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[GRTV] Good conduct and culture drives out the snake oil

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr talks to Philip Macalister about good conduct and culture and what needs to change in the life insurance market.

Wed, May 22nd 2019 12:57PM

[GRTV] Code gets eight out of 10 from long-time critic

12 min read

[GRTV] No back-down from Level Five, Dale-Jones says

11 min read

[GRTV] Pie Fund Management CEO, Mike Taylor is in studio

8 min read

[GRTV] Former NZ Funds Management chief executive Richard James

13 min read

[GRTV] The case for index funds

9 min read

[GRTV] Meet Financial Advice NZ CEO Katrina Shanks

14 min read

Next stop: Innovation

4 min read

Fiducian offers something a bit different

4 min read

What next for KiwiSaver

5 min read

nib marks five years

4 min read

KiwiSaver fees: Paying for performance

5 min read

Fisher Funds: Industry should pull together

6 min read

Leverage up your KiwiSaver fund

8 min read

Top fund managers recognised

6 min read

Why responsible investing counts

7 min read

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Latest Comments

Surge in complaints against advisers

Susan Taylor is not THE financial ombudsman. We have an appointed Banking Ombudsman who is Nicola Sladden but there is no financial ombudsman per se. Susan Taylor is the CEO of Financial Services Complaints Limited (FSCL) a dispute resolution scheme which after a protracted court battle has now been allowed to use the term ombudsman in its name. FSCL’s website is now stating that they are “a financial ombudsman service” Susan Taylor in addition to being their CEO is also calling herself Financial Ombudsman. Just felt it was important to highlight the above when this article is all about people making instant judgements about others.

1 month ago Simon Rule

Business funding landscape change

As reported yesterday Kiwibank is owed just over $1.8 million now after the collapse of the Solar Group, while the Inland Revenue is owed around $933,675. The people in charge at Kiwibank think they don't need to run it like a real bank because of its taxpayer backing. Their attitude has always been they can just go back to the Government (taxpayer) for more money if needed. A lot of their lending decisions are based around this.

2 months ago Simon Rule

Trust Management starts push into financial advice market

Exciting to see Trust Investments stepping into the financial adviser space with such clarity of purpose and vision. After years of delivering thoughtful, values-driven outcomes for institutional and for-purpose clients, their expansion brings a welcome addition to adviser portfolios - with their Global Bond Fund providing a relevant alternative to some of the traditional approaches.

2 months ago Clayton Coplestone

Salt's Long Short Funds delivers the manager a big payday

I mean seriously, it's not really a benchmark that is a true test of skill is it?. It's set at such a level that a passive exposure would pay performance fees. From Salts own fact sheet, since inception the benchmark has returned 7.45% and also from Salts own fact sheet a passive NZX/ASX exposure return of 8.66% per annum. Congrats, you've underperformed your own passive comparison by 1.2% per annum before fees! It gets real spicy if you take a passive, hedged exposure to SPX. Now your benchmark is underperforming a passive exposure by 7% per annum. Don't really see the point of the the fund, not even volatility reduction as it looks like the fund participated fully in the drawdown during Trump 1 and COVID.

2 months ago Barry Peters

Big, fat beautiful fees

FYI - It is NOT the bank's data. If I as a banking customer agree that the fintech may have access the banks can't stop or charge for that data. If they do I can charge the bank for using my data. What ius good one way should be good the other as well.

2 months ago Martin Frauenstein