The death of both parents when he was age 19 led Andy Andrews to a string of bad choices resulting in becoming homeless. One night under a pier on the Gulf Coast, he met an elderly man who gave him three biographies of successful people. Reading these and many more biographies, he identified seven decisions that led these people to greatness. Andrews altered his destiny for the better when he began to apply these decisions to his life:

Sovereign is the first New Zealand insurer to team up with Best Doctors, a worldwide network that offers patients and doctors a comprehensive medical review of serious illnesses by recognised health experts.

Gender inequality still an issue in financial services

ANZ National Bank has followed ASB and increased its short term home loan rates for both its banks.

If ASB had not kicked off mortgage rate increases yesterday, then the Reserve Bank would have started thinking in terms of boosting the Official Cash Rate (OCR) 0.5% in July simply to force the response it wants, says BNZ economist Tony Alexander.

Dorchester Finance says the Securities Commission’s tardy response to the offer documents for its restructuring are unhelpful.

South Canterbury Finance plans to trim its reliance on debentures and has no aspirations to be a bank.