Christchurch (two dates)

Some advisers are asking what the future ownership structure of Fidelity Life will be now its founder, and major shareholder, Gordon Watson has passed away.

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Rockforte Finance the minnow finance company caught up in last year's liquidation of the Jeans Jones retail chain, has become the fourth lender guaranteed by the government to fail.  

The latest KiwiSaver Performance Survey results from Morningstar.

Asteron has made three key appointments which it says are fundamental to Asteron's support of non-aligned advisers under the new regulatory regime and to a continued commitment to the intermediated market.

The competition for deposits in the 12-month to two-year space tightened this week as financial institutions hiked their offers to attract money maturing over the next two years.

Insights on where the KiwiSaver market is headed.

In this interview, TOWER Investments CEO Sam Stubbs discusses trends emerging in the KiwiSaver market. An expert on the managed funds industry, Sam has recently been appointed to the government's advisory International Fund Services Development Group chaired by Craig Stobo.

Investors in Nathans Finance may be in for tougher times ahead with the latest update on the failed finance company’s receivership flagging a “significant loss” for debenture holders.