Tourism has been one of the industries hardest-hit by the Covid-19 crisis, so Miriam Bell looks into what that means for the regional property markets that are reliant on it.

Advisers have called on banks to lower servicing test rates as home loans plummet to record lows.

All KiwiSaver providers should be required to have a roboadvice offering, kōura founder Rupert Carlyon says.

Life insurer Fidelity Life has announced the resignation of chief executive Nadine Tereora.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to an AFA who made recommendations to clients that they urgently move their investments to low risk funds in the wake of Covid-19.

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KiwiSaver provider Simplicity has launched a 2.5% floating rate mortgage for first home buyers, becoming the cheapest home loan in New Zealand.

The Reserve Bank came out swinging at life insurers in its latest Financial Stability Report, warning that they faced insolvency challenges as low interest rates, minimal growth in premiums and higher rates of cancellation combined.

Partners Life is relaxing some of the underwriting restrictions introduced as the Covid-19 pandemic hit, to ensure that new clients who don’t pose a risk aren’t deterred from taking cover.

The Financial Markets Authority says KiwiSaver providers have been making efforts to advise worried investors during recent market disruption.

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr believes banks have "room to go" to push home loan rates below current record lows.

Former BNZ executive joins Partners Life board.

Loan losses will rise "materially" in the coming months and households could struggle to service deferred mortgages, the Reserve Bank has warned.