Banking & Insurance - April 14th PIE Funds vs Term Deposits If you're considering placing a sum in a term deposit, you could maximise your returns by investing in a PIE fund instead. What is a PIE fund? PIE stands for Portfolio Investment Entity. It's a financial product …
Banking & Insurance - April 11th NZ Tax Rates: What Are NZ’s Tax Brackets? New Zealand has a progressive tax system, which means that the amount of tax a person pays on their income increases the more they earn, structured across five income bands. At the beginning of April, those …
Banking & Insurance - March 5th Best High Interest Savings Accounts in New Zealand What is a high interest savings account? High interest savings accounts typically offer higher rates of interest than traditional savings accounts. However, currently, such rates are not particularly high. The average rate of interest offered across high …
Banking & Insurance - November 11th Mortgage Offset Accounts: How Do They Work? Key points: An offset account is an everyday transaction account linked to your home loan. If you maintain a sufficient balance, an offset account has the potential to help you save thousands of dollars …
Agribusiness - November 11th ANZ: Canstar’s Bank of the Year Agribusiness Award Winner Congratulations to ANZ! Despite stiff competition in the agribusiness sector, ANZ is once again the winner of Canstar's Bank of the Year Agribusiness Award. ANZ is a bank that steps up when its agribusiness clients need …
Banking & Insurance - October 22nd ANZ: Rated NZ’s No.1 Bank for Small Business If you run a small business, you can't choose your customers, but you can choose your bank. And while both are vital for financial success, only a bank can help provide the extra support and …
Banking & Insurance - September 25th ASB: the Best in Digital Banking Congratulations to ASB, the winner of Canstar's Award for Bank of the Year | Digital Banking for the third consecutive year. The days of getting stuck in long bank queues are long gone. Due to fewer …
Banking & Insurance - August 28th What Does a Lower OCR Mean for Kiwi Mortgage Borrowers? In this story we cover: What does a lower OCR mean for Kiwis with mortgages? What does a lower OCR mean for the NZ economy? What do falling interest rates mean for the housing market? In …
Banking & Insurance - August 18th FMG: Winner of Most Satisfied Customers Award 2024 Over the past few years, home and contents insurance premiums have been on the rise. More frequent extreme weather events, Earthquake Commission levy changes and the reassessment of customer risk by insurance companies have all …
Banking & Insurance - August 12th AMEX Rewards Cards Rated No.1 By Kiwis 2024 Congratulations to American Express, the winner of Canstar’s award for Most Satisfied Customers | Rewards Credit Cards. How do you like your credit card rewards? Across credit cards, the rewards on offer break down into two …
