Op-ed: Cost of living issues open options for advisers
Encouraging business owners to seek financial advice is good business - for you and them.
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Veteran financial adviser offers new coaching service for financial advisers
There’s a saying that old dogs never die - they simply fade away. Long-time financial adviser David Pine from Wellington has finally put away his insurance tools but doesn’t intend to fade away just yet. MORE »
Kip Hanna – NZHL Group a Year on
A year ago, NZHL finalised the investment in LFG, forming the NZHL Group. The aim was to provide advisers and clients with the best possible options and leverage the collective strength of the group - regardless of whether the adviser is using a full support model or a non-branded adviser-led model. MORE »
CCCFA changes not a complete panacea
Unwinding the impact of all the 2021 CCCFA changes probably won’t happen, says David Cunningham, Squirrel Mortgage chief executive.
Move to short term but higher rates
Short term fixed rate loans surged in the first few months of the year.
New aggregator for Vega
Vega Mortgages is joining forces with the nation’s newest aggregator Finsure
CCCFA reaction: a return to common sense
The dumping of 11 pages of overly prescriptive affordability regulations under the CCCFA are a welcome return to common sense, the Financial Services Federation (FSF) says.
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Property News
Rate cuts needed to lift mood
The enthusiasm that followed the change in government, mainly from property investors, has waned as homeowners and buyers hang out for interest rate cuts, says Kiwibank.
Support for regulation
REINZ has emphasised the need for property management regulation to Parliament’s Social Services and Community Committee.
A better investment market
“Reinstatement of interest deductibility starting from the new tax year on 1 April brings property investors back in line with every other business in the country, where interest costs are a legitimate deductible expense," Tim Horsbrugh, New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) executive committee member says.
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| SBS FirstHome Combo | 6.74 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 6.89 |
| Wairarapa Building Society | 6.95 |
| Unity | 6.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 7.04 |
| ICBC | 7.05 |
| China Construction Bank | 7.09 |
| BNZ - Classic | 7.24 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 7.24 |
| TSB Special | 7.24 |
| ASB Bank | 7.24 |
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 6.45 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 6.55 |
| SBS Bank Special | 6.69 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 6.75 |
| TSB Special | 6.75 |
| Westpac Special | 6.75 |
| ICBC | 6.75 |
| ASB Bank | 6.75 |
| China Construction Bank | 6.75 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 6.79 |
| Unity | 6.79 |
| SBS Bank Special | 6.19 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 6.39 |
| Westpac Special | 6.39 |
| ASB Bank | 6.39 |
| China Construction Bank | 6.40 |
| ICBC | 6.49 |
| BNZ - Classic | 6.55 |
| Kiwibank Special | 6.55 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 6.55 |
| TSB Special | 6.59 |
| SBS Bank | 6.79 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 6.19 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 6.19 |
| ANZ Blueprint to Build | 7.39 |
| Credit Union Auckland | 7.70 |
| ICBC | 7.85 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 7.99 |
| Pepper Money Essential | 8.29 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 8.40 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 8.40 |
| First Credit Union Standard | 8.50 |
| Kiwibank | 8.50 |
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Loan Market adds national director to supercharge adviser growth
New leader for Loan Market in New Zealand.
Advice Link gets new head
NZHL Group appoints head of distribution and product development for Advice Link as it eyes further expansion.
Mortgage adviser takes out financial literacy award
Prominent social media poster William Tieu won Financial Advice NZ's financial literacy award.
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KiwiSaver News
Best and worst KiwiSavers according to Consumer
Kiwi-owned providers have come out on top of Consumer’s annual KiwiSaver satisfaction survey.
Gender pay gap and not contribution rates disadvantage women on KiwiSaver
Research by Auckland University of Technology for the Retirement Commission points to the gender pay gap as the main cause for women contributing less.
Bayly will talk to coalition partners before any change to KiwiSaver
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly says he wants to focus on capital markets and KiwiSaver providers have a part to play.
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