Wellington

Press Release: Leading accounting firm Staples Rodway has launched a KiwiSaver scheme that will be available to both their clients and the wider public.

Press Release: NZX has opted to make the maximum 4% employer contribution to its employees' KiwiSaver funds from the 1 July 2007 KiwiSaver launch date.

Press release: Today's launch of the first KiwiSaver television commercial marks another important milestone in helping New Zealanders save for their future, government ministers said today.

Press release: Michael Cullen announces new TV Campaign for Kiwisaver

ANZ is understood to have withdrawn its deadline for cutting commissions to mortgage brokers.

These could be famous last words, but it seems like the debate which has been raging over APBs and what role each association is playing is going to die down for a while.

Standard & Poor's says it has observed an increased pace and urgency for change in New Zealand finance companies, driven mainly by impending regulatory developments.

Press release: National today voted against the Budget legislation, underlining its opposition to the very initiatives that will help to build a stronger economy and a fairer society, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

Auckland

Home Loan Report: Last week had with some good news for borrowers with Kiwibank dropping some of its fixed rate home loans in an effort to capture some of the refinance business in the market.

Bay of Islands

Press release: Westpac New Zealand today announced details of the Westpac KiwiSaver scheme, pledging to help businesses with the Government’s KiwiSaver initiative.

Press release: "Post-budget, it's becoming clearer that for some businesses, the tax cut in last week's budget will be effectively wiped off the books, or at least substantially offset by the cost of KiwiSaver," say Ernst & Young budget spokespeople Jo Doolan and Aaron Quintal.