KiwiSaver provider Kōura Wealth appoints new head of distribution.

Shared home equity schemes including leasehold and rent-to-own options, as well as third-party contributions towards a deposit, could help arrest the long-term decline in home ownership in New Zealand, according to a report by Deloitte commissioned by Westpac.

In a rare move, the four main banks have stopped mortgage pre-approvals as approval times blow out.

The impression banks are being tough on mortgage lending and have not loosened their criteria is a misconception, says mortgage adviser Kris Pedersen.

The Adviser Platform (TAP) has added two new team members following a period of growth.

Fidelity Life, has entered into a new collaboration with global InsureTech provider UnderwriteMe to leverage its technology, data, and analytics for their new and improved online application tool, E-App.

The New Zealand sharemarket – which has long struggled with a weakening economy and tight monetary policy – hit a 17-month high as some of the leading stocks came to the party late in the day.

ANZ Investments is replacing MFS Institutional Advisors (MFS) with BlackRock Investment Management (Australia).

All eyes this week will be on the Consumer Price Index data in the wake of the Reserve Bank’s slight change in mood on when interest rates will come down.

Auckland-based mortgage adviser Kris Pedersen can’t understand why Resimac left the market.