8 October 2008 | Announces merger with Newpark Financial Services.
25 September 2008 | Reports reveal call for voluntary redundancies and recruitment freeze.
9 July 2008 | MacarthurCook appointed to manage new fund.
25 June 2008 | Troup replaces Lieberman.
3 June 2008 | Survey finds planner pay rises particularly generous.
29 February 2008 | New funds give investors global exposure.
20 February 2008 | Kiwi legislation owes much to Australia.
19 February 2008 | Study finds Kiwis plan to retire later than Aussies.
7 January 2008 | New study finds many advisers are failing clients.
13 September 2007 | New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor leaves record high official cash rate unchanged.
6 September 2007 | PIS flags new deal for its neighbours across the sea.
24 August 2007 | Experts on both sides of the Tasman agree education is the key to preventing Bridgecorp-style crises
31 July 2007 | Sound financial advice will play a critical role in the success of New Zealand’s super system.
3 April 2007 | Tranzact Financial Services plans to bolster its presence within the financial advisory arena with the group set to roll out an acquisition strategy in the coming months.
29 March 2007 | Investment and financial services group MFS plans to expand its existing New Zealand operations with the purchase of Swain Investment Services, its second New Zealand-based financial advisory firm purchase for the year.
20 February 2007 | Independent financial planning group WHK Group plans to launch itself into the general insurance arena following the acquisition of another three accounting and financial services firms.
6 November 2006 | The geographic break-up of trans-Tasman financial services group, Tower Limited, came a step closer today when New Zealand shareholders voted unanimously in favour of the proposal.
18 September 2006 | The separation of Tower’s Australian and New Zealand operations is officially another step closer after the company’s bondholders approved an early repurchase of capital bonds worth NZ$125 million.
9 August 2006 | Tower Australia Limited is to split from Tower New Zealand, with the Board recommending a geographic separation of the two businesses.
14 June 2001 | Armstrong Jones chief investment officer David McClatchy reckons that a number of New Zealand share funds are disguising their true performance by investing in Australian shares while keeping a NZSE benchmark.
21 May 2001 | Well known industry figure John Godfrey will become the chairman of Tower’s new dealer group, Goldridge.
18 May 2001 | Macquarie has added three analysts to its New Zealand operations as part of a plan to boost coverage of stocks to 90 per cent of the New Zealand stock market.
11 May 2001 | AMP Henderson in New Zealand has had a hold notice slapped on its funds by newly relaunched FundSource, formerly research house Ipac Securities NZ.
3 May 2001 | ipac’s namesake company in New Zealand has changed its name to FundSource, after its management bought a 50 per cent stake in the company.
30 March 2001 | Two of the grandfathers of the New Zealand financial planning industry are facing criminal charges over problems associated with Reeves Moses contributory mortgage scheme.