Calls are increasing for Parliament to finally pass the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill so advisers can get on with the changes.

Financial adviser association SiFA says the working group developing a new code of conduct has abrogated its duty under the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill - and that's just one of its problems.

ANZ has announced its lowest home lending interest rates on record – 3.95% for a fixed one-year term.

In our second show from the Financial Advice NZ conference Good Returns talks with popular keynote speakers Don Connelly and Michael Harrison.

Five adviser associations have agreed on six points about the proposed Code of Professional Conduct for advisers and reported jointly to the working group.

AMP Capital adds to its fixed interest team as demands come from growth and regulatory change.

Interested in testing the commercial property waters? Property Managers Group (PMG) has just put its largest retail offer in its diversified, unlisted commercial property fund on to the market.

Mortgage fintech company Valocity, whose platform links borrowers, advisers and banks with property valuers, has been nominated for a prestigious global technology award.

Former IFA president Nigel Tate has resigned from his positions with Financial Advice NZ.

Training institutions are readying themselves for an influx of advisers needing to attain the level five certificate in financial services.

The Official Cash Rate (OCR) remains at 1.75%. We expect to keep the OCR at this level through 2019 and into 2020.

Economists believe the Reserve Bank has adopted a slightly more hawkish stance on the OCR, but say the unchanged forecast suggests a continued low interest rate environment.

The Official Cash Rate (OCR) remains at 1.75%. We expect to keep the OCR at this level through 2019 and into 2020.

As expected the Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate at its record low. The central bank says downside risks to the economy remain and the OCR will stay at "an expansionary level for a considerable period". Here's what RBNZ said in full: