Wellington

Napier

Auckland

Depositrates.co.nz News Round Up: Yellow Pages offer halved, Fitch clarifies PFG rating, Instant Finance keeps its B3 rating and S&P drops SAIL rating.

Weekly Rates Update: Investors and savers had plenty of news to digest last week, not least the string of failures or non-failures. Adding to this was a series of rate increases.

The former chairman of Mike Pero Mortgages, Abby Foote, is heading a new business which could be described as the TradeMe version of the home loan world.

Hamilton

Minister speeds up introduction of new adviser rules, Dorchester to sell Equity. Comment: Supporting advisers.

Strategic Finance has reported an audited net profit after tax of $30 million for the year ending June 30. This is an increase of $7.2 million (31.8%) from last year's figure of $22.8 million.

Auckland

UPDATED: Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel has announced she will be taking steps pending proposed law changes aimed at reforming the non-bank finance sector.

Flexibility, transparent costs and leading advice are the cornerstones behind kiwiSTART, ABN AMRO Craigs new superannuation initiative just launched.
Press Release

Wellington

Ratings are an important tool all investors looking to put money onto deposit need to understand.

Sharebrokers ABN Amro Craigs have launched its KiwiSaver product which, it says, gives investors flexibility in terms of product selection.

Home Loan Report: Sometimes it seems pretty clear where markets are at and what sort of strategy borrowers should take with their home loans.