The successful NZF securitisation programme has been welcomed by non-bank deposit takers, with new funding avenues good news for firms struggling to attract cash amid intense competition for deposits.

The Ministry of Economic Development is seeking comment on whether it should exempt investment recommendations from independent financial advisers from securities law.

Dorchester Finance will give debenture holders securities that trade on both the NZX and Unlisted bourses if its plan to exit its moratorium is agreed to by investors.

Court action against ANZ New Zealand and ING New Zealand over the promotion of its diversified yield and regular income funds wouldn't have been worth the punitive fine, and a record $45 million settlement was the "best outcome," according to the Commerce Commission.

Allan Hubbard, the embattled owner of South Canterbury Finance, has flagged an offshore investor as a likely partner to inject capital into the finance company.

Officials gave Parliament's Commerce Committee plenty of advice on the legislative changes to financial adviser regulation, though nothing specific about carving mortgage brokers and insurance advisers out of the regime.

It was a quiet week on the deposit rate front in a week where ASB hiked its variable lending rates by 25 basis points, and flagged its on-call deposits would follow suit next week.

Cash PIEs get classified as category 2 products; Hawkins' Cynotech falls into the red; Blue Star capital bonds still not paying interest; Craigs Investment Partners fee shrinks 14% on call deposit fund.

More than 90% of debenture holders will come in below the $250,000 cap set by the government's extended retail deposit guarantee scheme.

Higher deposit rates are going to become part of the landscape as banks continue to compete for retail investors' cash to meet central bank obligations, according to financial services cooperative PSIS.

The Securities Commission has panned parts of Dorchester Pacific's recapitalisation plan, saying the comparison between the offer and receivership has "significant bias."

Residential home buyers have a slight edge over sellers with a solid number of listings and longer selling periods eroding vendors' ability to pick and choose the best bid.

The Institute of Financial Advisers will move to expel suspended member Neville Cant, after he was banned from operating by the Securities Commission following his conviction for offering securities without a prospectus last week.

Parliament's Commerce Committee has recommended the government adopt the proposed extensions to the qualifying financial entity (QFE) regime, despite chairman Lianne Dalziel last month voicing her misgivings about the regime.

There will be plenty of cash left over for Allied Farmers if the conditional sale of Five Mile’s second stage in Queenstown goes through.

Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee is recommending small insurers be granted some reprieve from parts of the proposed supervision regime soon to come into effect.