Companies with lower carbon emissions have, on average, higher valuations and outperform higher emitters over the long term, a new Carbon Report by Forsyth Barr says.

New Zealand life insurers are unfazed by proposed changes coming for insurance contract law.

Banks will be forced to raise close to $20 billion in extra capital to comply with the Reserve Bank's new requirements, the central bank revealed today.

ASB has changed its official cash rate forecast and now predicts the Reserve Bank will cut rates by just 25 basis points in 2020.

Lifetime has lost just over 20% of its adviser team since the merger with Camelot, its managing director says.

BNZ has added another investment expert to the board of BNZ Investment Services Limited.

Finzo chief executive Nick Stewart worries about the lack of guidance on FAPs and suggests regulators should be taking a stronger line of the upcoming changes.

Finzo CEO Nick Stewart talks: building their own CRM, what their group can offer, and how the future FAP landscape might look.

Finzo CEO Nick Stewart talks: building their own CRM, what their group can offer, and how the future FAP landscape might look.

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The onus of disclosure will shift to insurers under new rules revealed for the insurance sector.

Fund managers who were recognised in this year’s inaugural Good Returns Fund Manager of the Year awards have welcomed the recognition.

Advisers can expect insurance companies to have a more hands-on approach to their relationships with clients, Partners Life managing director Naomi Ballantyne says.

New Zealanders are getting information about how to build wealth, but not how to spend it, a group of actuaries says.