Links
Welcome to Good Return's list of useful financial sites.
To make the site really useful we would like advisers to nominate sites for inclusion on this page.
The list is by no means complete. If you would like to suggest a site for inclusion please Contact Us
ADVISER GROUPS
Institute of Financial Advisers (IFA)
"To foster professionalism among financial advisers and to serve the needs and interests of members and the public."
Professional Advisors' Association (PAA)
Formed in 1953, the PAA's primary purpose is to provide a full range of professional association services to its members (life insurance, investment and mortgage advisers).
Society of Independent Financial Advisors - SIFA
SIFA was formed in April 1994 to provide collegiality for practitioners working in smaller independently owned and operated financial planning practices.
Life Brokers Association of NZ (LBA)
The Life Brokers Association represents professional independent life insurance brokers in New Zealand. The association was formed on pro-active principles and is a forum for sharing knowledge that benefit consumers, product suppliers and brokers alike. This facilitates the professional development of life brokers and sets a standard of excellence within the industry.
NZMBA - New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association
The New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association (NZMBA) is an incorporated society, founded in 1997, to represent the interests of mortgage brokers and to promote the growth of the mortgage broking industry in New Zealand.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NZ Forex
You can buy and sell foreign exchange on this website at excellent prices.
FUND MANAGERS
AMP
AMP offers advice, investments, banking, superannuation and insurance. We help you plan ahead, to have the life you want.
AMP Capital
AMP Capital Investors is one of Australia and New Zealand's leading specialist investment managers.
ASB Bank
For over 150 years ASB Bank Limited has advised thousands of New Zealanders on their savings and investments.
Asteron
Asteron's key business activities include life assurance, funds management, distribution and trustee services.
BNZ
At Bank of New Zealand, we have a range of investment products to suit your needs
BT Funds Management
BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited is part of the BT Financial Group which has been helping investors create and manage wealth since it was established in Australia in 1969. BT offers a wide range of services to help people achieve their financial goals, including investment and retirement products.
Equitable
The Equitable Group was established in 1972 and since then has grown into a significant financial services organisation with in excess of $340 million funds under management. The Group remains proudly New Zealand owned and operated.
Fidelity Life
The 100% New Zealand owned and controlled life insurance and investment company.
ING
ING New Zealand is a financial services organisation whose goal is "to help clients build wealth safely over a number of years".
Liontamer Protected Investments
Capital protected investment program providing investors with innovative solutions for investing in international financial markets.
Macquarie New Zealand Ltd
Macquarie Bank provides specialist investment, advisory and financial services through over 4,700 employees in 18 countries around the world. Macquarie New Zealand was established in 1985. Today, we have over 100 staff in offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Macquarie New Zealand offers a comprehensive range of personal financial services, investment banking and property advisory and financing services.
National Bank
Our vision is to be the leading bank in New Zealand by delivering quality products and services to our customers.
New Zealand Guardian Trust
If you are looking for ways to establish financial independence and protect your financial future, we have a full range of services to support your goals.
Public Trust
Public Trust is New Zealand's most experienced trustee organisation, established in 1873. Visit our site to discover the wide range of trustee and financial products and services we offer, including family trusts, managed funds and mortgages.
TOWER Corporation
TOWER commenced business in New Zealand in 1869 as a government department selling life insurance policies and pensions. It has grown and transformed over the past 137 years and its business today is mainly focused on selected niches in the risk insurance and wealth management markets.
Tyndall
Tyndall Investment Management (Tyndall) aims to be New Zealand's premier provider of investment solutions. Tyndall has over $3.5 billion of funds under management, yet with a small group of clients, we are able to provide excellent and tailored service.
GOVERNMENT
Insurance and Superannuation Unit
The Office of the Retirement Commissioner
INSURANCE
AIG Life
Fidelity Life
Southern Cross
Life Insurance Online - HSBC Australia
INVESTMENT TRUSTS
MORTGAGES & PROPERTY INVESTMENT
Landlords.co.nz
New Zealand's No.1 website for property investors.
Mortgage People
You may know us as Property Pack, we've been writing thousands of loans for many New Zealanders over the past 15 years
Mutual Finance Limited
A privately owned New Zealand Company operating since 1997. The company's main activities are those of a financier, raising funds from the public and lending those funds to individuals, partnerships, trusts and companies.
New Zeal Mortgage Investment Gulid (NZMIG) Limited
NZMIG broker service is free. With over 30 lenders to source loans from that specialise in mortgage evaluation and feasibility for future financing. NZMIG Online lists the latest opportunities for short-term mortgage investment offers.
Public Trust
Public Trust is New Zealand's most experienced trustee organisation, established in 1873. Visit our site to discover the wide range of trustee and financial products and services we offer, including family trusts, managed funds and mortgages.
Quotable Value
QV offers a range of property valuation service for homebuyers and sellers.
Home Loans - HSBC Australia
Offers a range of home loan and refinance options with online application.
Line of credit loans Australia
NEWS SOURCES
Omnimax
A complete suite of financial planning and portfolio management tools.
Sharechat
New Zealand's home for market investors.
Supertalk
Supertalk is a new site established by Good Returns and AMP to promote and discuss superannuation issues. The site includes, news, columns, resources, analysis of political parties' super policies and a regular poll.
Women in Super
Women in Super (WiS) is a national network of women associated with the superannuation industry in New Zealand. It is a non-profit organisation with voluntary membership.
RESEARCH HOUSES
FundSource
FundSource has supplied analysis to financial planners and fund managers since 1987. Our website is an insight into the comprehensive research conducted on New Zealand and Australian managed funds including prices, performances and general fund information.
Morningstar - New Zealand
Operating in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Australasia, Morningstar's staff of over 800 professionals track, analyse, and publish information on more than 100,000 securities worldwide.
Morningstar, Inc., USA
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research. The company offers an extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products for individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients.
SHARE INVESTING DATA AND TOOLS
Infoscan Ltd
New Zealand's One Stop Shop for Realtime, Delayed, and Historic data of all kinds delivered to FTP sites, browsers, pagers, mobile phones: you name it, we have it, how you want it!
Sharechat
New Zealand's home for market investors.
TRAINING
AdviserLink
AdviserLink Learning offers the Certificate in Financial Services which enables advisers to provide quality, professional advice through internationally recognized best practice principles, whilst preparing you for a future regulatory environment.
This qualification is directly equivalent to a number of National qualifications and aligned to the professional obligations in the Australian financial services industry.
The certificate is available through distance learning, public workshops, customised in-house training or through our strategic partner programme through various professional industry bodies.
GOOD ONLINE BOOKSTORES:
For a great range of fiction books, we can recommend that you visit: Prices Bookshop.
For finance and investment books, visit the Intelligent Investor bookstore.
Check out our other sites here:
www.landlords.co.nz - for kiwi property investors
www.depositrates.co.nz - find the best term deposit rates online
www.mortgagerates.co.nz - find the best mortgage rates online
www.netprophet.co.nz - accounting news for profit
www.interestrates.co.nz - find the best interest rates
www.sharetrader.co.nz - the only community forum for share traders in NZ
www.sharechat.co.nz - NZ's number one home for share market investors
www.intelligentinvestor.co.nz - specialising in books for property and share market investors