The New Zealand economy is still in good shape, even though it's technically in recession former prime minister and chair of ANZ Bank John Key says.

TSB Bank has appointed chief financial officer Gordon Davidson as acting chief executive from July 28 when current CEO Donna Cooper departs.

Chubb, formerly Cigna, has launched a new insurance product to help protect small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) called Assurance Extra Business, the company told a conference for advisers last week.

If you want affordable housing, it isn’t a choice between whether people should be able to build townhouses and apartments downtown or subdivisions at the city’s fringes.

NZX recruits from broking firm to fill vacant Smartshares CEO role.

Tenants should be consulting mortgage advisers in an effort to buy a house as rents skyrocket, says Tim Kearins, Century 21 New Zealand owner.

All financial advisers are being called on to take part in a second research survey to better understand their mental health and wellbeing.

Partners Life is taking a number of steps to make its policies more affordable, including reducing the underlying rate for yearly renewable term (YRT) accelerated trauma policies by 10%.

The Commerce Commission is to investigate the competitiveness of the banking sector.

The Reserve Bank has begun its search for new external members of its Monetary Policy Committee, with two members’ terms due to expire next year.