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February 2020
07 Feb 2020 Low interest rate environment creates adviser opportunity
06 Feb 2020 Advisers: Key to bridging the wills gap
05 Feb 2020 After a few downers NZ shares get an upper
05 Feb 2020 ANZ gets tough on data security
05 Feb 2020 ANZ gets tough on data security
05 Feb 2020 Steady demand makes for rising values
05 Feb 2020 UK pension deal struck
05 Feb 2020 FMA won't be 'outgunned' despite broader remit
04 Feb 2020 Older Kiwis hold on to insurance
04 Feb 2020 Coronavirus weighing on exporters; NZ shares fall
04 Feb 2020 Familiar face returns to Underwriter role at Partners
04 Feb 2020 New growth cycle for Auckland
04 Feb 2020 ANZ raises key mortgage rates
04 Feb 2020 ANZ raises key mortgage rates
04 Feb 2020 Don't use KiwiSaver for investment property - yet
04 Feb 2020 KiwiSaver 'disaster' looming
04 Feb 2020 No room for complacency in 2020
03 Feb 2020 New Zealand shares fall as mainland Chinese markets reopen
03 Feb 2020 It's time we got out and told the good story about insurance
03 Feb 2020 Will the Reserve Bank change course?; national listing shortage continues
03 Feb 2020 Will the Reserve Bank change course?
03 Feb 2020 Could a shift in the listings shortage be coming?
03 Feb 2020 Cigna and OnePath now one
03 Feb 2020 Immigrants have differing view of income protection
03 Feb 2020 Insurers argue cutting commissions will lead to poor customer outcomes
01 Feb 2020 Mercer appoints board chair
01 Feb 2020 Southern Cross: No negative impact from commission change
January 2020
31 Jan 2020 [The Wrap] Thanks for the gift Peter
31 Jan 2020 Upbeat ending for sharemarket this week; F&P Healthcare gets strong lead from rivals
31 Jan 2020 Wannabe trust and fund administration company in receivership
31 Jan 2020 SuperCity rents moving up - slowly
31 Jan 2020 Come and learn about new lending opportunities
31 Jan 2020 New Plymouth possibilities
31 Jan 2020 Govt should subsidise advice: Financial Advice NZ
30 Jan 2020 Shares flat-line as coronavirus concerns reemerge
30 Jan 2020 Could the coronavirus hit the housing market?
30 Jan 2020 Mortgage lending strong in December
30 Jan 2020 COMMENT: The truth about flexible workspaces
30 Jan 2020 FMA needs more money
30 Jan 2020 Wealthpoint questions efficiency of authorised bodies
29 Jan 2020 NZ shares narrowly miss regional rally
29 Jan 2020 Mortgage lending strong in December
29 Jan 2020 Australian giant in Augusta takeover bid
29 Jan 2020 How to grow your client base
29 Jan 2020 Plus4 adds another adviser
29 Jan 2020 Confidence in rental returns at new low
29 Jan 2020 Markets predict OCR to remain at 1%
29 Jan 2020 Commissioner: Pension age shouldn't increase
28 Jan 2020 Coronavirus hits tourism stocks again
28 Jan 2020 Six new faces at Mike Pero Mortgages
28 Jan 2020 EM outlook: Forget about trade, Chinese consumers are the key
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
28 Jan 2020 Why house price growth will continue
27 Jan 2020 Conduct bill will mean changes for advisers: MBIE
27 Jan 2020 Former mayor joins KiwiSaver scheme
27 Jan 2020 InvestNow considers build-your-own KiwiSaver scheme
27 Jan 2020 Looking outside the box
26 Jan 2020 Gold prices soar on back of tensions
25 Jan 2020 [The Wrap] Financial advice: mainly male drinkers ... really?
24 Jan 2020 Coronavirus ripples through markets driving shares down; utilities down
24 Jan 2020 BNZ targets investor market
24 Jan 2020 Getting heating right
24 Jan 2020 Kiwibank-BNZ takeover talk heats up; BNZ aims for investor market
24 Jan 2020 Kiwibank-BNZ takeover talk grows
24 Jan 2020 Weaker markets may make fees harder sell
23 Jan 2020 NZ shares edge higher as Chinese virus fears weigh
23 Jan 2020 Financial Advice NZ hits back at Consumer NZ commission claims
23 Jan 2020 Scrutiny sows 'seeds of doubt'
23 Jan 2020 Demand for rentals running hot
23 Jan 2020 FMA commissions active report
23 Jan 2020 How much have house prices grown in your region?; New hires at Pepper and Loan Market
23 Jan 2020 Two new hires at Loan Market
23 Jan 2020 Downside risks reduced
23 Jan 2020 A decade of property price growth
22 Jan 2020 NZX50 hits record as Asia recovers from virus fears
22 Jan 2020 Upping the ante on price growth
22 Jan 2020 Pepper hires new BDM
22 Jan 2020 Reserve Bank critical of life insurance
22 Jan 2020 Income protection sustainable or just more noise?
22 Jan 2020 Newpark sets up support team
22 Jan 2020 Newpark sets up support team
22 Jan 2020 Trade Me sells LifeDirect to adviser
22 Jan 2020 Govt moves to fix pension 'unfairness'
22 Jan 2020 NZ equity returns for the next decade?
21 Jan 2020 Resilient NZ market an attractive harbour for nervous investors
21 Jan 2020 Financial Advice NZ: Research unfair
21 Jan 2020 BlackRock coal move part of bigger shift
21 Jan 2020 Threat to assault ends problem tenancy
21 Jan 2020 Low equity premiums: unfair and dishonest?
21 Jan 2020 Banks criticised over low equity premiums
21 Jan 2020 5 trends to include in your advice service planning
21 Jan 2020 PAA: GST return delayed wind-up
20 Jan 2020 NZ shares fall as Gentrack paints grim earnings outlook
20 Jan 2020 [OPINION] Turbulent year ahead
20 Jan 2020 Conrad Funds Management gains $100 million funding line
20 Jan 2020 KiwiSaver and social responsibility
20 Jan 2020 CFML secures $100 million funding line from Westpac
20 Jan 2020 Female advisers put off by boozy networking
18 Jan 2020 David Whyte's 5 predictions for 2020
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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