New Zealand’s rising house prices are a risk to the economy, the Reserve Bank’s deputy governor says, and previous predictions of low interest rates for the next year or two may be revised.

Kiwibank is no longer offering its six-month 4.79% home loan rate but has cut its one-year fixed rate from 5.25% to 4.99%.

The Boutique Fund Manager Forum accepted Devon Funds Management on Friday, even though it has about $1 billion under management, significantly more than the fund's other managers.

New Zealand’s rising house prices are a risk to the economy, the Reserve Bank’s deputy governor says.

Some financial advisers have been left wondering about the value of their qualifications after a provider decided to pull out of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority accreditation process.

A privately-owned financial dispute resolution service says the Government’s default financial dispute provider is getting an unfair and unnecessary advantage.

Just under $10 million is owed to financial advisers by LM Investment Management, a figure that is growing every day, its administrators say.

It’s business as usual for TOWER’s in-house advisory staff, says the company’s managing director.

Despite a short week due to Easter, Good Returns has noticed no shortage of activity in the financial adviser space.

How a fund manager interacts with investors and runs its operations is likely more important than its size for the Boutique Fund Manager Forum.

Investors with an appetite for risk will have the opportunity to invest in small companies around the world under Pie Funds’ new Global Small Cap strategy.

A banking industry specialist who predicted National Bank customers would change to other banks instead of transferring automatically to ANZ says the number who have has surprised her.

Advisers with clients in LM funds were told today that the administrators will need longer than usual to report back to creditors on the future of the firm.

Some of Pinnacle Life’s shareholders are open to the possibility of the full sale of their shares during its capital raising process, one of the company’s partners says.

Risk advisers shouldn't think of the banks as their mortal enemies, says Sovereign’s general manager, adviser distribution Patrice de Marigny.

Investment advisers are being handed a huge opportunity to capture new clients – provided they can prove their worth.