For the first time in a single quarter building work across the country has passed $7 billion.

AIA NZ will waiver the first month’s premium on qualifying new policies as a way to support both advisers and customers during the current Covid-19 outbreak.

New Zealand is fast becoming a world leader in responsible investing with responsible investment assets growing at twice the pace of other managed investments.

House prices are unlikely to boom after the country comes out of the current lockdown, according to QV forecasts. Sally Lindsay has a round-up of the latest region-by-region House Price Index figures.

Special mortgage rates held steady in August following a significant increase between June to July, according to new Reserve Bank data.

The Reserve Bank's second in command, deputy governor Geoff Bascand, will leave his role in early 2022, the central bank has confirmed.

Responsible investment assets growing at twice the pace of other managed investments.

High school students now have access to a new life and health insurance tool provided by Partners Life to help improve financial literacy.

International fund manager, Fiducian has established its footing in New Zealand with six of its funds being available on platform.

The Covid lockdown had a small dampening effect but no significant impact on Auckland’s residential property sales last month.

ASB has promised to honour pricing for home loan customers unable to settle during alert level four, after advisers claimed the bank had forced some borrowers to reapply.

BNZ have gone live with MMC’s registry services to support its default KiwiSaver scheme.