Weekly Home Loan report: The home loan price war many were expecting to rage this spring and summer has been somewhat quiet at the moment.

St Laurence has launched a $10 million capital notes offer to fund its growing lending, funds management and asset management business activities.

The Inland Revenue Department is set to to hire up to 400 staff to administer KiwiSaver.

AXA is looking at creating a new insurance advisory business by bringing together some of its top risk writers into a single company.

UPDATED: Accountancy firm Ernst and Young has come out swinging against the fair dividend rate (FDR) tax regime for international investments. But the Minister of Revenue swings back.

A code of practice is to be introduced to govern home equity release schemes to avoid some of the problems these products have run into in other markets.

New report on tax changes out, Barramundi off to a flyer, ING closes $600 mill fund.

Instant Finance has been given a B3 ‘Investment Grade’ rating by the local successor to global corporate credit rating agency Rapid Ratings.

ING has finally won the FundSource Fund Manager of the year award after years of being a finalist.

The official KiwiSaver website http://www.kiwisaver.govt.nz/ is now live, providing information on the long term saving scheme that includes provision for first home subsidies.

The Reserve Bank has elected to keep the official cash rate at 7.25%, although some economists expected it to rise today.