Liberty Financial has appointed two senior executives to head its New Zealand operations, which includes Mike Pero Mortgages.

Non-bank lender Liberty, which owns Mike Pero Mortgages, has appointed a new chief executive in New Zealand.

Former Sovereign chief executive Symon Bewis-Weston finished up with the company and has returned to Australia. In the meantime an interim CEO has been appointed.

The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.5 percent.

New ANZ Group chief executive Shayne Elliott has announced a number of changes to his leadership team, some of which also mean changes in New Zealand, including a promotion for John Body.

ANZ has made some changes to its management team which sees current head of Wealth, John Body, promoted to a new role.

In this guest Blog Hamilton-based adviser Carey Church says MBIE have put up many good ideas in its Options Paper on the review of the Financial Advisers Act, but much of the debate about the options has been on just one topic.

A rush of interest from investors meant slim pickings for those looking to put their money into Lending Crowd's loans around Christmas.

The NZ Super Fund, the global investment fund set up to help pre-fund national superannuation, returned 6.5% over 2015, increasing in size by $2 billion to end the calendar year at $29.5 billion.

Southern Cross is adding an allowance for prophylactic treatment and increasing the surgical claim limit on most of its plans.

KiwiSaver's first-home withdrawal function is a practical solution and a reflection of the reality of New Zealand house prices, providers say.