Avanti Finance, a mid-sized finance company has expanded its balance sheet by buying the entire shares in its sister company Galatos to make it a wholly-owned charging subsidiary.

Financial Dispute Resolution's (FDR's) complaint fees are lower than the Dispute Resolution table said in the current issue of ASSET magazine.

Business Finance, partly owned by Liberty Financial, has had its ratings revised from negative to stable by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

HSBC has appointed Paul Bloxham as chief economist for New Zealand and Australia.

All South Canterbury Finance (SCF) debenture and deposit holders will receive full repayment of their investment and applicable interest next Wednesday.

John Banks is to become executive chairman of Huljich Wealth Management and says he is looking forward to the new role.

Huljich Wealth Management says it has strengthened its investment team by appointing Mark Ford as its chief investment officer.

The Board of Fidelity Life has appointed Grant Samuel & Associates as an independent adviser for the proposed takeover bid from Tower, in accordance with the Takeovers Code.

Auditor-General Lyn Provost will complete a performance audit of the Crown's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme which ended earlier this week.

AMP has decided not to wait for the ISI or the government to push advisers to a fee-for-service model and unveiled its own plans.

This case study looks at a complaint about a life insurance death claim and issues around the payment of interest from the Insurance and Savings Ombudsman (ISO) annual report.