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Financial planning

21 Jun

Super watchdog resigns

New Zealand's superannuation scheme watchdog Geoff Rashbrooke has unexpectedly resigned his position before his contract was due to expire. ...

Financial planning

21 Jun

Super proposal likely to succeed

The New Zealand Government looks likely to get its proposal to pre-fund the state pension through Parliament, but with support from an unexpected quarter. ...

Financial planning

21 Jun

Funds obscure performance

Armstrong Jones chief investment officer David McClatchy reckons that a number of New Zealand share funds are disguising their true performance by investing in Australian...

Funds management

14 Jun

NZ funds sneak into Aust equities

Armstrong Jones chief investment officer David McClatchy reckons that a number of New Zealand share funds are disguising their true performance by investing in Australian...

Superannuation

07 Jun

Superannuation bill hangs in the balance

Speculation is mounting that the Green party won't support the New Zealand Government's plans to partially pre-fund New Zealand Superannuation. ...

Superannuation

07 Jun

Retirement Commissioner loses funding

Promoting the savings message will become more muted this year after the Government cut funding to the Office of the Retirement Commissioner in its Budget....

Financial planning

07 Jun

FPIA steps back from regulation

The Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA) has shied away from specific ideas about adviser regulation....

Financial planning

24 May

Advisers push regulation with government.

Financial planner regulation is firmly on the agenda in New Zealand after the president of the Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA), Paul O'Brien,...

Financial planning

24 May

Sovereign takes marketing crown from Colonial

A major shakeup of the Commonwealth Bank group in New Zealand sees Sovereign taking over the marketing of Colonial First State Investment's (CFSI) retail funds, with the ...

Financial planning

24 May

AMP pools teams together

New Zealand's largest fund manager, AMP Henderson Global Investors, has revamped its investment operations structure and personnel which has resulted in its local equity ...