Mortgage Link has announced two new members have joined the group - one new adviser and one new business owner.

The Green Party is proposing a seventh default fund which is says will have lower fees and increase members' savings "significantly."

[UPDATED WITH BNZ CHANGES] Now the Rugby World Cup is out of the way banks are starting to get very competitive with their lending offers.

OnePath is altering its adviser remuneration to place a greater focus on persistency, with a new remuneration model that "effectively tops up the amount of upfront commission paid."

Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs) will not be expected to have “detailed written research of the kind undertaken by an investment analyst” when recommending shares to clients.

Financial advisers played a prominent role in the ING frozen funds debacle through mis-selling and poor advisory practice, according to the Banking Ombudsman Services (BOS) annual report.

Westpac and Kiwibank have moved quickly after last week's official cash rate announcement and lowered all their fixed rates. Here we compare the changes to see which one has gone the lowest.

Mortgage Express has announced the appointment of Gary Xie and Darrin Bunt who will join Cooper and Co Real Estate on Auckland’s North Shore.

Labour took a couple of big policy leaps this week, not only - as expected – proposing compulsory KiwiSaver but also lifting the pension age.