An official cash rate cut this week would come as a major surprise to all economists.

More than a quarter of the people who registered as authorised financial advisers for the first time last year went to work at one of the big banks.

The FMA is working with ANZ to see if behavioural insights can prompt more ANZ KiwiSaver members to get retirement advice, or use retirement-planning tools, when they hit 56 years old.

Mark Weaver became a familiar name to many when he authored a report for the FSC that was critical of insurance adviser commissions. We find out a bit more about the recently-retired actuary. 

The New Zealand Society of Actuaries says people trying to make their savings last through retirement could draw down 6% of their savings pot a year - but the country's only retirement income product provider says its calculations are flawed.

ANZ Investments says a new international equities fund offers it more flexibility to respond as investors’ preferences change.

The bull market is old but that does not necessarily mean it is tired, analysts say.

The Financial Services Council’s newly revealed strategy is not so much a change as an evolution, its chief executive says.

The former chief executive of Fidelity Life says insurance advisers should come up with their own solution to the problem of churn.

Sovereign chief executive Nick Stanhope says the insurer is focused on building an adviser network that looks a bit more like the clients it serves.

Advisers who want to build a broader client base could look at the roboadvice technology that is proving popular overseas and try to buy the license rights in New Zealand.

Bank staff are worried that sales targets are causing them to sell products, including KiwiSaver and insurance, that are not a good fit with their customers’ needs, the union that represents them says.

Norman Stacey is a financial adviser and investment strategist who was involved in a high-profile court case relating to the sale of his business. He now spends much of his time in Thailand.

Any working group put together to develop the new Code of Conduct for advisers needs to have current practitioners among its number, one adviser says.

While banks clamp down on lending and restrictions tighten for investors, one non-bank lender has more money to offer than ever.

One of the Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator’s seven start-ups has pulled the pin on its business.