Banking and financeToo hot to handle?Homeowners look set to enjoy further interest rate cuts, with a broker tipping historic lows within 12 months.01 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeExpect a higher deficitFinance Minister Bill English has confirmed that this month’s Budget will see the surplus forecast a year ago turn into a deficit slightly higher than forecasted in December.01 May 12:50 AM
OpinionChristopher Adams: Retailers face new challengesThe rise of online shopping, discount-obsessed consumers - when it comes to trading challenges listed retailers have their fair share. And there's a new one appearing on the horizon. Through a rule....30 Apr 09:00 PM
Banking and financeGreek stance sparks EU outrageLike a spoilt child and an angry parent locked in an experiment of tough love, Greece and its creditors are embroiled once more in a tug-of-war.29 Apr 07:12 PM
Banking and financeChina Business: Confidence drives changeVariation in Chinese consumer appetite has the ability to create volatility in revenue and return for NZ business.29 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHanover case takes High Court stepThe Hanover Finance case took another tentative step towards closure yesterday with revelations the finance company was undertaking settlement negotiations.28 Apr 11:45 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: House bus instead of house?Instead of using KiwiSaver to buy your first house but be tied to one place, get a home on wheels and wake up to a new view every morning. But is this a possibility?27 Apr 05:00 PM
AgribusinessBank picks wool prices to hold steadyWool prices have recovered some lost ground and are expected to remain steady throughout the year, says ASB Bank in its latest commodities report.27 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeConsumers upbeat about economy, survey showsThe survey's index lifted four points from its March level to 129. It has only rarely been higher than this in the past 10 years.23 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeThe push for online bankingExactly how much you can do via online banking has been under the microscope in a new survey looking at major banks' use of online space.23 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar falls against British pound as Bank of England minutes seen more positive22 Apr 08:44 PM
Banking and financeIngestible ID device taste of the futurePayPal is working on a new generation of embeddable, injectable and ingestible devices that could replace passwords as a means of identification.22 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeWill we reach parity today?The New Zealand dollar is trading close to parity with the Australian dollar and may push through the historic milestone today.21 Apr 08:46 PM
Banking and financeASB offers temp lock on lost bank cardsASB launched a range of new security mobile app features today, including a manual credit or debit card lock and setting restrictions on how cards were used.21 Apr 02:41 AM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar back over 99 cents Aussie as RBA raises rate cut prospect20 Apr 08:48 PM
Banking and financeChinese bank pushes into NZ marketChina's biggest bank has begun making inroads into this country's mortgage market.20 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessR&D grant boost for sensory productBluelab Corporation will use a new research and development growth grant to speed up taking a new sensory product to market in the next year.19 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeWestpac boss sees NZ as innovation labWestpac Group chief executive Brian Hartzer has embarked on a mission to transform the bank into a world-leading service company.19 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeTips for surviving on superMaking the move from being a working person to living, at best, in reduced circumstances, and at worst on NZ Super alone, is difficult.17 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeKiwisaver: Court win for bankruptsBankrupts will be able to keep the money in their Kiwisaver accounts under a new court ruling.17 Apr 12:20 AM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar rises against weaker greenback; touches fresh record vs. euroThe New Zealand dollar has slipped to 98.84 Australian cents from 99.03 cents yesterday ahead of Australian employment data today.15 Apr 09:12 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar jumps almost 1 US cent after US retail sales miss forecasts14 Apr 08:57 PM
Banking and financeSuper Fund files against central bankThe New Zealand Superannuation Fund has filed legal proceedings in Portugal against that country's central bank as it tries to claw back a loan to a failed Portuguese lender that resulted in a $200 million write-off.14 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeConsumers flash cards as spending risesFor the March quarter as a whole core retail sales paid for by credit, debit or charge cards were up 2.7 per cent - the fastest quarterly growth since December 2006.13 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeOz tipped to suffer in China slowdownChina's worst economic slowdown in 25 years will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, says the World Bank.13 Apr 05:00 PM
