Progress on the much-criticised Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Bill, or COFI, appears to have slowed again.

Former Westpac Life chief executive takes on CEO role at Heartland Bank.

Investors may be worrying about their current returns, but even if you had the best possible portfolio it is impossible to avoid drawdowns.

The Financial Markets Authority dishes out bouquets and brickbats to funds managers in a new report - but mainly brickbats.

Land values are expected to rise even further when councils accelerate housing intensification under the Government’s National Policy Statement on Urban Design (NPS-UD).

The housing market downturn intensified last month. the  REINZ’s House Price Index fell another 1% and annual price growth dropped to 6.3%, down from just over 30% eight months ago.

AIA has launched three direct to market starter plans with the aim of getting more New Zealanders covered.

Magellan Financial Group has appointed a new chief executive to replace Brett Cairn.

Mindful Money is planning to run its annual ethical investment conference and awards on June 28. More details here.

Westpac Bank is now predicting a 15% house price fall over the next two years.

Fidelity Life promises 24 hour turnaround time for new policies

Mosaic adds privacy specialists to its team.