AIA has decided to enter the consumer credit insurance market – a market currently estimated to be worth in excess of $200 million annually.

Bridgecorp is gradually moving up Rapid Ratings ratings scale and is now considered “borderline investment grade”.

Wellington

Auckland

Macquarie launches Highpoint and commits itself to New Zealand, as does the PIS group. SeniorCare Property Fund looks to build more units, ASB grows in tight market.

Rapid Ratings says the top 50 companies listed on the stock exchange are in a healthier state than they were a year ago.

The conference committee recently approved and signed off on the soon-to-be-released registration brochure for the 2005 FPIA conference

The full programme of business sessions for Success Forum 2005 is detailed here.

Auckland

Tony Silverthorne will be speaking at this meeting.

There has been a lot of attention given recently to capital protected products, and their benefits versus costs

Wellington

The traditional summer slow down in property sales is reflected in Barfoot & Thompson’s January sales results.