Westpac has come out in support of Labour's proposal for a capital gains tax and says if the centre-left ran the next government then we can expect fewer interest rate rises in the next two years.

Risk management advice and solutions provider Triplejump has appointed two new high-profile directors to its board as it prepares to apply to join the NZX’s new trading platform for growth stocks.

More detail has been revealed about the disclosure requirements for managed funds, including KiwiSaver schemes, equity securities, debt securities and derivatives under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.

New Zealanders with a mortgage have even more enthusiasm for compulsory KiwiSaver than New Zealanders generally, says the Financial Services Council.

NZCU South has appointed a new chief executive.

Former mortgage broker Kerry Buddle has changed her plea to guilty when she appeared in the Wellington District Court this week on fraud charges.

Michael Dowling will replace Nigel Tate as president of the Institute of Financial Advisers.

Loan-to-value restrictions have moderated house price inflation and credit growth in the six months since they were implemented, the Reserve Bank says.

The New Zealand Debt Management Office has updated its domestic bond programme in line with today’s Budget.

Housing affordability received limited attention in the 2014 Budget, revealed today.