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October 2019
19 Oct 2019 [The Wrap] Millennial investors, KiwiSaver and property investment
19 Oct 2019 Blue-chip stocks Meridian, A2 lead market lower
18 Oct 2019 Surge in rental demand in Palmerston North
18 Oct 2019 ASB latest to cut rates
18 Oct 2019 Advisers welcome Aegis sale
17 Oct 2019 NZ shares fall as Pushpay follows Aussie software firms lower
17 Oct 2019 COMMENT: Sign of changing times
17 Oct 2019 BNZ cuts rates; Mortgage Lab makes licensing call
17 Oct 2019 Advisers not dropping out, Financial Advice NZ says
16 Oct 2019 Fourth day of gains; Restaurant Brands climbs on upbeat outlook
16 Oct 2019 Mortgage Lab and Kepa plan for new regime
16 Oct 2019 Westpac rate cuts; housing market to impact OCR?
16 Oct 2019 New advice fee model for KiwiSaver
15 Oct 2019 KiwiSaver report skipped advice component
15 Oct 2019 NZ shares rise; F&P Healthcare gains for 3rd day
15 Oct 2019 House price rally could reduce odds of OCR cut: Westpac
15 Oct 2019 Return to market form
15 Oct 2019 ANZ in new rate cuts; KiwiSaver withdrawals for investors?
15 Oct 2019 Legislation overload 'could have unintended consequences'
15 Oct 2019 Allow KiwiSaver withdrawals for investment properties
14 Oct 2019 Investment manager appointed at Midlands
14 Oct 2019 Sky soars on NZ Rugby deal; Market up overall
14 Oct 2019 Price wars continue with ANZ rate cuts
14 Oct 2019 Prefab changes don’t address finance issue
14 Oct 2019 Lifetime advisers switch to salaries
14 Oct 2019 Couillault returns to funds business
13 Oct 2019 BDMs put through level five to understand adviser experience
13 Oct 2019 [Obituary] Camelot founder farewelled
13 Oct 2019 Three themes a top fund manager is watching closely
11 Oct 2019 NZ shares rise; Sky TV recovers on rugby rights rumour
11 Oct 2019 Lifetime puts all advisers into salaries
11 Oct 2019 New ring-fencing rules in play
11 Oct 2019 Collaboration key to urban development
11 Oct 2019 Property investing with $100
11 Oct 2019 Govt seeks feedback on disclosure rules
10 Oct 2019 NZ shares fall; Sky routed on lost cricket rights
10 Oct 2019 ASB confirms Aegis sale
10 Oct 2019 OCR cut set for November, but how much?
10 Oct 2019 Weak business confidence will lead to OCR cut
10 Oct 2019 Two more senior appointments at TE
10 Oct 2019 FMA: Time to show what KiwiSaver members get for fees
10 Oct 2019 Advisers get KiwiSaver warning
09 Oct 2019 Trade concerns weigh on market; Fonterra recovery pauses
09 Oct 2019 Green light for property investment crowdfunding
09 Oct 2019 Co-Op rate cuts; Servicing test changes limited
09 Oct 2019 Servicing test changes limited
09 Oct 2019 Code Committee: We've thought about what could have been better
08 Oct 2019 NZ shares join Asian rally on optimism over trade talks
08 Oct 2019 Advisers welcome new lender; Another big OCR cut?
08 Oct 2019 Advisers welcome new mortgage entrant
08 Oct 2019 What to do, what to do …
08 Oct 2019 KiwiSaver members want online research, not advice; New player says
08 Oct 2019 KiwiSaver members want online research, not advice; New player says
07 Oct 2019 NZ shares rise in quiet trading as Fonterra hits 4-month high
07 Oct 2019 COMMENT: Getting to grips with tenancy disputes
07 Oct 2019 ASB: OCR will fall to 0.5%
07 Oct 2019 Reverse mortgages take off in NZ; Avanti rate cuts
07 Oct 2019 Generate beefs up investment team
07 Oct 2019 Generate launches first non-KiwiSaver Fund
05 Oct 2019 Fidelity hits $1 billion milestone
04 Oct 2019 Quotemonster responds to new adviser regime
04 Oct 2019 FE Investments gets ratings boost on capital raise
04 Oct 2019 TE adds three
04 Oct 2019 Market rebounds; Kathmandu rises after bookbuild
04 Oct 2019 Heartland hails reverse mortgage growth
04 Oct 2019 [The Wrap] Royal commission? No. But there's still questions to ask
04 Oct 2019 Airbnb room rental not bylaw violation
04 Oct 2019 New Avanti BDM, Spring bounce in Auckland?
04 Oct 2019 Avanti latest to cut rates
03 Oct 2019 Kloogh liquidators trawling files back to 2012
03 Oct 2019 Milford award 'a win for active management'
03 Oct 2019 Asteron offers to guide advisers through change
03 Oct 2019 NZ shares fall on growth fears, trade war expansion
03 Oct 2019 Simplicity enters mortgage market with 2.95% rate
03 Oct 2019 To FAP or not to FAP, that is the question
03 Oct 2019 Fintech world changing, conference founder says
03 Oct 2019 New fund awards to launch
03 Oct 2019 Simplicity declares war with 2.95% mortgage
02 Oct 2019 NZ shares fell on concerns about stalling global growth
02 Oct 2019 FundSource's former qual man returns with new service
02 Oct 2019 Spring bounce in Auckland market
02 Oct 2019 Insurers won't be responsible for advisers 'at this point in time'
02 Oct 2019 New BDM at Avanti
02 Oct 2019 FMA adds to leadership team
02 Oct 2019 Ex-Mortgage Link team branches out; Resimac rate cuts
02 Oct 2019 Signs of life in market
02 Oct 2019 Ex-Mortgage Link team branches out
02 Oct 2019 Low rates prompting shift: FMA
01 Oct 2019 Investor demand continues for yield stocks
01 Oct 2019 The Adviser Platform offers general insurance add-on
01 Oct 2019 Kiwibank predicts 0.5% OCR cut
01 Oct 2019 Resimac cuts rates and lowers servicing test
01 Oct 2019 Experts support capital review: RBNZ
01 Oct 2019 ANZ rate cut; new look Southern Cross team
01 Oct 2019 New listings remain limited
01 Oct 2019 Finally, a breath that suggests it's not all about the advisers and their advice
01 Oct 2019 COMMENT: Let the buyer beware! But what about the seller?
01 Oct 2019 What really makes a diversified income fund run?
01 Oct 2019 KiwiSaver’s dark web
01 Oct 2019 Gascoigne departs PM Capital role
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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