Banking and financeLending restrictions putting brakes on marketReserve Bank mortgage lending restrictions are cooling the housing market, a top economist says, because national sales volumes have fallen 13.4 per cent since October.11 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: China currency deal on the cardsFran O'Sullivan asks: "Will all the chess pieces be in place within the next week in time for China to announce full convertibility of the NZ dollar into the renminbi during the PM's visit?"11 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeShadow board backs OCR riseNZIER's shadow board is emphatically in favour of an increase in the official cash rate tomorrow.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeParity with Aussie dollar tippedAbout 70 per cent of businesses surveyed by ASB Bank expect the New Zealand dollar to reach parity with the Aussie dollar over the coming year.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHere comes that interest rate riseA rise in the official cash rate from 2.5 to 2.75 per cent on Thursday is seen as a virtual certainty, so the focus will be on the Reserve Bank's economic forecasts.09 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSth Canty Finance trial loomsThe Serious Fraud Office trial of South Canterbury Finance's chief executive and two of the failed firm's directors is due to begin in Timaru on Wednesday.09 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar heads for 1 per cent weekly gain on rising risk appetite07 Mar 05:25 AM
Banking and financeWhen the FMA comes a knocking...Law firm Bell Gully has published new guidelines about what to do if the Financial Markets Authority raids your business.07 Mar 01:50 AM
Banking and financeKiwibank 'won't pick on' suing customersKiwibank has given an assurance it won't discriminate against customers who take part in a class-action lawsuit over allegedly "unfair" penalty fees.06 Mar 05:13 AM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar gains after Putin allays fears of military actionThe New Zealand dollar advanced as investors gained confidence that tensions in Ukraine were easing, stoking demand for risk-sensitive assets.04 Mar 07:59 PM
Banking and financeOCR rise: savers to benefitSavers should expect to feel some relief from next week with economists predicting short-term deposit rates to head up in line with a predicted increase in the official cash rate.04 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeState of mind key issue in Belgrave lawyer caseDefence denies former mayor helped form a plan to solicit funds in contravention of Belgrave Finance's trust deed.04 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeCourt told of 'related-party' loansA former mayor prepared loan documents and gave advice on $12.6 million in "unlawful advances" of Belgrave Finance investor money.03 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHome loan curbs have changed game: reportReserve Bank restrictions on home lending have "changed the game" for New Zealand's banks and created unintended consequences, says a new report.03 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeMortgage poser loomingInterest rates are likely to rise - so what should you do with your home loan?01 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeBrian Fallow: Global economy a tax headacheLarge chunks of the tax base resemble icebergs, drifting north into the warm waters of the global and digital economy.27 Feb 04:30 PM
