Non-bank lender Bluestone has announced a move into prime lending in Australia as it looks to ramp up its fledgling prime business in New Zealand.

Bluestone and NZFSG/Loan Market have gone live with straight-through processing in an effort to reduce turnaround times.

There is potential for investors to miss out on returns if increasingly cautious fund managers pull back from markets, MJW actuary Ben Trollip says.

Adviser group Finzo has appointed a new compliance officer.

Investors who lose money in Ponzi schemes could find it harder to recover it under changes to insolvency laws announced by Government.

Financial markets are pricing in a 50% chance of an official cash rate cut next week, down from 90% odds just a week ago.

AIA has been named one of only 20 companies globally to have achieved the highest-impact business transformations over the last decade.

The Government wants to get rid of “no-cause” tenancy terminations. Auckland Property Investors Association vice president Peter Lewis explains why that is a bad idea.

The Reserve Bank is flagging the potential for insurers to be required to hold more capital.

Partners Life has expanded its distribution team to ensure the company can better support advisers and their businesses.

Westpac New Zealand has reported a net profit of $964 million in the year to September, a 3% increase on the previous year, boosted by a 5% increase in home lending.

Nikko Asset Management's latest board appointment brings 25 years' experience at some of the world's biggest financial institutions.

If you think the new Code of Conduct for financial advisers in New Zealand is bad, go and have a read of the Australian version.

Westpac New Zealand has retained its accreditation to use its own capital model after completing a "remediation process" enforced by the Reserve Bank.