Financial Advice NZ, is breathing a sigh of relief that the Government's latest set of rule making for the industry appears to be relatively benign.

Another layer of State oversight of the lending industry is taking shape.

Financial Advice New Zealand has taken further steps to develop its continuing education programme.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has finalised the document it will use for advisers to complete their annual regulatory returns.

ASB has reported a cash net profit after tax (NPAT) of $822 million for the half year to the end of 2022.

The Government has moved to ease the impact of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) on storm damaged properties.

Financial advisers in Australia have been told the regulations that control their work are complex, difficult to understand and difficult to comply with.

Advisers have been told they should make public information more easily accessible for their clients.

John Bolton, has come up with ways to make the coming loans crunch marginally less painful for borrowers, even if it will still hurt a lot.

The new Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs believes the finance industry shares some of the blame for problems with the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA).

Financial advisers have been told not to be deterred by the volume of professional development requirements that are imposed on them.

The new minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs thinks the finance industry must share responsibility for problems with the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA).

The falling housing market is hitting the mortgage industry hard, according to new figures from the credit agency, Centrix.

Economists say interest rates may not rise as high as previously forecast following today's employment numbers.

Borrowers might be in for a brief respite from remorseless pressure to push interest rates ever higher, according to an  economist.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has indicated it still has some way to go to win overwhelming support from the sector it oversees.