Tower has started the long awaited launch of its new individual and business risk product range – Life 360 and Business 360 – which it expects to put it back into the top part of the insurance market.

People are still confused about which options to take with their home loans and where interest rates are going.

Finance Minister Michael Cullen’s signal he is keen to examine removing the capital gains tax on active managed funds has been welcomed by the financial services industry.

Most New Zealanders are saving enough, economist Grant Scobie has told a Motu Economic & Public Policy Research seminar in Wellington.

The Guardians of New Zealand Super Fund have appointed a second US small-cap growth manager

Christchurch

This year's FundSource Fund Manager of the Year Awards is full of surprises.

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Christchurch

Dunedin

Investors should be extremely cautious about putting a significant proportion of their money into income investments, research house FundSource says.

Shares join residential property as the asset class investors think will provide the best returns.

The New Zealand housing market has cooled slightly from last quarter as interest rates continued to edge upwards and average weekly earnings stayed put, according to the AMP Home Affordability Report for the September quarter.

Christchurch

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