Challenger aims for a stake in Pepper Money
Australian annuities player, Challenger, has made an offer to acquire listed non-bank lender Pepper Money.
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Investors no longer sitting on the fence as mortgage pile rises
The mortgage pile for residential investors is rising faster than that for owner-occupiers.
Cost of living dropping as mortgage interest rates tumble
Mortgage interest payments falling 17.3% last year kept the cost-of-living hikes for the average household at just 2.2%.
Fewer complaints against advisers
Dispute resolution scheme Financial Services Complaints says it has received fewer complaints about financial advisers in the second half of last year than in the same time a year earlier, even as overall complaint numbers rose.
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New rules for meth contaminated houses
REINZ welcomes regulation of methamphetamine contamination in rental housing.
Leaving last year's stumbling housing market behind
As interest rates ease and job losses climb, New Zealand’s housing market faces a mixed year of modest growth, with conflicting forces shaping the outlook for homebuyers and investors.
Don’t bet on house prices rising faster than incomes
Former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash says there are grounds for believing that house prices may finally have ended the three-decade period when they rose significantly faster than incomes.
Top Mortgage Rates
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 3.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.99 |
| ICBC | 4.25 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.39 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.49 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.49 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.49 |
| Unity Special | 4.49 |
| Westpac Special | 4.49 |
| ANZ Special | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.00 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.49 |
| ICBC | 4.59 |
| Unity Special | 4.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.69 |
| ANZ Special | 4.69 |
| Nelson Building Society | 4.69 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.69 |
| Wairarapa Building Society | 4.79 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.79 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.89 |
| ICBC | 4.99 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.15 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.29 |
| TSB Special | 5.39 |
| Westpac Special | 5.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.49 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.69 |
| ASB Bank | 5.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.69 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.79 |
| SBS Bank | 5.89 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.74 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 3.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.30 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Kiwibank | 5.65 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
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New national director for NZFSG
As part of a restructure NZFSG has appointed a new National Director.
Prasad shifts to Pepper Money
Experienced business development manager Ashlene Prasad has left CFML Loans to join Pepper Money as a senior BDM.
Squirrel invests in taking The Squirrel Effect to Kiwis
Squirrel has appointed Abi Cooke into the role of chief marketing officer.
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Low-fee KiwiSaver providers to the fore in Morningstar survey
Kernel is celebrating taking the top spot for the high-growth and cash categories in its first three full years.
Should KiwiSaver hardship applications be centralised?
KiwiSaver withdrawal numbers are up, but it’s not an easy process to go through, one adviser says.
KiwiSaver providers hope for political accord
KiwiSaver providers are hoping this is the year that politicians can work together on a better future for the retirement savings scheme. It is shaping up to be an election issue.
Pepper Challenged; ASB and Kiwibank make rate changes
Challenger bids for non- bank lender Pepper Money. [Here's what we know]
Today ASB and Kiwibank have followed their competitors and cut their six-month rates but increased long term rates. Here's how lenders stack up on six-months.