ANZ has made its acting managing director for retail and business banking a permanent appointment.

It’s been estimated it might cost $10,000 to become licensed as a small adviser business, and then $10,000 a year to operate – but there’s a warning that’s the wrong way to look at it.

Insurer Fidelity Life is dropping some of its customer loyalty discount programmes – partly because it says not many people are aware they existed.

Fisher Funds has made appointments to flesh out its top team.

Heartland has expanded its reverse mortgage business and will now lend against investment properties and second homes, as the product becomes more popular in New Zealand.

Susan Edmunds speaks with Aleksey Mironenko partner and chief distribution officer at Hong Kong-based Premia Partners about what their Asia-focused ETF investment solutions have to offer.

Susan Edmunds speaks to Sam Dickie senior portfolio manager from Fisher Funds about their recent Good Returns Fund Manager of the Year recognition; and gets the low-down on Fisher Funds' investment philosophy and approach for 2020.

Susan Edmunds speaks with Aleksey Mironenko partner and chief distribution officer at Hong Kong-based Premia Partners about what their Asia-focused ETF investment solutions have to offer.

Ratings agency AM Best has reviewed Fidelity Life; here's what they said about the business.

KiwiSaver provider Generate is encouraging advisers to refer clients who are worried about its recent hack back to its website.

NZ Funds has appointed a new principal with responsibility for its advisers.

Aussie non-bank Metrics Credit Partners has entered the New Zealand market, making a series of senior hires to its leadership and lending team. 

AMP Life’s profit has halved in the 12 months to December 31.

ASB economists predict the next OCR tightening cycle will start in early 2022, with interest rates on hold throughout this year and next year.