The past month has seen a significant, across the board, drop in home loan rates.

Absolute Capital's specialist investment solutions are being greeted enthusiastically by investors looking for alternatives to traditional investment techniques.

Three retail alternative investment funds are available to New Zealand investors through Absolute Capital.

Stephen Wilson, chief executive officer, Equitable Group of Companies looks at the security of fixed interest investments.

With increasing concern about the complexities of compliance in the life assurance industry, a growing number of advisers are looking to research houses to independently ‘validate’ the advice they give their clients.

Fairer tax laws for employment based retirement savings and a larger-than-forecast contribution next year to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund make this a super budget for super," Finance and Revenue Minister Michael Cullen says.

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Spicer's Quarterly Strategy Summary paper looks at global investment themes, the outlook for individual sectors and our overall assessment of markets.

The success of Promina’s IPO is a welcome boost for the financial services industry, and indeed may mark a new era – in a number of ways.