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May 2024
13 May 2024 Air New Zealand – brightness on the horizon?
10 May 2024 NZ sharemarket slips back into negative territory
10 May 2024 [Weekly Wrap] Money on the move
10 May 2024 Businesses holding up OCR cuts; Difference in scores a reflection of banking study
10 May 2024 Businesses holding up OCR cuts
09 May 2024 NZ sharemarket falls to near nine week low
09 May 2024 Low house prices and deposits help first home buyers
09 May 2024 [GRTV] Richard Klipin reflects on time at FSC
08 May 2024 NZ sharemarket kept afloat thanks to F&P Healthcare
08 May 2024 Mortgage borrowers hedge their bets on OCR coming down soon; ASB rates change
08 May 2024 Mortgage borrowers hedge their bets on OCR coming down soon
08 May 2024 QuayStreet and Generate prominent in Morningstar’s latest KiwiSaver results
07 May 2024 NZ sharemarket down slightly
07 May 2024 7 key takeaways from new insurance bill
07 May 2024 Difference in scores a reflection of banking study
07 May 2024 65% of mortgage customers more than 3 months ahead of repayments - Westpac
07 May 2024 Nikko relaunches its KiwiSaver proposition
07 May 2024 Westpac says 65% of mortgage customers more than 3 months ahead of repayments
06 May 2024 NZ sharemarket dragged down by THL, Spark
06 May 2024 Westpac NZ added $1.44b of mortgages in the six months ended March
06 May 2024 RBNZ is still looking in the rear vision mirror
06 May 2024 Paying the cost of bureaucratic incompetence
03 May 2024 NZ sharemarket enjoys good week with fourth gain
03 May 2024 New customers get 3-months' premium-free on Fidelity Life
03 May 2024 Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
03 May 2024 Overhaul of insurance regulations starts
03 May 2024 ANZ exits wholesale funds management
03 May 2024 Stewardship reporting steps up in first year of code
02 May 2024 NZ sharemarket flat amid Tourism Holdings trading halt
02 May 2024 Adviser's share of BNZ's new lending dipped; Mortgage arrears up and still rising slowly
02 May 2024 Adviser's share of BNZ's new lending dipped in latest six months
02 May 2024 Mortgage arrears up and still rising slowly
02 May 2024 Generate gets on board with Spirit of Adventure
02 May 2024 RBNZ says there's a moral hazard risk with deposit guarantee
01 May 2024 NZ sharemarket falls due to global inflation fears
01 May 2024 RBNZ could impose DTIs on mortgage lending from July; Mergers and acquisitions expand North Shore mortgage business
01 May 2024 Mergers and acquisitions expand North Shore mortgage business
01 May 2024 RBNZ could impose DTIs on mortgage lending from July
01 May 2024 RIAA launches investor guide on AI and human rights
April 2024
30 Apr 2024 Serko leads the NZ sharemarket up
30 Apr 2024 A possible reason for the recent weakness in EBOS and Spark share prices
30 Apr 2024 Defendant pleads guilty in mortgage fraud scheme
30 Apr 2024 Financial Advice NZ appoints new Head of Professional Development
30 Apr 2024 Low deposit buyers on the hunt
30 Apr 2024 Lending for low deposit mortgages rises
30 Apr 2024 Building active portfolios, building conviction levels
29 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket gains 1% thanks to F&P Healthcare
29 Apr 2024 Lifetime Home Masterclass
29 Apr 2024 Liberty appoints new South Island BDM
29 Apr 2024 AIA creates a new role
29 Apr 2024 Insurance affordability relies on deeper understanding of hazards
29 Apr 2024 Having a say on draft banking report; Cost of living issues open options for advisers
29 Apr 2024 Having a say on draft banking report
26 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket rocked by US inflation data
26 Apr 2024 Flint: The platform of mystery
26 Apr 2024 Ethical investment fund gets an international philanthropic investor
26 Apr 2024 FSC appoints interim CEO
25 Apr 2024 Op-ed: Cost of living issues open options for advisers
25 Apr 2024 Govt gives banks the "tweaks" to the CCCFA they asked for
25 Apr 2024 Mint engagement backs battle against child porn
25 Apr 2024 Premium relief for customers in drought areas
24 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket celebrates highest single-day rise in over five months
24 Apr 2024 Refreshed liquidity guidance a step forward
24 Apr 2024 CCCFA changes not a complete panacea; Operations Manager opportunity (Christchurch Central, Canterbury)
24 Apr 2024 CCCFA changes not a complete panacea
24 Apr 2024 Mindful Money Announces 2024 Conference and Awards: Mainstreaming Impact and Celebrating Excellence in Ethical and Impact Investing
24 Apr 2024 Veteran financial adviser offers new coaching service for financial advisers
24 Apr 2024 Chch-based Lifetime hits the green with new appointment
24 Apr 2024 Would-be scammer convicted after running one of biggest pyramid schemes in NZ
23 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket down after yesterday's gain
23 Apr 2024 Updated expectations on liquidity risk management
23 Apr 2024 Move to short term but higher rates; New aggregator for Vega
23 Apr 2024 Aligning disputes resolution schemes
23 Apr 2024 Move to short term but higher rates
23 Apr 2024 Ex Super Fund boss joins First Cape
22 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket bounces back 0.5% on Middle East hopes
22 Apr 2024 New aggregator for Vega
22 Apr 2024 CCCFA reaction: a return to common sense
22 Apr 2024 Major banks pass RBNZ climate stress test scenario but with profits slashed
22 Apr 2024 CCCFA reaction; SBS Bank rate changes;
22 Apr 2024 Digital Docs more stuff...
22 Apr 2024 Govt outlines first CCCFA changes: What do you think?
22 Apr 2024 Govt says it is going to get easier to get a home loan
19 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket down 1.13% for the week
19 Apr 2024 Fidelity Life relaunches customer engagement initiative
19 Apr 2024 New FMA appointment
19 Apr 2024 NZXWT adds to its team
18 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket continues decline
18 Apr 2024 Consilium integrates ESG profiler
18 Apr 2024 NZX first-quarter earnings up 23.5%, revenue up 14.8%
18 Apr 2024 Reserve Bank not even glancing at OCR cuts; Lifetime Home Master Class Auckland
18 Apr 2024 Domestic data could signal inflation stall to the Reserve Bank
17 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket gains over 0.5% as inflation falls
17 Apr 2024 New mortgage adviser association open for membership; Rate cuts needed to lift mood
17 Apr 2024 Rate cuts needed to lift mood
17 Apr 2024 New mortgage adviser association now officially open for membership
17 Apr 2024 Wither now for Flint Wealth's platform?
17 Apr 2024 Acquisition marks significant strategic milestone for Wealthpoint
16 Apr 2024 NZ sharemarket falls 1%
16 Apr 2024 More pain is coming
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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