Quote Originally Posted by Enumerate View Post
BTW - I looked at last years accounts filed at the Companies Office (still waiting for this years). The Goodwill changes were recorded on the income statement - which is good news for the use of the write down to offset tax, in my view.

Invessi, you point out the insurance product diversification ...



This is important news ... to me it speaks of a a company willing to invest in the NZ financial services sector and to innovate (cf the recent Residental Mortgage Backed Securities issue). I think your point about other companies retreating from the market also applies to a wider set of financial services. If they can sort the capitalisation issues - the future should be very bright.
This is the person who heads up the new insurance program -

Dave Shatford Dip P Fin Plan(Waikato) – General Manager Investments and Insurance
Dave moved to his current role in July 2007 from GM Distribution for NZF mortgage and insurance broking division New Zealand Mortgage Finance Limited (NZMF). Dave has a wealth of experience in investments and insurance from the 32 plus years he spent in the financial services industry. His specialist insurance knowledge came from his senior management roles at Aon (where he ran Aon’s life insurance distribution area) and before this AMP, where he was in the life insurance business development area, his last role being National Manager Broker Distribution. Prior to this he spent over ten years in ANZ Bank’s funds management division, initially in administration and marketing management roles, prior to going abroad for an extended period. On his return to New Zealand in 1993 he was appointed as a Financial Planner with ANZ Funds Management and later as ANZ’s Financial Planning Manager; in charge of systems, audit, training and development of ANZ’s Investment Advisory Service and personnel. Dave joined NZF when Approved Mortgage Brokers Limited (where Dave was CEO and part owner) merged with NZF subsidiary NZMF. Dave started his career with the ANZ in 1977, where he held a number of senior and managerial roles over the 23 years he worked there, including residential and commercial lending, credit control, marketing, administration, investment and insurance.