NZF Group has promised new products for advisers as it looks to grow its share of the non-bank lending sector in New Zealand.

Financial advisers need to avoid “benchmark mediocrity” or risk losing their clients, Heathcote Investment Partners director Clayton Coplestone says.

Financial adviser groups could be part of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association's proposed new financial industry organisation.

Adviser will be the gatekeepers of Pathfinder Asset Management's new set of funds, which invest in global equities and allow individual investors to pick their own currency hedging ratio.

Listed financial services firm NZF Group says it is close to completing a proposed deal to sell a majority stake in its home loan business to an Australian firm.

Advisers are concerned voluntary guidelines issued by the IFA could be used against them if they get sued by clients or find themselves in trouble with the FMA.

Market bubbles caused by low interest rates could see speculative KiwiSaver schemes set up to lure unwary investors, Tower Investments chief executive Sam Stubbs warns.

The ISI (Investment Savings and Insurance Association) looks set for a rebrand as its members try to create a financial industry organisation with more clout and lobbying power.

High dividend yields are attracting fund managers in the low interest rate environment, with Harbour Asset Management (Harbour) the latest to target companies with strong dividends.

A court case that sent shockwaves through the financial adviser industry has come to an end after the two parties settled.

Cut-throat competition is lowering bank margins, forcing New Zealand banks to adopt risky levels of leverage to stay profitable, a finance professor says.

More than half of all New Zealand adults are missing out on higher interest rates by not taking advantage of "bonus saver" products, according to a new survey.

The Financial Markets Authority is weighing its options after a handful of KiwiSaver providers missed their annual reporting deadline.

Inland Revenue should take charge of the KiwiSaver hardship application process to eliminate glaring inconsistencies, Guardian Trust's Bryan Connor says.

The Financial Markets Authority won’t be spending all its time “scratching through the remains of dead bodies,” its regulatory boss Sue Brown says.

World financial markets are threatening to crash but boutique fund manager Pie Funds says now is the perfect time to launch its new Australasian Dividend Fund.