Banking and financeBank out to double in sizeThe Co-operative Bank has launched a bid to double its customer base and grab a bigger slice of the Auckland market 18 months after rebranding from PSIS.07 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeRoss family paintings sold for $199kDavid Ross appeared briefly in the Wellington District Court this morning, where hearings were adjourned to August 22.04 Jul 10:50 PM
AgribusinessKiwi dollar tipped to rise versus aussieThe kiwi is expected to appreciate further against the Australian after the cross rate hit a near five-year high this week.04 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeAuckland house prices stable in JuneAuckland house prices edged up for a second month in June in the face of fewer listings and intense demand among property buyers, according to Barfoot & Thompson.03 Jul 12:00 AM
Banking and finance'Sorry' BNZ repays $4mThe Bank of New Zealand has refunded $4 million to 90,000 customers.02 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionMarshall Meyer: China needs shot of Capitalism 101We still don't know whether the freeze-up of China's interbank market last week was a hiccup or a foreshock.02 Jul 05:30 PM
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
