Investment Savings and Insurance Association frontman Vance Arkinstall has resigned as he faces charges for his part in allegedly misleading investors in a failed finance firm.

House prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.

A ninth company associated with South Island businessman Allan Hubbard has been added to those under statutory management.

Allan Hubbard's statutory manager has released its first report, showing investors shouldn't expect any money back any time soon.

A panel of experts have taken part in an online seminar to assess whether NZ should scrap GST on healthy foods.

The New Zealand dollar edged up against the greenback and euro overnight as markets waited for firms in the United States to start reporting second-quarter earnings results

The Government has added $54 million to its total provisioning for potential payouts under the Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme.

Churn, in the insurance business, occurs when advisers switch their clients to different providers merely to generate a new lump of commission.

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The head of a major financial industry body facing criminal charges for his part in allegedly misleading investors in a failed finance company may lose his position.

Terry Butler says he and the five other directors of Dominion Finance Group and North South Finance will "strenuously" defend Securities Commission charges.

The Securities Commission has pressed charges against directors of Dominion Finance and North South Finance over allegedly misleading offer documents.