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May 2025
30 May 2025 RBNZ expects 4.5% house price growth in 2025
30 May 2025 Trust Investments partners with FundRock
30 May 2025 Russell Investments appoints Head of Investments
30 May 2025 One-year wonders: why short terms remain hot
30 May 2025 Short term mortgage fix still an appealing decision
29 May 2025 NZ sharemarket falls as major Ebos Group shareholder sells $1b stake
29 May 2025 Little effect on housing market
29 May 2025 The best time to invest in commercial property
29 May 2025 No big moves in the housing market - yet
29 May 2025 The clock’s ticking on nearly half of NZ mortgages
29 May 2025 RBNZ expects 45% of mortgages to reprice in the June and September quarters
28 May 2025 Sharemarket drops 1.75% as Fisher & Paykel forecast weaker
28 May 2025 Avanti Finance anoints new national sales manager
28 May 2025 RBNZ signals just two further OCR cuts this cycle
28 May 2025 RBNZ signals just two further OCR cuts this cycle
28 May 2025 [BREAKING] OCR lowered to 3.25%
28 May 2025 [BREAKING] OCR lowered to 3.25%
28 May 2025 First-home buyers steal the spotlight
28 May 2025 First home buyers outgun investors again
27 May 2025 Investors take breath for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare as NZX trades flat
27 May 2025 Wealthpoint appoints new head of investments
27 May 2025 First Mortgage Trust appoints chief risk officer
27 May 2025 Pressure’s on the reserve bank - will they bend?
27 May 2025 RBNZ urged to take up the Government’s mantra and ‘go for growth’
26 May 2025 Turners turns up the heat but NZX slides 0.4%
26 May 2025 Thomas steps down at Amplifi
26 May 2025 Low deposit, high hopes: buyers take the plunge
26 May 2025 Nearly $950 million was lent to home buyers with less than a 20% deposit in March.
26 May 2025 Why money managers can’t ignore the planet amid an ESG backlash
25 May 2025 NZX Wealth Technologies onboards two new advice firms
24 May 2025 [Weekend Read]. KiwiSaver changes a little underwhelming: Looking for a PI option?
23 May 2025 NZ market ignores Budget to end day softer
23 May 2025 [Weekly Wrap] What to make of the Budget's KiwiSaver changes
23 May 2025 Cut to KiwiSaver Government contributions neither here nor there
23 May 2025 Financial services industry give KiwiSaver changes a measured welcome
23 May 2025 Everyone’s talking about a possible rate cut...
23 May 2025 Sneak peak at new brand
23 May 2025 It’s not the OCR cut but the Monetary Policy Review that counts
22 May 2025 NZ sharemarket down as My Food Bag sees green shoots
22 May 2025 KiwiSaver contribution rates to increase; Cuts to Govt contribution
22 May 2025 Link appoints new compliance manager
22 May 2025 Not quite music to the RBNZ's ears
22 May 2025 New RBNZ survey can’t be music to its ears
22 May 2025 Advisers need to work to remove small irritants clients experience: Morningstar
22 May 2025 Harbour Outlook: Trumps Liberation Day Tariffs Reshape Global Markets
21 May 2025 Napier Port buoyant as NZ sharemarket rises
21 May 2025 Ballantyne joins general insurer
21 May 2025 Ruffled feathers at the reserve bank
21 May 2025 Hawks, doves and Kiwis
20 May 2025 Spark up 3% amid buyout speculation; NZX 50 closes flat
20 May 2025 Former Milford portfolio manager joins Alvarium
20 May 2025 A Dosh deal or a dud?
20 May 2025 Advisers dismayed at Dosh and Westpac tie-up
20 May 2025 Medical premiums and the public system
19 May 2025 NZX tracks US futures down as Gentrack misses expectations
19 May 2025 Sold sign goes up on Consilium
19 May 2025 Unlock New Opportunities with OMNIMax’s KiwiSaver Advice Tool
17 May 2025 Another global fixed interest manager comes to town
17 May 2025 TMM talks with ANZ CEO; Learn about a new KiwiSaver scheme
17 May 2025 Trade Walls, Profit Falls: NZX 50’s Tariff Exposure Unpacked
17 May 2025 Why did ANZ's adviser originated loans fall in the past six months?
16 May 2025 FPH, Fletcher drive NZ stocks lower
16 May 2025 Booster fills CCO position
16 May 2025 Out Now: TMM The Mortgage Mag - The 'Golden Age' for mortgage advisers is on the horizon
16 May 2025 One to watch: could 1-year rates be the next big thing?
16 May 2025 Interest rate low for one-year terms likely in a few months
15 May 2025 QuayStreet nabs another gong
15 May 2025 NZ sharemarket up as Sanford rides the wave
15 May 2025 Need for speed: how this app Is transforming lending
15 May 2025 New app makes loan agreements easier and cheaper
14 May 2025 Are life advisers expected to recommend the ‘best’ product?
14 May 2025 Who will win the Ethical and Impact Investment Awards?
14 May 2025 Calming influences
13 May 2025 NZX rallies 0.87% as tariff uncertainty eases; Skellerup climbs 4%
13 May 2025 Why Australians live so long
13 May 2025 Affordability: insurance spend is rising as a proportion of budgets
13 May 2025 Key to the city? It might be in your budget
13 May 2025 Key to the city? It might be in your budget
13 May 2025 Key to the city? It might be in your budget
13 May 2025 Key to the city? It might be in your budget
13 May 2025 Financial planners optimistic about AI's potential
13 May 2025 First home buyers can now afford Auckland and Wellington
12 May 2025 US-China détente hopes send Mainfreight up 5%
12 May 2025 A bit of rate relief - or just a band-aid?
12 May 2025 AI use in weapons a growing concern for ethical investors
12 May 2025 Steadying the unsteady recovery
10 May 2025 New Prospa data reveals where and why Kiwi small businesses are lending
10 May 2025 Adviser opportunities with SMEs; Thinking about adding KiwiSaver?
09 May 2025 NZ sharemarket rises with gentailers leading after Contact-Manawa deal
09 May 2025 ANZ's adviser flows slow; Financial system holding up well
09 May 2025 NZ financial system holding up, but global risks growing
09 May 2025 Haven partners with Plunket
09 May 2025 ANZ lightened reliance on advisers in the March half year
09 May 2025 Longer-term mortgage rates fashionable again
09 May 2025 What AIA paid out in claims last year
08 May 2025 Two old timers leave AIA in distribution makeover
08 May 2025 Booster hires direct investment specialist for continued growth strategy
08 May 2025 Booster hires direct investment specialist for continued growth strategy
08 May 2025 Only a fraction of OCR cuts has fed into effective mortgage rates: RBNZ
07 May 2025 NZ sharemarket ends up 0.6% after jobs data
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Latest Comments
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
As an investor, it is completely unacceptable to me that Total Remuneration continues if compulsion is brought in. It is simply wrong to continue putting downward pressure on salary and wages, particularly for people on minimum wage in a country that aspires to lift wages over time and raise the standard of living for NZers. National will lose my vote as a serious investor if they continue down the Total Remuneration path. No question...
1 week ago David Lawton
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
This is just about the only online space outside of Newstalk ZB facebook comments where speaking out against blatant wage theft by multinationals is considered 'PC'. And yet still we wonder why those pesky younger generations of potential customers wholesale refuse to engage with traditional financial services. Couldn't be because our mindsets are stuck in the 1950s - no, it must be the kids who are wrong.
1 week ago Ross Alexander
Give Total Rem the flick if KiwiSaver compulsory
Murray, yup, agree with you. I see conflict of interests - the bigger the fund size, the more fees collected. Remuneration should be strictly a commercial decision because employers are the ones paying the wages. NOT for some "expert" preference. Well, an employer's budget permit a $100k package, he can pay either a) $88k salary + employer contribute $12k KS, or b) $94k salary of which $6k deducted for KS + employer contribute $6k. Depending how PC you guys want to be, and how much time and taxpayers' money you want to waste arguing about the structure.
1 week ago W K
Health and life insurers out of climate reporting
@ Murray D Weatherston - well said. The climate related disclosure (CRD) requirement for the financial services industry is yet another example of the last Government adding unnecessary cost and complexity to business. Currently banks and insurers have to hire more staff specifically to meet their new climate disclosure requirements and these costs inevitably get past on to customers. The New Zealand consumer continues to be saddled with additional costs due to an avalanche of overregulation much of which has questionable benefit. The only people who seem to be winning from this additional regulation are Wellington bureaucrats and those climate enthusiasts’ who are positioned to make a buck or secure a job. None of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters are associated with the financial services industry. Stats published by the Environmental Protection Authority in 2022 showed the biggest emitters were for milk, petrol, fossil (or natural) gas and meat businesses, with electricity, and steel companies rounding out the top group because of their fossil fuel use. By contrast, many of New Zealand’s biggest employers and profit makers (including banks, vineyards, telcos, healthcare companies and renewable energy providers) didn’t appear in the top climate polluter ranks because their emissions weren’t even high enough to qualify for compulsory reporting. As another reader of Good Returns said last year "I suspect we’ll look back on this climate reporting in years to come, with confusion & questions. Whilst there is no doubt that climate controls are increasingly important, I’m unsure whether the energy, effort & expense in producing these reports are the best use of resources &/or going to make any difference…” I look forward to the Ministry of Regulation reviewing and ultimately deciding to remove climate related disclosures as a compliance requirement for all of the New Zealand financial services industry.
2 weeks ago Simon Rule
KiwiSaver an option for mortgage advisers seeking ongoing income, provider says
Wy would any mortgage or insurance adviser refer their client to a kiwi saver provider/scheme that the owners also own a competing mortgage advisor and insurance company, whom already has a history of growing group schemes and then marketing to those customers directly for their own business entities.
2 weeks ago Valkyrie Vulcan