We now have a complete picture of life insurance business written in the December quarter which includes Partners Life's numbers.

OnePath Life has made some changes to its sales team

Thursday is likely to mark a major turning point for the mortgage broker industry in New Zealand.

Finally, a better answer for life and health sales

With a Phase 1 version in use by 400 advisors, Konnect's SureApp service is already taking hassle out of life and health insurance applications - and is on track to cut average application turnaround from 35 to 14 days.

TNP's new professional association aims to have about 100 members by the end of this year, but has just cracked double-digits.

The Crown's finance company clean up company has six new directors.

HSBC Premier has announced it is dropping its one year fixed interest rate by 36 basis points to 5.29%, the lowest rate offered by a New Zealand bank in at least a decade.

Sovereign has made three new appointments to its Home Loans and Investments division, signalling a growth commitment in the mortgage and investment side of the business.

The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5%.

New business in most product categories of life insurance written in the December quarter fell compred to previous periods.

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