NZX’s Smart’s growth in funds under management (FUM) accelerated in the second-half of 2025 to deliver annual growth of 17.6%.

The Reserve Bank’s new bank capital rules mean that Kiwibank can lend about $20 billion more in home loans or $7 billion more to businesses through to June 30, 2028 than it would have been able to under the previous capital rules.

A new paper on New Zealand Superannuation says that the government could reduce the fiscal impact to 5% of GDP by 2065 by both raising the age of eligibility and by linking payments to the consumers price index (CPI).

The Reserve Bank thinks house prices will rise at a much slower pace during the current recovery than they have in past cycles.

ASB Bank continued to accelerate its mortgage lending at above its market share in the six months ended December and managed to lift its profit margin as well.

Concerns about the increasing concentration within the US benchmark have investors looking for alternatives to S&P 500 index funds.

The Reserve Bank says banks and other deposit takers will need about $5 billion less equity than currently under its new capital rules and that it expects its new settings to be passed on to New Zealanders through increased lending and lower interest rates.

[OPINION] The one thing that newly installed Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has demonstrated is that she isn’t shy of being in the public eye and she is stressing the need for the central bank to exercise transparency and accountability.

The Reserve Bank has probably finished cutting its official cash rate (OCR) after today’s 25 basis point cut to 2.25%, but it could be starting to hike again late next year, according to its latest monetary policy statement.

The Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson has issued her wish list to improve the retirement system, calling for cross party agreement, trialling sidecars and more.

ANZ Bank New Zealand held its reliance on mortgage advisers steady in the six months ended September compared with the six months ended March.

The numbers are showing convincingly that Bank of New Zealand is again shifting away from using mortgage advisers to originate home loans.

Westpac New Zealand accelerated its mortgage lending in the six months ended September, adding a net $1.72 billion in new loans in the six months, up from the $1.51 billion added in the six months ended March. Also, the share of business written by advisers grew.

Two challenger banks from each side of the Tasman say that fast turn-around times and reliability are key factors in doing business with mortgage advisers.

It was ASB’s KiwiSaver offerings’ turn in the limelight in the September quarter with its growth, balanced and conservative funds being the best performers in both the latest quarter and in the year ended Sept 30.

The Reserve Bank has decided the economy needs more help than it had previously forecast by cutting its official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5%.