 May 2011 Still quiet, on the surface
05 May 2011 Aussie commission ban unlikely to cross Tasman
05 May 2011 Housing consent numbers back to 1982 levels
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Latest Comments
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
As an investor, it is completely unacceptable to me that Total Remuneration continues if compulsion is brought in. It is simply wrong to continue putting downward pressure on salary and wages, particularly for people on minimum wage in a country that aspires to lift wages over time and raise the standard of living for NZers. National will lose my vote as a serious investor if they continue down the Total Remuneration path. No question...
1 week ago David Lawton
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
This is just about the only online space outside of Newstalk ZB facebook comments where speaking out against blatant wage theft by multinationals is considered 'PC'. And yet still we wonder why those pesky younger generations of potential customers wholesale refuse to engage with traditional financial services. Couldn't be because our mindsets are stuck in the 1950s - no, it must be the kids who are wrong.
1 week ago Ross Alexander
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
Murray, yup, agree with you. I see conflict of interests - the bigger the fund size, the more fees collected. Remuneration should be strictly a commercial decision because employers are the ones paying the wages. NOT for some "expert" preference. Well, an employer's budget permit a $100k package, he can pay either a) $88k salary + employer contribute $12k KS, or b) $94k salary of which $6k deducted for KS + employer contribute $6k. Depending how PC you guys want to be, and how much time and taxpayers' money you want to waste arguing about the structure.
1 week ago W K
Health and life insurers out of climate reporting
@ Murray D Weatherston - well said. The climate related disclosure (CRD) requirement for the financial services industry is yet another example of the last Government adding unnecessary cost and complexity to business. Currently banks and insurers have to hire more staff specifically to meet their new climate disclosure requirements and these costs inevitably get past on to customers. The New Zealand consumer continues to be saddled with additional costs due to an avalanche of overregulation much of which has questionable benefit. The only people who seem to be winning from this additional regulation are Wellington bureaucrats and those climate enthusiasts’ who are positioned to make a buck or secure a job. None of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters are associated with the financial services industry. Stats published by the Environmental Protection Authority in 2022 showed the biggest emitters were for milk, petrol, fossil (or natural) gas and meat businesses, with electricity, and steel companies rounding out the top group because of their fossil fuel use. By contrast, many of New Zealand’s biggest employers and profit makers (including banks, vineyards, telcos, healthcare companies and renewable energy providers) didn’t appear in the top climate polluter ranks because their emissions weren’t even high enough to qualify for compulsory reporting. As another reader of Good Returns said last year "I suspect we’ll look back on this climate reporting in years to come, with confusion & questions. Whilst there is no doubt that climate controls are increasingly important, I’m unsure whether the energy, effort & expense in producing these reports are the best use of resources &/or going to make any difference…” I look forward to the Ministry of Regulation reviewing and ultimately deciding to remove climate related disclosures as a compliance requirement for all of the New Zealand financial services industry.
2 weeks ago Simon Rule
KiwiSaver an option for mortgage advisers seeking ongoing income, provider says
Wy would any mortgage or insurance adviser refer their client to a kiwi saver provider/scheme that the owners also own a competing mortgage advisor and insurance company, whom already has a history of growing group schemes and then marketing to those customers directly for their own business entities.
2 weeks ago Valkyrie Vulcan