An InvestNow survey of investors has found 38% of respondents don’t know what taxes apply to their investments.

Olga Nicholson joins Liberty as an underwriter.

The government's Kiwibank accounted for 19.2% of net new mortgage lending in the June quarter and for 18.8% of new lending in the year ended June.

Chubb Life chief executive plans to retire next year after 40 years in the life insurance industry.

Amid a slow housing market, mortgage advisers are diversifying into small business loans, tapping into a $20bn industry and becoming one-stop shops for their clients' financial needs.

FNZ founder Adrian Durham steps down as group chief executive, as the firm raises another US$1 billion of capital.

Heartland Group's reverse mortgages continued to grow at 20% through its 2024 financial year, the same rate as in 2023, but its online-only home loans fell by 0.6%.

nib New Zealand saw revenue up but profits down in the 12 months to June 30.

Pepper Money has appointed a business development manager.

TSB has copped a $2.47 million penalty for historic breaches of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA).

NZFSG has split its distribution team as Loan Market builds a dedicated support network.

It appears the housing market is already responding to falling wholesale interest rates with the dollar value of new mortgage commitments in July up 18.4% to $6.7 billion from June and up 33.1% from July 2023, according to Reserve Bank data.