KiwiSaver provider AMP says its latest marketing campaign has encouraged more than 100,000 customers in its default fund to make an active choice about their investments.

Financial Advice New Zealand's chief executive says its organisational structure enables adviser voices to be heard - but some in the industry aren't convinced.

Insurance company Fidelity Life has added faces to its teams that support advisers.

CoreLogic has launched an online platform it claims will help digitise the mortgage approval process and speed up home loan applications.

The latest Reserve Bank figures show investors borrowed just $886 million in February, down on the same month in 2017 and 2018, as first home buyers narrow the gap.

Fidelity Life says its new adviser programme will help smooth the way to the new licensing regime.

Fidelity Life says it has not yet determined a path forward for health insurance once its agreement with nib ends on June 30.

"Broken" David Ross faces at least another year in jail after his parole consideration was declined.

The Financial Advisory Disciplinary Council, (FADC) yesterday, prosecuted its first case against an insurance adviser over non-disclosure issues.

Former Resimac New Zealand general manager Adrienne Church says she is excited to be bringing a small business loan offering to mortgage advisers in New Zealand.

Mortgage Express has hired a banker from BNZ to add to its team in the south Auckland area.

BNZ has slashed its two year classic mortgage to 3.99%, but owner-occupiers, rather than investors, will benefit from the sub 4% rate.

Fund managers have been told the status quo can continue in regard to GST on their fees.

The terror attacks last Friday in Christchurch weren't something I was going to write about; but they have dominated the media (rightfully) all week and impacted on financial services too.