The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has a new chief investment officer (CIO).

Advisers have won some concessions in the new rules governing discretionary investment management.

Philip Macalister introduces the latest additon to mortgagerates.co.nz - Mortgage Rates Radio. In this audio clip Philip takes a different look at last week's OCR announcement, discusses home loan rate changes and asks some questions about one non-bank lender.

Here we wrap up some of the key comments made by economists (and the Green Party) on yesterday's Official Cash Rate increase and the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement.

The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate 25 basis points to 3.25%, as expected, but has given little away about future increases.

Ralph Stewart is hoping to have his business, NZ Income Guarantee up and running by October this year after gaining some key support including a potential backer.

Complaints about financial advisers are often caused by miscommunication and misunderstanding, the Insurance and Savings Ombudsman says.