None of the criteria that people must meet in order to become an authorised financial adviser are enough to catch out fraudsters, says one angry investor.

Auckland’s hot property market and signs the Kiwi dollar may have come off the boil are still not enough to force the Reserve Bank governor’s hand this week, economists say.

Mortgage brokers in regional New Zealand are particularly concerned about the impact of loan-to-value restrictions on their clients, the PAA says.

Buyers and sellers do not have access to enough independent advice, the Real Estate Agents Authority says.

Some of the most expensive places in which to build in New Zealand are not the big cities with highest demand and dearest house prices.

Registered financial advisers offering class advice on KiwiSaver are reporting entities and must have AML processes in place, the FMA has said.

New Zealanders would still rather pay more than commute further to work every day, says Real Estate institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan.

Loan-to-value restrictions would give an unfair advantage to wealthy buyers and might even push property prices even higher, the PAA says.

Guaranteed rent is not enough to tempt landlords to lease their properties to Housing New Zealand, an investors' association says.

FMA chief executive Sean Hughes says he wishes he had had more time to spend meeting investors.

Kiwi investors have the chance to make the most of foreign interest in the country’s capital markets, says Andrew Bascand, director of Harbour Asset Management.

Mortgage brokers may feel threatened by a new app that lets Westpac customers apply for home loans via their mobile phones, says the bank’s general manager of customer strategy and experience.

Fears that the Reserve Bank’s moves to examine reinsurance arrangements might have interfered with Partners Life’s latest round of capital raising were unfounded.

An official cash rate increase before the economy is ready for it could cause serious damage, says NZIER chief executive Jean-Pierre de Raad.

Insurance advisers’ point of difference should be the advice they give, not the products they deal in, says Pinnacle Life director Ed Saul.

A low-interest rate investment environment is driving some to suggest even conservative income-seeking investors should move their investments into equities but some advisers are unconvinced.