Banking and financeHow much are NZ's big banks making?NZ's banks have shrugged off global market turmoil and depressed dairy sector to make a net profit of $1.2 billion in the first three months of this year.26 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: How do you look (to a bank)?COMMENT: Putting in a loan application is like submitting your CV for a job - you want your best foot forward.24 Jul 09:20 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Collapses give rise to robust NZ finance rulesCOMMENT: Hard yards are still to come as financial market regulatory rebuild nears its completion.24 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeRate cut signal dents for NZ dollarThe Reserve Bank driven the exchange rate down after it signalled a likely cut in the cash rate next month and raised possibility of further reduction.21 Jul 08:25 PM
Banking and financeThe Economy Hub: Govt must move on housingWATCH: Liam Dann talks to economist Christina Leung and fund manager Matthew Goodson about lending restrictions.21 Jul 03:20 AM
Banking and financeHSBC exec in US$3.5b trading probeA senior HSBC executive has been released on $1 million bail after being charged with fraud.21 Jul 02:15 AM
Banking and financeTape of dad could jail banker son accused of offering stock tipsA Father's own words may send his son to prison.21 Jul 01:25 AM
Banking and financeWhy it is officially harder to buy a houseAll four big banks are now applying new lending restrictions to home loans - six weeks ahead of the Reserve Bank's official September deadline.21 Jul 12:30 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Wake up call Government can't ignoreCOMMENT: If the Government needed another wake-up call it's got one.20 Jul 10:30 PM
Banking and financeRelief soon? Rate cuts could be comingMore interest rate cuts are on the way, says the Reserve Bank - as prospects for world growth diminish.20 Jul 10:10 PM
Banking and financeBank's property warning reflects 'complete crisis'A top banker's dire warning about Auckland's house prices shows there is a "complete crisis" in the property market, economist Shamubeel Eaqub says.20 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBank boss warns of property messThe chief executive of New Zealand's largest bank has warned that the property market may face a "messy end".20 Jul 04:30 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Reserve Bank makes the right callWatch NZ Herald Focus: Liam Dann says the Reserve Bank will be criticised as a blunt and unwieldy weapon - but there's a need for action.18 Jul 11:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Who's responsible for retirement?COMMENT: You? Me? The government? Have your say.17 Jul 09:55 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyHickey: Imagine a massive price dropCOMMENT: Why are politicians of all colours so afraid? And whose interests are they protecting when they say such falls are "crazy"?16 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeTrader convicted of spoofing gets 3-year prison termSpoofing consists of placing orders without intending to execute them to trick the market into thinking there's interest.15 Jul 01:10 AM
BDBDBanking and financeJPMorgan boosts mood as Wall St keeps climbingUS equities climbed overnight, lifting the S&P 500 to a new record, after better-than-expected quarterly results from JPMorgan Chase 14 Jul 08:35 PM
Aged careThe richest US generation keep getting richerOlder boomers have experienced what is arguably the best-case scenario.13 Jul 06:10 PM
Banking and financeNew rules to try curb abuse of financial registerThe Government plans to raise the threshold that businesses must meet to make it on to the Financial Services Providers Register over 13 Jul 05:04 AM
BDBDBanking and financeReserve Bank trying to understand weak inflationThe Reserve Bank is trying to understand why inflation has undershot expectations over the past six years.13 Jul 01:17 AM
Banking and financeFinal finance company trial loomsProsecutors and the defence are gearing up for the last failed finance company trial, more than a decade after failures began to rock 13 Jul 12:05 AM
Banking and financeBlind trader guided by currency moves in his ear"I hear the moves and make trades," says Vishal Agrawal, a 29-year-old forex trader who became blind nine years ago.12 Jul 07:40 PM
Banking and financeFinancial 'robo-advice' gets official OKA planned law change is to aid the rise of "robo-advice" in New Zealand and for Kiwis to get more financial guidance online.12 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHow much should kids know about money?How do we prepare our kids to face a world of easy credit, consumerism and high cost housing?11 Jul 06:45 PM
Banking and financeChinese banks get room to growLenders from Asian powerhouse can fill gap left as big local players end funding for foreign house buyers, says an expert.11 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeWestpac tightens interest-only lendingWestpac's New Zealand unit is cutting interest-only lending terms to a maximum of five years, in a market where investors are the driving force.11 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeKiwi's rates rigging charges dropped by USAmerican prosecutors have dropped charges against a NZ resident accused of conspiring to manipulate benchmark interest rates.11 Jul 01:00 AM
Banking and financeBiggest risk to NZ house prices revealedWhat could cause big changes to New Zealand and Australian's housing markets?10 Jul 10:20 PM
Banking and financeAustralia's credit rating cut to negativeAustralia is a step closer to losing its AAA credit rating.07 Jul 02:28 AM
Banking and financeKiwi startup aims to reduce family lending woesLending to family members can be fraught with risks but a new business is aiming to reduce the down-side by providing a documenting 07 Jul 12:00 AM
Banking and financeLandlords decry loan crackdown threatTenants and first home buyers will suffer if tougher new invesor lending rules are introduced, says a landlords group. Andrew King06 Jul 11:10 PM
Banking and financeSFO, FMA launch probe into Christchurch manA man described in 2010 as an investment manager whose company catered to the wealthy is being investigated by the SFO and FMA.06 Jul 09:29 PM
Banking and financeANZ fights farmers' swaps court claimANZ faces three separate High Court claims from farmers who bought controversial financial products from the country's largest bank.06 Jul 07:00 PM
Banking and financeBrexit-like populist pressure may spawn stagflationFollowing the Brexit vote, odds are growing that governments will be jolted by mounting populist pressures worldwide.06 Jul 12:14 AM
