The University of Auckland Business School has established a new Retirement Policy and Research Centre aimed at looking at the social and economic pressures caused by the coming retirement of baby boomers.

Many readers may have seen an article which suggested that the proposed tax changes to managed funds may encourage savers on high marginal tax rates to switch from term deposits to managed funds.

Weekly Home Loan Report: The trend for rising home loan rates has continued over the past week and it looks like they will keep rising for a while longer until falls begin again.

e-Commerce infrastructure provider InvestmentLink is supportive of the KiwiSaver proposals announced by the government, but says there needs to be changes and it will “need consolidated support and industry investment” to succeed.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has made four new appointments

Listed investment trust Kingfish has had a strong year, providing good returns for both investors and the manager - Fisher Funds Management.

Southern Cross is increasing its base-rate premiums by an average 6.5% for the 2006/2007 financial year, blaming rising healthcare costs and growing demand for treatment from an aging population for the rises.

This How to Invest section of www.depositrates.co.nz is designed to help readers understand some of the issues around putting money into interest-bearing investments.

KPMG questions the sustainability of some finance companies in the face of an economic slowdown.

New international manager for BT, Advisers react strongly to comments, Retail participation in hedge funds a worry, Two gongs for Tyndall, GCN rating affirmed.