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January 2020
17 Jan 2020 NZ shares extend strong start to 2020 as blue chips gain
17 Jan 2020 Property market predictions
17 Jan 2020 Call for apartment law reform petition support
17 Jan 2020 The cost of getting it wrong
16 Jan 2020 Investors regain confidence in utilities
16 Jan 2020 Highest sales in December for three years
16 Jan 2020 New home equity release player coming
16 Jan 2020 New home equity release player; What happened to PAA's $2 mill?
16 Jan 2020 What's happened to the $2mill from PAA's holiday homes?
15 Jan 2020 Sharemarket hits record as investors eye US-China trade deal
15 Jan 2020 First profit forecast for Stewart's Retirement Income Group; Plus new products
14 Jan 2020 NZ shares join global rally as upcoming US-China trade buoys investors
14 Jan 2020 Time for banks to change servicing tests
14 Jan 2020 Advisers hope for servicing test changes in 2020
13 Jan 2020 What have eggs, baskets, advice and the 'missing middle' got in common?
13 Jan 2020 NZ shares follow soft Wall St lead
13 Jan 2020 Fisher Funds distribution head moves on
13 Jan 2020 Small banks on FAPs; Your thoughts on low-equity fees
13 Jan 2020 Evidence needed to support Tribunal claims
13 Jan 2020 Newpark hits 150 adviser milestone
13 Jan 2020 Licence applications still slow to roll in
10 Jan 2020 [The Wrap] Five predictions for 2020
10 Jan 2020 NZ blue-chips lead market higher
10 Jan 2020 Small banks stall on licensing
10 Jan 2020 Kōura: People see advice and KiwiSaver as distinct
09 Jan 2020 Heavyweights drag sharemarket down
09 Jan 2020 Partners growing while other insurers deal with issues
09 Jan 2020 Opportunities for the year ahead
09 Jan 2020 Proptech the future for commercial investment
09 Jan 2020 Change coming for KiwiSaver advice
08 Jan 2020 Iranian missiles bring market down; Burger Fuel serves last burger in Iraq
08 Jan 2020 Auckland housing market is back
08 Jan 2020 Letter helps adviser deflect complaint
08 Jan 2020 [COMMENT] Non-bank sector growth is an opportunity for advisers: Prospa
07 Jan 2020 Yield plays remain attractive to investors
07 Jan 2020 Nominations sought for MACs
06 Jan 2020 NZ shares shrug off Middle East tensions; Infratil gains
06 Jan 2020 Book excerpt: Financial Freedom - 5 Steps 5 Years
06 Jan 2020 Don't hold your breath for life insurance reform
05 Jan 2020 Advisers told to take action
03 Jan 2020 COMMENT: What lies ahead in 2020?
01 Jan 2020 NZX50 rounds out 30% gain in 2019
December 2019
31 Dec 2019 Hot demand in Hawke’s Bay
27 Dec 2019 NZ shares fall as blue chips take a breather; Metlife buoys retirement sector
27 Dec 2019 COMMENT: Off-the-plan investing in 2020
27 Dec 2019 Five things to look out for in 2020
24 Dec 2019 Retirement village shares feature in subdued Christmas trading
23 Dec 2019 NZ shares gain; retirement village operators buoyed by M&A
23 Dec 2019 The perils of leaving insulation late
21 Dec 2019 NZ Funds grows its UK pension transfer team
21 Dec 2019 UDC debenture programme all paid out
20 Dec 2019 Record year beckons for NZ shares; index reweighting drives big volume
20 Dec 2019 [The Wrap] Slow change coming
20 Dec 2019 Mortgage lending peaks in November
20 Dec 2019 Bachcare convicted of misleading consumers
20 Dec 2019 Craigs buys back Deutsche stake
20 Dec 2019 TSB rate changes; Are the odds of another OCR cut falling?
20 Dec 2019 Milford rolls out KiwiSaver advice
19 Dec 2019 Southern Cross launches advisory group
19 Dec 2019 Sharemarket extend gains; Metlifecare knocks back takeover bid
19 Dec 2019 Chances of OCR cut not high: Alexander
19 Dec 2019 More changes in fund research market
19 Dec 2019 SFO starts investigation into East Wind
19 Dec 2019 Investor confidence high; New CEO at ANZ
19 Dec 2019 Commercial confidence at three year high
18 Dec 2019 MBIE urges caution for FAPs engaging multiple advisers
18 Dec 2019 NZ shares march higher as holiday trading takes hold
18 Dec 2019 Strong market upturn picked for 2020
18 Dec 2019 Watson appointed ANZ New Zealand CEO
18 Dec 2019 Kiwibank and SBS near FAP licensing decision; Non-bank lending soars
18 Dec 2019 Kiwibank and SBS near FAP licensing decision
17 Dec 2019 Advisers: Licence process simple, but not many have done it
17 Dec 2019 Sharemarket plays catch up after yesterday’s outage
17 Dec 2019 ANZ's chair Gonski delivers a mea culpa to shareholders
17 Dec 2019 [GRTV] Lessons from Harbour's first 10 years
17 Dec 2019 Non-bank lending soars
17 Dec 2019 Partners Life criticises Vitality
17 Dec 2019 Share your views on property investing
17 Dec 2019 Economists revise OCR outlook
16 Dec 2019 Formosa to join platform mix
16 Dec 2019 Ross parole: Investors emotional
16 Dec 2019 New boss at BNZ private bank
16 Dec 2019 Consilium appoints head of wrap platform solutions
16 Dec 2019 NZ shares dip as NZX outage stops trading early
16 Dec 2019 Economists revise OCR outlook
16 Dec 2019 New infrastructure funding tool announced
16 Dec 2019 Westpac, BNZ rate increases; Resimac asset finance deal
16 Dec 2019 Resimac moves into asset finance
15 Dec 2019 Consumer survey gives big names poor marks
15 Dec 2019 Problems identified with custody arrangements
13 Dec 2019 Z Energy sinks on profit warning
13 Dec 2019 Reserve Bank demands improvements from ANZ; Record house prices
13 Dec 2019 Record prices see upturn gathering pace
13 Dec 2019 Bill tabled that will bring new conduct rules for financial institutions
12 Dec 2019 Infrastructure spend buoys investors; Bellweather stock rises
12 Dec 2019 Reserve Bank demands improvements from ANZ
12 Dec 2019 My wildly unhelpful prediction …
12 Dec 2019 How advisers conquered Australia; best mortgage options over the next 5 years
12 Dec 2019 Who loves apartments the most
12 Dec 2019 Home a-loan this Christmas
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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