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Competition in the home loan market has shifted back to the fixed rate terms with the Bank of New Zealand making major cuts to its fixed rates.

Sharesight launches in Australia; Absolute return index showing strong performance; Super fund performs well on global responsible investing

Loan Market New Zealand has a new business development manager.

Brook Asset Management has announced two senior appointments to its investment team.

Slade Robertson will join the business as a Senior Portfolio Manager and Andrew Mortimer as a Senior Research Analyst.

Hanover’s investors will find out today details of the company’s restructure package, which is likely to include significant shareholder support, along with plans to repay debenture holders all their principal.

Beliefs are the premises and assumptions that we hold about how the world works, like how we should behave and what we’re capable of. They are very powerful because we hold our beliefs to be “the truth,” and so they become the truth for us, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies.

Tracey Berry, consultant to Kiwibank since May on PIE, KiwiSaver, Insurance and Wealth Management has recently accepted their new role of General Manager Wealth.

Morningstar has reassessed Brook Asset Management's fund ratings following the news that two of its founders are leaving, and decided to put them on hold. Last week Brook announced its co-founders Simon Botherway and Paul Glass were leaving the firm.

Gold Coast, Australia

Market statistics for life insurance at the end of September 2008, released by the Investment Savings & Insurance Association, showed a strong 9.5% increase over the past year. Total premiums for inforce life insurance policies increased to $1.512 billion compared with $1.381 billion as at 30 September 2007.

ANZ National get a guarantee; KiwiSaver a priority for National; Comment: Changes, changes, changes; Pure performance for portfolio