Banking and financeANZ workers to strike tomorrowANZ Bank union members will be walking off the job tomorrow, after a vote earlier this week to take strike action.09 Oct 01:30 AM
Banking and financeStoush over co-op nameA brand stoush between the New Zealand Association of Credit Unions and a bank is a "fight for all co-operatives", says the industry body's chief executive.08 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and finance'Co-op' court stoush beginsThe Co-op Bank is in court this morning trying to stop the NZ Association of Credit Unions changing its name to Co-op Money.07 Oct 11:10 PM
Banking and financeHigh noon for the repo menDebt collectors and repo men need to clean up their act says the Commerce Commission, which next year gets new powers to directly crack down on shoddy practices.07 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeBitcoin value cut in halfIn the past three months, the price of the cryptocurrency bitcoin has fallen from about US$630 per bitcoin to $320 per bitcoin.07 Oct 02:14 AM
Banking and financeAuto-finance firm to repay overcharged customersMore than 800 customers of a consumer loans company will get back $3.3 million after they were overcharged for interest and fees.06 Oct 11:46 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: When rock stars run out of puffNZ has a "rock star economy" and surveys reveal high levels of business confidence, but what could make the economy run out of puff? Peter Lyons looks at the issue.06 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ staff vote for national strikeANZ workers have announced a national strike over new employment agreements being offered to staff.06 Oct 02:18 AM
Aged careHow to give up the day jobWhat would it take to give up the day job and retire young? Financial adviser Simon Hassan says few people want to quit work at a young age these days.05 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeQuarter of CEOs say pay unrealAlmost a quarter of New Zealand executives think top-level managers' pay packets are out of kilter with reality, a survey suggests.05 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDollar fall softens commodities slipWorld prices for a basket of New Zealand's export commodities fell 1.3 per cent last month, with dairy products once more leading the decline.02 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeDevelopments keep retail world excitingChris Wilkinson was just 19 when he started in business, establishing what would become a chain of five one-hour photo stores around Wellington.30 Sep 04:30 PM
Banking and financeBusiness confidence slides to two-year lowBusiness confidence continued to slide last month, to its lowest levels since June 2012 in ANZ's Business Outlook survey.30 Sep 01:20 AM
Banking and financeFMA issues warning about building societyThe Financial Markets Authority has today issued a warning about General Equity, which it considered has "engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct."29 Sep 10:48 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ dollar drops to 13-month lowThe NZ dollar dropped to a 13-month low today after figures confirmed the Reserve Bank intervened in foreign exchange markets last month in a bid to bring it down.29 Sep 04:35 AM
Banking and financeSPI reporting dispute 'close to resolution'Two property fund directors accused of filing company statements late are in discussions with the FMA and are "close to reaching a resolution" of the charges they face.28 Sep 10:53 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar declines amid Reserve Bank intervention talkThe NZ dollar fell to a fresh one-year low against the US amid speculation the RBNZ may have intervened to push down the value of the local currency.28 Sep 07:51 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: How's the economy? You choose.Liam Dann offers up five reasons for economic gloom and five reasons for cheer.28 Sep 04:00 PM
Banking and financeParents pay digital allowancePeople worldwide have opened 41 million bitcoin accounts, according to the Bank of England.26 Sep 10:39 PM
Banking and financeLandlords up share of house salesWestpac has changed its business model after discovering landlords are on the rise with their share of house sales up from 37 per cent a year ago to 42 per cent last month.25 Sep 05:30 PM
Banking and financeExchange rate 'unsustainable' - WheelerReserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler says the NZ dollar is susceptible to a "significant downward adjustment," in a statement issued today.25 Sep 02:50 AM
Banking and financeANZ staff mull strike actionANZ staff in New Zealand are considering a national strike over the bank's attempts "casualise" its workforce, a union says.24 Sep 11:52 PM
