NZF group chief operating officer, Adrienne Smith, has resigned from the business after being head-hunted by another organisation.

Former Fisher Funds chief investment officer Warren Couillault has confirmed to Good Returns that he plans to set up a new funds management business by the end of the year.

Naomi Ballantyne has accepted a directorship position on the Newpark board.

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The Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) has reappointed Sean Carroll as chair of the board, while Ralph Stewart, chief executive of AXA New Zealand, has been appointed deputy chair.

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Finance company Avanti Finance has been given a BB- rating by Standard & Poor's, and a negative outlook.

ANZ has moved to acquire the 49% of ING in Australia and New Zealand that it doesn't already own for A$1.76 billion.

ANZ has moved to acquire the 49% of ING in Australia and New Zealand that it doesn't already own for A$1.76 billion.

Law firm Chapman Tripp doesn't believe that the recent case against an adviser's recommendation to an elderly client about investing in Bluechip will set a precedent for the industry.

Securities Commission chairman Jane Diplock has lamented investors' unwillingness to cut their losses and walk away from failed ventures, resulting in a number of finance companies going into moratorium when receivership would have been a better option.