The past week has been one of those unusually quiet ones on the home loan rate front. For the first couple of days of the week there was not one change to report. Our experience shows that weeks like this are rare.

Cushing's company gets control of NZ Rural Property Trust, Don't miss out on the FPIA Success Forum, ABS experiences dramatic swings in demand and new product offerings, Salvus shareholder revealed.

Wellington

Salvus Strategic Investments Limited made its debut on the NZSX today having raised a total of $20.1 million.

More people have focused exclusively on paying off their house at the expense of investing in any other form for the future, according to a survey.

Wellington

The Insurance and Savings Ombudsman Karen Stevens has confirmed that there is little her office can do to help people switch superannuation schemes that have lock-in provisions.

Dunedin

Over the past three years, lo-doc lending has emerged as a force in the Australian and New Zealand residential mortgage market. While still a small percentage of the market, based on worldwide trends Bluestone estimates that around 15% of all new lending will be done in a lo-doc format within the next two to three years, with the non-bank sector writing proportionally more of the market.

Over the past three years, lo-doc lending has emerged as a force in the Australian and New Zealand residential mortgage market. While still a small percentage of the market, based on worldwide trends Bluestone estimates that around 15% of all new lending will be done in a lo-doc format within the next two to three years, with the non-bank sector writing proportionally more of the market.

Over the past three years, lo-doc lending has emerged as a force in the Australian and New Zealand residential mortgage market. While still a small percentage of the market, based on worldwide trends Bluestone estimates that around 15% of all new lending will be done in a lo-doc format within the next two to three years, with the non-bank sector writing proportionally more of the market.

Tyndall Investment Management New Zealand Ltd managing director Anthony Quirk comments on the state of the markets.