Mortgage lending to property investors fell to $1.01 billion last month amid ongoing tightening on interest-only credit, the latest Reserve Bank data shows.

AMP will work through the implications of its life business sale and upcoming wealth IPO with the advisers potentially affected, its New Zealand managing director Blair Vernon says.

AMP is to sell its wealth protection and mature business, AMP Life, to Resolution Life and reinsure its New Zealand retail wealth protection with Swiss Re in a deal worth A$3.45 billion.

It looks like New Zealand's property market may have reached a floor, and the worst could be over for property market activity, argues CoreLogic's head of research Nick Goodall. 

Feedback has been positive to Partners Life's move to step back from high-profile international conference. Now AIA and Sovereign question the future.

The number of hours advisers are required to spend on continuing professional development under the new regime may be a question for professional bodies, the code working group has said.

Australian non-bank lender Homeloans Limited and subsidiary RESIMAC are to merge under a single brand as the company continues to build market share in New Zealand.

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New Zealand’s pension system has been ranked ninth in the world in terms of its ability to meet the needs of a changing population.

With 18 Parliamentary sitting days left this year, the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill is hovering near the bottom of the order paper.

Investment advisers are unfazed by a suggestion that migrants be kept waiting longer for a New Zealand pension.

The Reserve Bank has proposed changes to the way banks report regulatory breaches, to place more focus on serious cases.

Mortgage Room co-founder Paul Fuller says the new draft code of conduct for financial advisers is “fair” for the industry, but admits it is tough on experienced advisers without a level 5 qualification.

Investors dreaming of financial freedom should look to commercial property, argues Jeff Brill who is the author of New Zealand’s first book on commercial property investment since the GFC.