ANZ New Zealand chief executive David Hisco says the bank is not looking to sell the OnePath life insurance business.

It's been a big week of news with the OCR and MPS today, plans to change the Reserve Bank's policy targets and of course Westpac's results.

Optimism was the order of the day today, with RBNZ releasing a Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) that was most notable for its positivity.

The end of loan-to-value restrictions could be in sight.

The Reserve Bank has made its final Official Cash Rate Call for the year, here is what the bank had to say about interest rates.

Westpac CEO David McLean explains the bank's latest profit figures, why it won't do loans over 80%, the outlook for the housing market and the importance of mortgage advisers.

Partners Life adds a director to its board who has a technology and innovation background.

It's domino effect time with TSB Chief Executive Officer Kevin Murphy announcing that he will retire in January. 

Advisers are being encouraged to think of investments into Asia as being a useful income generating investment, rather than one for capital appreciation.

The Government is set to introduce an employment objective for the Reserve Bank but that is unlikely to affect the future direction of interest rates.

How to turn a lump sum into retirement income is a question that hasn’t been answered properly anywhere in the world, says Ana-Marie Lockyer, ANZ’s general manager of wealth products.

November is the fifth birthday of nib NZ. GRTV spoke to CEO Rob Hennin about how the business is growing.