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News Round Up

Gould Wealth Management approaching $400 million; NAB may buy ABN Amro units; ASB has new PIE fund; Fruition Asset Management Pacific Fund returns 5.8%; Liontamer funds close; Fidelity reports excellent results; Biggest drop in household wealth in 10 years

Mon, Jul 14th 2008 05:53AM

Tower adds more people

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Weekly Wrap: Who will win the regulation marathon?

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Insurance boosts mortgage business

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Clients Gifts

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Insurance Adviser of the Year

The aim of the Insurance Adviser of the Awards is to identify and celebrate best practice in the risk advisory profession.

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Financial Planner of the Year

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Kinloch Funds Management Briefing

Auckland

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New adviser model promoted at last minute

On the eve of adviser regulation it appears a new model is being promoted strongly to lawmakers, although it hasn't had wide discussion in the industry.

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New adviser model promoted at last minute

Legendary fund manager passes on

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NZMBA top broker announced for 2008

Wellington broker Finlay Abbot has been named New Zealand's top mortgage broker for 2008 by the New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association.

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NZMBA top broker announced for 2008

Wellington broker Finlay Abbot has been named New Zealand's top mortgage broker for 2008 by the New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association.

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Overcoming client indecision and procrastination

Failure to establish definite financial objectives and to implement a plan for reaching those objectives is the biggest money mistake of all. Putting off until tomorrow what should have been done yesterday is financial suicide on the installment plan.

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Overcoming client indecision and procrastination

Kinloch Funds Management Briefing

Wellington

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Five Star Finance directors prosecuted

The Companies Office has laid criminal charges against the directors of Five Star Finance and Five Star Debenture Nominee, Marcus MacDonald, Anthony Bowden and Nicholas Kirk.

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Home loan report: Make it short

Finally it seems there is some good news for borrowers at the moment. After a long period of rising home loan rates there are clear signs that things area turning around.

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The Asset Allocation Summit New Zealand 2008

Auckland

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The Asset Allocation Summit New Zealand 2008

News Round Up

Select Committee hearings on advisers brought forward; New association officially confirmed, For Barr gets into KiwiSaver; DecisionMakers buys firm.
Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Select Committee is due to start hearings on the Financial Advisers Bill and the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Disputes Resolution) Bill this week.

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Weekly Wrap: Educating the younger generation

This week has been quiet, compared to last week's happenings in this financial services industry of ours.
A couple of things strike me as being big this week, they include more senior appointments, a bit of debate around tax rules and the one dear to my heart is financial literacy.

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