Online health insurance provider Ezimed is now being offered through a number of insurance brokers and large corporations as well as its own site.

Specialist fund manager has launched the second of its capital protected commodities based funds – COMBI 2.

Finance minister Michael Cullen says not decision have been made on workplace savings schemes yet. However, in a speech to New Zealand's largest trade union.

The new Department of Building and Housing has opened, but with a new minister in charge.

BNZ and its international shares manager Templeton are currently celebrating a decade of partnership together – which must be one of the longer-lasting relationships in the New Zealand funds management industry.

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Stobo report delayed - slightly, St Laurence gets a rating, ASB's new savings account, Aussies keep fund to themsleves, New Morningstar reports and the latest on the FPIA Conference.

ASB Bank has launched a new savings account which has high interest rates, not fees and phone and internet access.

St Laurence Mortgages has been given a B3 credit rating and recognised as investment grade by international corporate ratings agency Rapid Ratings.

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