The major banks are clearly preparing for a rise in bad debts, even as their actual losses to date remain exceptionally low.

Despite fund managers touting ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment principles, a bumper year for fossil fuels saw Kiwi dollars surge into oil and gas stocks.

New Zealand's recession isn't yet showing up in any increase in non-performing mortgages but banks are starting to prepare for it by increasing provisions and it is showing up in the business sector and in the government's tax take, independent economist Cameron Bagrie told a Chubb conference last week.

The New Zealand economy is still in good shape, even though it's technically in recession former prime minister and chair of ANZ Bank John Key says.

TSB Bank has appointed chief financial officer Gordon Davidson as acting chief executive from July 28 when current CEO Donna Cooper departs.

Chubb, formerly Cigna, has launched a new insurance product to help protect small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) called Assurance Extra Business, the company told a conference for advisers last week.

If you want affordable housing, it isn’t a choice between whether people should be able to build townhouses and apartments downtown or subdivisions at the city’s fringes.

NZX recruits from broking firm to fill vacant Smartshares CEO role.

Tenants should be consulting mortgage advisers in an effort to buy a house as rents skyrocket, says Tim Kearins, Century 21 New Zealand owner.

All financial advisers are being called on to take part in a second research survey to better understand their mental health and wellbeing.