Banking and financePetricevic still a risk - Parole BoardDisgraced Bridgecorp boss Rodney Petricevic has been denied parole on the grounds he may still pose an undue risk to the safety of the community.01 Aug 04:18 AM
Banking and financeBrisk US growth figures clip kiwiThe New Zealand dollar dropped below US85c yesterday on news that the United States economy is growing at a pace brisker than expected.31 Jul 05:00 PM
Aged careSavers warned to check KiwiSaver feesKiwiSaver members should pay close attention to how much their providers are charging, a global research firm has warned.31 Jul 12:14 AM
BDBDBanking and financeFirst equity crowdfunding licences approvedWellington-based PledgeMe and Auckland-based Snowball Effect are the first to gain equity crowd funding licences under the new Financial Markets Conduct Act.30 Jul 10:55 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar slides to eight-week lowThe New Zealand dollar slumped to an eight-week low as the US dollar jumped on better than expected US second quarter growth data30 Jul 09:19 PM
Banking and financeEven yakuza can't stop investors hunting for yieldThe Japanese consumer lender at the centre of a scandal over loans to gangsters that engulfed Mizuho Financial Group sold debt at about a fifth of the premium global companies pay, as investors search for yield.30 Jul 12:51 AM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar tumbles after Fonterra cuts payout to farmersThe New Zealand dollar dropped below 85 US cents for the first time in seven weeks after Fonterra cut its forecast payout to dairy farmers.29 Jul 08:53 PM
Banking and financeBitcoin problems news to bankersThe New Zealand Bankers' Association is not aware of any problems with the local Bitcoin community getting access to banking services.29 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeGold bugs meet Bitcoin believers in bid to supplant US dollarBitgold. It's what you get when you combine bitcoin, one of the world's newest would-be currencies, and gold, one of the oldest.29 Jul 02:10 AM
Banking and financePoor bank access stuns wheelchair userWheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.28 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeChinese growth back on roll: HSBCBanking group HSBC sees economic growth picking up in China and the momentum continuing into next year.28 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBanks woo first-home buyersBanks are once again wooing first-home buyers to apply for a mortgage, even if they do not have a 20 per cent deposit.26 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeKiwi dollar keeps fallingThe New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency overnight, touching a fresh six-week low.24 Jul 09:19 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar slides to six-week lowThe New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-week low today after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler called the kiwi's strength "unjustified."24 Jul 05:48 AM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar tumbles after RBNZ says kiwi's strength 'unjustified'The Kiwi dollar shed almost one cent against the US after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said the currency's strength was "unjustified"23 Jul 09:58 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar dives after rate hikeThe Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has raised the official cash rate as expected - leading the kiwi dollar to instantly take a tumble.23 Jul 09:10 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar 'unsustainably high,' says EnglishFinance Minister Bill English said the Kiwi dollar, which hit a record on a trade-weighted basis this year, is "unsustainably high".23 Jul 03:51 AM
Banking and financeExperts tip lift in OCRWith a fourth successive increase in the official cash rate on Thursday widely expected, the focus will be on what the brief accompanying statement indicates.20 Jul 05:30 PM
Banking and financeMichele Hewitson interview: Craig DonaldsonAfter surviving for a decade on Wall St, a Kiwi banker comes home to throw himself into charity work because ‘it feels good’.18 Jul 05:00 PM
