Growth at Link points to adviser channel opportunities
After two years as national growth manager at Link Financial Group, Luke Roberts leaves at the end of this month having grown adviser numbers by 30%.
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OCR pass on rates vary from two days to five weeks
How quickly are banks passing on OCR changes for home loans and term deposits? The FMA has run the numbers.
Newest non-bank lender officially launched
MB Private has launched as a new non-bank lender, and it has the backing of Westpac New Zealand.
Tella widens CRM platform’s capabilities
Tella has rolled out a major technology upgrade for its specialised mortgage and finance CRM platform MyDash, in a bid to become an industry leading advice platform.
Political attention on first home buyers ramps up
If re-elected National will widen access to the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme to buyers earning up to $300,000 combined, while New Zealand First is opting for a shared equity scheme.
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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 | 4.15 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 4.29 |
| ICBC | 4.49 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.59 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.69 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.75 |
| Unity Special | 4.80 |
| TSB Special | 4.85 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.85 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.95 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.95 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.95 |
| ICBC | 4.99 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.29 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 5.29 |
| Unity Special | 5.29 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.39 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.45 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.45 |
| ASB Bank | 5.45 |
| Westpac Special | 5.45 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.49 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.49 |
| Westpac Special | 5.49 |
| ASB Bank | 5.59 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.59 |
| ICBC | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.69 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 5.89 |
| China Construction Bank | 5.99 |
| TSB Special | 5.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.79 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 4.20 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 5.69 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.69 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.79 |
| Pepper Money Prime | 5.99 |
| Kiwibank Special | 6.00 |
| Unity Standard | 6.04 |
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The team behind MB Private
New non-bank lender MB Private has drawn its leadership from banking, property finance and funds management.
Avanti Finance appoints Chief Operating Officer
Avanti Finance has appointed Tracy Pennell as Chief Operating Officer, as the specialist lender strengthens its executive structure to create better alignment and clearer ownership across operations, risk and its business areas.
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Active managers slip down KiwiSaver tables
A number of active KiwiSaver providers have failed to fire in the past year, while passive management has come to the fore.
Sharesies' KiwiSaver still going for growth, reaches break-even on cash flow
Sharesies KiwiSaver offering was marginally cash-flow-positive in the year ended March but its general manager says the focus is still on growth and enhancing its products.
Annual reviews ‘not serving clients’
KiwiSaver advisers who are reviewing their clients’ investments on an annual basis probably aren’t serving them as well as they could, the founder of an AI business says.
New non-bank lender officially launches; And a bank cuts a rate
A new non-bank lender has entered the market. It's received a significant bank funding line and some of the names behind the business will be recognised by advisers. [READ ON]
Who is behind MB Private? Find out here.
Amongst home loan rate news TSB has gone the other way and reduced rates on its one year term. Check out how it compares here.