New Zealand’s pension system has been rated B- and placed eighth in the world in a new index, with a warning that it’s not sustainable.

SBS Bank has undergone a rebrand and slashed its two year rate as it aims to take on the big four lenders.

It’s in insurers’ interests to make sure that advisers are supported through to the new regime, Asteron Life’s executive manager of life distribution, Graham Hill, says.

Summer KiwiSaver scheme has reduced fees for its specialised cash and fixed interest income-based KiwiSaver funds along with multi-asset-class fund, the Summer Conservative Selection.

Anthony Edmonds' fund business, Implemented Investment Solutions (IIS), has hired a former Salt Asset Management executive.

Advisers are optimistic about the future for Aegis now that ASB has agreed to sell the platform to MMC.

Fletcher Building opened a flash, new, high tech, prefabricated house building factory yesterday. Great things are expected of it, but Miriam Bell ponders what it means for your average investor.

Financial Advice NZ says most advisers plan to remain in the sector under the new licensing regime – and most will take their own licence.

The Mortgage Lab will be an authorised body underneath Kepa's financial advice provider licence under the new regulatory regime. 

Milford Asset Management has launched an innovative new way to pay advisers for giving advice on its popular KiwiSaver funds.

When the Financial Markets Authority looks at the value KiwiSaver fees offer for the fees they charge, it needs to consider the advice provided, one adviser says.

A pickup in the housing market could give the Reserve Bank "pause for thought" over further official cash rate cuts, according to Westpac economists.