Articles tagged with 'TMM Opinion'
FMA to investigate mortgage advice sector; RBNZ’s August rate cut seen as a positive sign for equities
5 September 2024 - The Financial Markets Authority has said it plans to review the mortgage advice sector in wake of the Commerce Commission's report into banking. [READ...
I like consistency if at all possible
19 August 2024 - ASB chief executive Vittoria Shortt tells TMM how much business advisers generate for the bank and why she isn't interested in chasing market share...
BREAKING: OCR reduced by 25 basis points to 5.25%
14 August 2024 - OCR 5.25% - Monetary restraint tempered as inflation converges on target. [READ ON] ...
ASB's mortgage book returned to growth; Half of household income going to mortgage
14 August 2024 - ASB Bank's mortgage book grew by just over $1 billion in the six months ended June after shrinking in the first half. [READ ON] Mortgage payments...
Mortgage firm backs Kiwibank as a disruptive competitor; Economists lighting the path to OCR cuts
7 August 2024 - Squirrel Mortgages says it makes sense for Kiwibank to be given more capital to substantially grow its balance sheet and become a disruptive competitor...
Predictions for OCR cut next month - ASB
23 July 2024 - An OCR cut could come as early as next month, the ASB says. [See what they said] ...
Understanding of financial fairness measured; ANZ Fixed Home Loan rates change
18 July 2024 - What constitutes fairness in financial services is generally something people agree on. [READ ON] ANZ has made changes to some of their Fixed Home Loan...
Reserve Bank expected to stick to its knitting; Banks bringing OCR cut expectations forward
8 July 2024 - The Reserve Bank is not expected to give a dovish tilt at its Monetary Policy Review supporting the markets recent pricing of a 60% easing of the OCR in...
Big week for cuts and ANZ tweaks forecast; Initiative launched to grow number of female advisers
10 June 2024 - It was a pivotal week for monetary policy with two major central banks cutting interest rates for the first time in more than four years. [READ ON] Finsure...
Short fixed terms continue to be the most popular
7 June 2024 - Reserve Bank figures show house buyers are opting for the shortest fixed interest rates for mortgages in the hope they will fall at either the end of this...
Non-performing housing loans up, monthly mortgage arrears down; Which bank is winning the lending race
5 June 2024 - The Reserve Bank April figures show non-performing housing loans rising by $137 million to $1.9 billion. [READ ON] Jenny Ruth digs into the latest Reserve...
Advisers aid in discounting from headline rates; Kiwibank rates change
13 May 2024 - Banks' ability to exercise discretionary pricing by charging some customers less than published headline rates is a very important part of banking...
Adviser's share of BNZ's new lending dipped; Mortgage arrears up and still rising slowly
2 May 2024 - Mortgage advisers accounted for slightly less of Bank of New Zealand's new mortgages in the six months ended March compared with the previous September...
TMM Conference sneak preview
24 October 2019 - Newly-independent economist Tony Alexander gives you a sneak preview of his keynote session at this year's TMM Better Business Conference.