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Investors hunt for bargains

Wed, Jun 10th 2020 09:30AM

AMP ditches offices

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Investors hunt for bargains

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Shake-up for Lifetime

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nib extends its COVID-19 member support package

nib is extending its Covid-19 member and community support package for an additional three months to make sure its members continue to stay safe and healthy by maintaining their private health cover as New Zealand recovers from the pandemic.

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nib extends its COVID-19 member support package

[GRTV] FAP or Fiction?

What questions do advisers need to ask before joining someone eles's FAP? Melanie Purdey has some answers.

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Optimism about level one; First Mortgage Trust makes key hires

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First Mortgage Trust makes business development hires

Non-bank lender First Mortgage Trust has made a series of new business development hires across the country.

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First Mortgage Trust makes business development hires

Advisers optimistic about alert level one

Mortgage advisers are cautiously optimistic about the move to alert level one, as businesses return to normality across the country.

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Advisers optimistic about alert level one

Adviser sector facing lumpy income, uncertain times – and opportunities

New Zealand’s financial adviser industry has been able to showcase its value proposition to consumers in a way that it might previously have taken three to five years to achieve, adviser coach Tony Vidler says.

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Adviser sector facing lumpy income, uncertain times – and opportunities

OMNIMax and BNZ work together to help BNZ customers get the most out of KiwiSaver

A few simple tweaks to your KiwiSaver investment, like choosing the right fund or setting a higher contribution rate, can have a big impact on the amount you save.

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OMNIMax and BNZ work together to help BNZ customers get the most out of KiwiSaver

New record-low rate at 2.55%; What will alert level one mean for landlords?

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Non-Bank help for Advisers is here!

Solutions Out Sourced is a specialised non-bank support service about to launch this week, aimed at helping mortgage advisers achieve their client’s goals, when the banks say no.

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CoFI submitters: Slow down

New Zealand’s financial services sector has asked for more time to be spent on developing the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill – and warned there could be unintended consequences of the bill in its current form.

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Covid-19 rattles investor confidence

Covid-19 has shaken New Zealand investors' confidence, the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey shows.

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COMMENT: Will level one mean level one for residential landlords?

Cabinet is considering a move to alert level one tomorrow, so does that mean it will all be back to normal for New Zealand's 290,000 rental property owners and managers, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler* asks.

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COMMENT: Will level one mean level one for residential landlords?

RBNZ 'doing its job'

There is industry acceptance of Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr raising concerns about life insurer insolvency.

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nib Foundation supports Lifeline to the tune of $150,000

To support the growing mental health needs of Kiwis emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, Lifeline Aotearoa has increased its service capacity thanks to a $150,000 grant from nib foundation, the charitable arm of nib New Zealand (nib).

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