BDBDBanking and financeEmployment confidence improves as wages liftThe Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose 3.3 points to 104.8 in the March quarter, gaining for a second period from a three-year low in September.03 Apr 11:25 PM
OpinionGlobal media alliance behind Panama PapersCOMMENT: Are the fortress walls of offshore secrecy now finally cracking?03 Apr 09:50 PM
Banking and financeNZ used to keep tax secretsNew Zealand has been named in a massive Panamanian document leak as one of the havens used by companies around the world to avoid tax.03 Apr 08:15 PM
Banking and financeGreens propose 'beefed up' KiwibankKiwibank would get a $100 million capital injection to turbo-charge its expansion and create more competition in the banking sector, under Green Party policy.03 Apr 01:26 AM
Banking and financeAus Reserve Bank tipped to hold rate steadyAustralia's Reserve Bank is likely to hold the cash rate this month, but the soaring Australian dollar is becoming a concern.01 Apr 09:43 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDual listed banks drag index downNew Zealand shares fell, dragged down by dual-listed Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Group.01 Apr 09:18 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Banks long shadow over NZ economyCOMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.01 Apr 04:00 PM
Banking and financeHow does your home loan rate?Research from Canstar shows there is a marked difference between the highest and lowest rates on offer at the banks.31 Mar 10:34 PM
BDBDBanking and financePolicy framework best fit despite low inflationTreasury secretary says he's seen no evidence that the policy framework between Reserve Bank and Finance Minister needs to be "radically different."30 Mar 07:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeIntueri accounts tagged by auditorIntueri Group's financial statements have been tagged by its auditor over the company's ability to continue as a going concern.29 Mar 10:50 PM
Banking and financeBank gaining mana as NZ-China bridgeSPONSORED CONTENT: Chief executive Karen Housays hiring local talent is part of ambitious plans to help develop a bilateral trade relationship.29 Mar 06:00 PM
Banking and financeIs NZ just part of Aussie housing market?When it comes to what influences housing markets in New Zealand and Australia, we're all in it together.28 Mar 07:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Pity the farmers whose misery is theirs aloneCOMMENT: Dairy farmers make milk. Banks provide loans. Dairy farmers are part of the private sector. The banks are the same.28 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeOutrageous Fortune: ANZ's westie bossLiam Dann finds out how Shayne Elliott went from growing up in Te Atatu to leading ANZ Bank.25 Mar 09:11 PM
OpinionHenri Eliot: Do you want to know the skill set of company directors?Henri Eliot talks publishing a skills matrix that provides shareholders with the information needed to evaluate a board's skill set mix.24 Mar 09:00 PM
Banking and financeFirst glimpse of new cultural iconIs it a giant diamond, perhaps an icicle, maybe a lighthouse, lantern or even a huge ice block?22 Mar 12:12 AM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Banks hedge bets on dairy dropCOMMENT: The irony is banks have helped Reserve Bank avoid the feared side effect of the rate cut of adding more fuel on Auckland property price fires.19 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHotchin prepared to flip-flop in Guardian caseFormer Hanover Finance principal Mark Hotchin will have to reverse course and admit negligence if he wants to successfully squeeze funds out of the failed lender's former trustee Guardian Trust.15 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Little his own worst enemy with talk of legislating for interest ratesCOMMENT: Little gifted National a new weapon to use against his party, the enemy of orthodoxy, writes Audrey Young.15 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeBanks keep their slice of OCR cutThree banks say they will pass on only part of the surprise official cash rate cut made by the Reserve Bank.10 Mar 09:50 PM
Banking and financeRate cut - new mood or bluff?Wheeler's surprise move at odds with the way he was talking a few weeks ago, write Liam Dann.10 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeExecutive Success: Bringing tech to the top tableAs digital disruption reshapes banking, the local ANZ operation is making space around the top table for tech-savvy talent.10 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeThe Economy Hub: OCR surpriseWATCH: Fran O'Sullivan, Brian Gaynor and Liam Dann dissect the surprising rate cut and what it means for house prices.09 Mar 10:50 PM
BDBDBanking and financeCard spending up in FebruaryRetail spending on electronic cards rose for a 10th straight month in February, led by an increase in consumables.08 Mar 11:06 PM
AgribusinessFonterra cut bitter pill for farmersThe kiwi dollar has dropped this morning after Fonterra cut its farmer payout for the second time this year.07 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: ANZ vows to fight watchdog in courtANZ bank and Australia's corporate watchdog are about to embark on a battle that will end badly for one side or the other and possibly both.06 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Want some free money?Just imagine that one day the Reserve Bank deposited $1000 in your account, and that of every other citizen in New Zealand, writes Bernard Hickey.05 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ accused of rigging rates in OzAustralia's corporate regulator has started legal action against ANZ Banking Group for alleged involvement in interest rate rigging among Australia's big four banks.04 Mar 05:44 AM
