OnePath and ASB remain the dominant players in the KiwiSaver market, with 45.40% of KiwiSaver assets between them, according to the Morningstar KiwiSaver Performance Survey for the June quarter.

Heartland Building Society has increased its capital raising by $3 million to $58 million to finance its purchase of PGG Wrightson Finance.

NZ Funds Management founders Gerald Siddall and Russell Tills have sold down their ownership in the business to the current managers.

Whether commission payments lead to conflicts of interest or not is immaterial all the time the perception exists, according to Berry Financial Services managing director Julie Berry.

Total KiwiSaver membership topped the 1.75 million mark in June despite a downturn in the sign-up rate, according to KiwiSaver provider Tower Investments.

Stevens follows Moses; Review of practice standards; More market commentary; Why Fish! is good.

The Institute of Financial Advisers has appointed Joe Grayland into the new role of Professional Development Director.

FMA chief executive Sean Hughes tells advisers who should be run out of town; acknowledges the Cowboy ads ruffled feathers and issues a challenge to advisers.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has laid 11 charges under the Crimes Act against two current and one former director of Capital + Merchant Finance Limited (C+M).

TOWER Investments has made two new key staff appointments sourced from internal recruitment.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services had placed its ‘BB' long-term issuer credit rating on New Zealand-based Credit Union North on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, we have affirmed the short-term rating of ‘B'.

Harbour Asset Management has published its market commentary for July outlining its investment strategy.