Financial Advice New Zealand numbers have lifted during the lockdown – but there’s a warning that there might be a slump ahead.

Hopefully, we are getting closer and closer to the end of lockdown and a return to normal times, not that I expect they will be normal than before.

Mortgage rates continue to plummet to record-lows, with Kiwibank launching a one-year home loan at 2.65%.

The Adviser Platform has launched a specialist Claims Committee to help advisers manage tricky claims.

The much-needed increase in housing supply is being hindered by new legislation relating to rental properties, warns NZ Property Investors Federation executive officer Sharon Cullwick.

ASB has stolen a march on its big four rivals with the launch of a 2.69% two-year mortgage rate, a new record-low.

BNZ is sticking to a tight lending policy for mortgage borrowers, despite the Reserve Bank's decision to scrap LVR restrictions.

Australian non-bank Pepper Money provided 600 home loans in its first year in New Zealand, as it targets expansion over the next 12 months. 

You can have meetings with clients again – but don’t expect to shake their hands.

New Zealand’s insurance industry has responded well to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the impact of that on its clients, the Financial Markets Authority’s director of banking and insurance, Clare Bolingford, says.

ANZ has cut its one year special home loan rate to 2.79%, the lowest ever in the New Zealand market.

A strategic alliance between JP Morgan and Craigs Investment Partners should bring New Zealand advisers more access to global research, Craigs' managing director Frank Aldridge says.