Chubb has appointed David Morrow as Country President for New Zealand.

ANZ Bank NZ chief economist Sharon Zollner has some advice for people who want house prices to be more affordable: “be careful what you wish for,” she told the Financial Advice New Zealand's Thrive conference in Wellington.

Fidelity Life is seeking applications for the 2024 intake of its Career connect financial adviser training programme, with a new scholarship on offer for aspiring women advisers.

Although the major banks are dropping their home loan interest rates, there are few buyers on the ground for the log jam of homes for sale in Auckland.

Helping clients through the claims process has made Katrina Church a better insurance adviser, she says.

The number of homeowners behind in their mortgage repayments hit more than 21,800 last month, data from credit company Centrix show.

New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show $3.4 billion of mortgage lending in January.

Pepper Money says it has been able to complete the acquisition of the HSBC New Zealand mortgage portfolio and to integrate it without needing any additional full-time employees.
 

SBS Wealth is expanding its team of experts. Financial services leader Dennis Edel joins the wealth management provider in the newly created role of Chief Client Officer, effective 23 February.

SBS Wealth is expanding its team of experts

Annabelle (Belle) Lewis, a rising star in the financial advising industry, has won the Astute New Member of the Year award.

Westpac charged back into the mortgage market in the December quarter, lending a net $874.4 million in new housing loans after a quiet September quarter when it lent just $88.2 million in new housing loans, according to the Reserve Bank's bank financial strength dashboard.