Banking and financeLombard men to appealThe Court of Appeal today imposed harsher sentences on all four directors of Lombard Finance, but they will appeal that outcome.02 Jul 07:39 AM
BDBDBanking and financeLombard men get home detentionThe Court of Appeal has sentenced all four former directors of Lombard Finance to home detention, having accepted the initial sentences were 'manifestly inadequate'02 Jul 12:45 AM
Banking and financeMoody's rates Australian economy an upbeat AAAMoody's Investors Service has given the Australian economy an upbeat assessment and says its currency's rating remains stable.01 Jul 05:30 PM
Banking and financeHotchin trustee claim thrown outMark Hotchin's attempt to join two trustee companies to the FMA's civil case against him and make them contribute to any potential damages is dismissed.30 Jun 10:15 PM
Banking and financeFeltex shareholders go to courtMore than 3600 former Feltex shareholders are now opted into litigation against the carpet-maker's former directors and an updated list of claimants has been filed with the High Court.30 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: D-Day for New Zealand's finance industryTomorrow is D-Day for the finance industry, particularly banks and most traditional financial institutions.28 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: If a bank fails, some cash may be frozenQ: Recently, it was reported that from July to August this year, banks will be able to repurpose a person's money in their savings account, for the bank's own needs. Could you give us more information?28 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeDavid Ross facing three further chargesThree more charges have been laid today against the alleged Ponzi-schemer David Ross.28 Jun 04:49 AM
Banking and financeCapital+Merchant men get more jail timeTwo jailed Capital+Merchant directors serving the longest jail terms given to failed finance company bosses to date have had their sentences extended this morning.27 Jun 10:10 PM
Banking and financeNZ's biggest reno: ANZ's towerPrecinct Properties New Zealand's $76 million ANZ Centre upgrade saw 22 office floors refurbished, making it the country's biggest building renovation.27 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance trio plead guiltyThe last men standing from Dominion Finance have now pleaded guilty but could still face further court action if authorities continue with their civil case against the firm's directors and seek penalties of up to $500,000 from each of them.26 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeCheap loan clicks with puntersA mortgage interest rate below 2.48 per cent, determined by the number of "likes" the promotion gets on Facebook, is the latest bank bid to generate customers.26 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financePhone recordings spark pledge to probe bank disasterIreland's Parliament will open an investigation into the disastrous bailout of Anglo Irish Bank following newly disclosed recordings of telephone calls that show former directors conspiring to conceal the true scale of the bank's losses.26 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance trio plead guiltyDominion Finance and North South Finance directors Rick Bettle and Vance Arkinstall have pleaded guilty to five Securities Act charges in the High Court.25 Jun 10:40 PM
Banking and financeChina fall spooks marketsMarkets across the region were further rattled yesterday as the Chinese stockmarket fell to its lowest level in four years.25 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeNZ market still dealing with US falloutOngoing fallout from the US plan to easemoney printing policy and uncertainty in Asian markets are being blamed for a fall on the New Zealand share market.25 Jun 07:10 AM
Banking and financeBank fees lawyer talks toughFair Play on Fees lawyer Andrew Hooker was talking tough as he filed the first documents in the case against ANZ bank at the High Court in Auckland today.25 Jun 02:00 AM
Banking and financeBank fee lawsuit hires top QCHigh-powered QC Bruce Gray has been appointed lead counsel in a lawsuit targeting penalty fees charged by New Zealand's biggest banks.24 Jun 09:45 PM
Banking and financeFive Star loans laundered, court toldThe elderly accountant - who has been declared bankrupt twice since age 60 - was sentenced to three years, seven months in jail earlier this year.24 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and finance32,000 join bank fee lawsuitA lawsuit claiming the ANZ Bank charged "excessive" penalty fees is to be filed in the High Court at Auckland today.24 Jun 05:30 PM
Banking and financeOz market slumps over China credit crunch fearAustralian shares have posted their largest one-day loss in two months as nervous investors looked to steep falls on Asian markets over fears of a credit crunch in China.24 Jun 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeMediaWorks narrows loss to $90mMediaWorks NZ, the broadcaster whose lenders look likely to seize control, narrowed its annual loss in 2012 after massive writedowns a year earlier.24 Jun 02:30 AM
Banking and financeFive Star party deals at trial centreThe High Court hears bankrupt accountant Neill Williams knowingly participated "in the misappropriation of investor funds".23 Jun 11:30 PM
Banking and financeFixed rate may spell end of mortgagesThe beginning of the end may have begun for record-low mortgage rates in New Zealand.21 Jun 05:30 PM
