Mortgage Express has hired Ken Cochrane, a former banker at Westpac, as an adviser in Otago.

Stewart Financial Group has been ordered to pay a former employee $2,000 in costs for Employment Relations Authority proceedings it subsequently withdrew.

Salt beefs up its team with the appointment of a former AMP Capital manager.

After returning $50m to its members during level four lockdown, Southern Cross today announced a surplus.

Russell Hutchinson asks what standard of advice do you want to offer your clients.

Resimac has issued a $300 million residential mortgage backed security, providing funding and liquidity to the non-bank as it grows market share in New Zealand.

New Zealanders who are apprehensive about buying property should be spurred on to take the jump as record low mortgage rates and a lesson from the current world backdrop settle in, argues iConsult’s Satyan Mehra*.

A family who complained that a financial adviser was wrong to reduce his client’s life insurance cover on his instructions has had their complaint rejected by the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman.

Asteron Insurance Index reveals many SMEs couldn’t find an adviser even if they wanted to.

Cigna has announced a multi-benefit discount affecting new policy customers

A new report shows that the vast majority of New Zealand investors now have a commitment to responsible or ethical investing.

Advisers fear major banks are prioritising direct mortgage applications over broker-led home loans, as turnaround times worsen. 

The former head of portfolio construction at Sanlam Investments joins Kiwi Wealth as asset allocation strategist.