Three offers recommendation lost in translation - ComCom
The Commerce Commission has stepped back its three completed lender offers proposal it wants mortgage advisers to adhere to.
The Commerce Commission has stepped back its three completed lender offers proposal it wants mortgage advisers to adhere to.
Commission deputy chairwoman Anne Callinan speaking at the Financial Advice New Zealand (FANZ) national adviser conference says the recommendation was qualified “where possible”.
She says it might have been lost in translation. “The commission...MORE»
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