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ANZ's Zollner: be careful what you wish for on house prices

ANZ Bank NZ chief economist Sharon Zollner has some advice for people who want house prices to be more affordable: “be careful what you wish for,” she told the Financial Advice New Zealand's Thrive conference in Wellington.

Thu, Mar 7th 2024 06:42AM

Insurance

Fidelity Life opens door to new advisers

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Mortgage Rates Commentary

Unsold houses flood the market; BNZ reduced its six months to two years rates

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TMM - News

Interest rates drop, unsold houses flood the market

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Claims a valuable learning tool

Helping clients through the claims process has made Katrina Church a better insurance adviser, she says.

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Mortgage arrears rising but still low; Mortgage lending grows but still soft

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Mortgage arrears rising but still low

The number of homeowners behind in their mortgage repayments hit more than 21,800 last month, data from credit company Centrix show.

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Mortgage lending grows but still soft

New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show $3.4 billion of mortgage lending in January.

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Rates are starting to move - down; Checking in on Pepper

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Pepper says HSBC acquisition integrated without need of more staff

Pepper Money says it has been able to complete the acquisition of the HSBC New Zealand mortgage portfolio and to integrate it without needing any additional full-time employees.

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Pepper says HSBC acquisition integrated without need of more staff

Dennis Edel Takes Helm as SBS Wealth’s Chief Client Officer

SBS Wealth is expanding its team of experts. Financial services leader Dennis Edel joins the wealth management provider in the newly created role of Chief Client Officer, effective 23 February.

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Dennis Edel Takes Helm as SBS Wealth’s Chief Client Officer

Three from Kiwi Wealth move to SBS Wealth

SBS Wealth is expanding its team of experts

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Three from Kiwi Wealth move to SBS Wealth

Perseverance and hard work pay off

Annabelle (Belle) Lewis, a rising star in the financial advising industry, has won the Astute New Member of the Year award.

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Westpac loaded up on home loans in the Dec Qtr after a quiet period

Westpac charged back into the mortgage market in the December quarter, lending a net $874.4 million in new housing loans after a quiet September quarter when it lent just $88.2 million in new housing loans, according to the Reserve Bank's bank financial strength dashboard.

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Westpac loaded up on home loans in the Dec Qtr after a quiet period

Find out who is new to the industry

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Bizcap appoints NZ general manager

Australian small business lender appoints its first New Zealand general manager.

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[GRTV] New report looks at ways to improve access to financial advice + VIDEO

Fidelity Life chief executive Campbell Mitchell discusses the finding of a new new report into financial advice take up and outlines things that need to change.

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