The discovery of a new strain of Covid-19 is making home buyers even more cautions than they already were, according to a longstanding Auckland mortgage adviser.

Asteron Life is making its new lump sum Specific Injury Support Benefit option available to more customers by adding the optional benefit to their legacy SmartLife products.

Fidelity Life continues to boost its support for advisers across New Zealand with the appointment of three new business managers for the North Island.

Southern Cross Healthcare strongly believes that all New Zealanders are entitled to access healthcare services when they need them and will not use a patient’s unvaccinated status as a reason to deny access to its healthcare facilities.

More work needs to be done helping people spend their savings in retirement, the Society of Actuaries says.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has accepted the resignation of its director of capital markets who has taken up the top role at the New Zealand Financial Markets Association.

Westpac NZ has been pinged by the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) for having insufficient banking expertise among its board of directors.

nib New Zealand has received Rainbow Tick accreditation which recognises the steps nib has taken to create a more inclusive and supportive workplace for LGBTTQIA+ employees and allies.

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders could get a shock as rising interest rates start to bite in the next 12 months.

[What the bank said] The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate in a bid to reduce monetary stimulus.

Lindsay Wright has stepped down from the board of directors at Smartshares and has been replaced by the chief financial and corporate officer of NZX Limited.

The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has started consultation on debt-to-income ratios, but added a new, and more sensible option.