Advisers will need to do a better job of explaining their no-fee, no-obligation model under the new regulatory regime, according to adviser Hamish Patel.

Mike Pero Mortgages has added a new franchise owner and an adviser in the north island.

The game is about to change for property investors.

Fidelity Life is rolling out a new commission model which has persistency at the heart of its offering.

Mortgage borrowers need to start hedging against the risk that interest rates will rise and move in "unpredictable" ways, according to economist Tony Alexander.

A second tier lender has launched a new first mortgage fund to provide loans to property developers.

A Wellington tenant’s financial difficulties during the Covid-19 lockdowns has led to the Tenancy Tribunal considering legal issues around early lease terminations.

Alvarium has taken full control over ethical investment manager Pathfinder.

Second tier lender Pearlfisher Capital has launched a new first mortgage fund for lending to property developers.

A Wellington state house tenant who tried to hang on to her rented home for a year, while out of the country, with no fixed return date, has been forced to give up the lease.

A roster of new names has jumped on board at Loan Market across the north and south islands.

Chuck Slogrove, founder of CRM provider Trail and new aggregator the Kiwi Adviser Network, says he created the new group due to a “lack of leadership” from the industry on key issues.

Newly-released data from the Reserve Bank shows that mortgage lending surpassed $6 billion in January, the highest ever total for that month.