Auckland Council will go offshore for funding with a US$2.5bn Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme arranged by HSBC.

GFNZ Group, formerly Geneva Finance, narrowed its first-half loss to $0.26 million and says collections from its pre-moratorium ledgers, the cause of its losses, are having a reducing impact.

Bankrupt convicted fraudster Allan Ludlow has been banned from setting up, operating or working in the consumer finance industry.

Fund managers move away from shares;Latest Investment Yearbook available

As we get closer to the silly season there’s still plenty of serious action going on in the financial advisory world. Niko Kloeten explains.

 The pressure on health insurance premiums - and how to reduce them - dominated the Southern Cross Medical Care Society annual general meeting this week.

Partners Life estimates that it accounted for around 10% of new insurance business written in the September quarter.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has completed the recruitment of its strategic leadership team with two further appointments, reporting to chief executive Sean Hughes.

The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.50% and given no indication of future movements.

AMP picks up manager from Sovereign for underwriting role.

Newpark has appointed Simon Yarrell as BDM in Christchurch. This is a newly created role due to Newpark's focus on expansion and growth. He will start in January 2012.