Savers are expected to need additional support to find a new home for their rainy day funds as term deposit rates continue to slide.

Investment platform Snowball has undergone a makeover and expanded its offering to include managed funds.

Further proof of the ability for ethical investment to deliver strong returns will likely help keep the company’s pipeline flowing, says Pathfinder’s co-founder.

Sector-wide collaboration is needed to find a way to bridge advisor liability gaps for both consumer and advisors’ protection, according to one dispute resolution service.

The AI train is leaving the station but few financial advisors have their bags packed ready for the journey - nor do they necessarily know where they’re headed.

A risk-based funding model for the new depositor compensation scheme will see the four largest banks bear most of the cost of the safety net with smaller entities subject initially to a flat fee.

The KiwiSaver pot grew by $7 billion to $117.6 billion in the third quarter of this year with QuayStreet, Milford and Generate highlighted as some of the strong performers over the long term.

KiwiSaver members expected to ignore market impact of Donald Trump's re-election.

A lack of high-quality talent in New Zealand is proving a challenge for the financial markets regulator with more people applying for jobs but many not possessing the right skills for some of the more specialised roles.

Stakeholders’ opinions of how easy it is to deal with the Financial Markets Authority have deteriorated in the past 12 months, according to the regulator’s latest survey.

Providers tasked with managing their clients’ portfolios on their behalf have been asked to lift their game on fee disclosure, helping investors better understand the service they’re getting and their management of liquidity risk.

Simplicity is readying to lobby harder on its goals of growing the KiwiSaver pool and seeing more investment funds directed to the likes of infrastructure and housing with the hiring of well-known economist Shamubeel Eaqub.

Bumping up KiwiSaver contributions and introducing a carer’s savings credit for those with young children are among the improvement measures identified in a new report benchmarking New Zealand against other countries’ pension systems.

Artificial intelligence will be able to handle up to 80% of advisor loan deals within seven years according to the founder of Australasian asset loan broker LoanOptions.ai.

Sharesies’ latest quarterly index shows the platform’s retail investors have become increasingly shy on company-specific investment, favoring a diversified approach in what’s been a volatile period for markets.