Non-bank lender, RESIMAC Home Loans, is paying mortgage advisers an additional 20 basis points of upfront commission on selected products in the lead up to Christmas.

Ralph Stewart's plans to create and launch a variable annuities product have been given a major boost.

ANZ Investments says KiwiSaver members missed out on $400 million in member tax credits from the Government in the last year.

This week got accused of bank bashing. It's a topic I wanted to discuss because the role of banks in the financial advice space will be the centre of much debate as we head into a review of the Financial Advisers Act next year.

While the Reserve Bank is not indicating when it next expects to increase the OCR, markets are picking the move will come in seven months time.

Economists’ predictions that the Reserve Bank would hold the official cash rate at 3.50% have proved to be correct.

OCR unchanged at 3.5 percent

Economists’ predictions that the Reserve Bank would hold the official cash rate at 3.50% have proved to be correct.

Newpark managing director Darren Gannon says the insurance sector needs to regulate itself before it’s too late.