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OCR expected to stay low

The financial markets see no chance the Reserve Bank will raise the official cash rate on Thursday, so their focus will be on how the accompanying monetary policy statement describes the balance of risks going forward.

Mary Holm: Volatility a risk with KiwiSaver funds

There are certain periods when your account balance will fall. When that happens, stick with it.

Hubbard investors to get further 15 cent payment

NZ dollar falls vs euro as Draghi less gloomy

Credit Sails report holds 'factual errors' - Forsyth Barr

The Commerce Commission has released a full report from its investigation into the sale and promotion of Credit Sails notes.

NZ dollar falls after positive US jobs report

NZ dollar climbs back above 83 US cents

Sector weighs Reserve Bank lending tools

Regulating loan-to-value ratios would not be the Reserve Bank's favoured option, believes the Bankers' Association.

Auckland house listings, sales up in Feb

Housing loan ratios 'bank's call'

Bill English says the greatest influence on the housing market will continue to be interest rates and supply constraints created by the planning system, writes Brian Fallow.

Drought tempers strength of NZ dollar

Brian Fallow: Reserve Bank heats dollar debate

The higher the exchange rate is, the lower interest rates can be, writes Brian Fallow. Asset price inflation, in the Auckland housing market at any rate, is alive and well.

Italian election worries send NZ dollar down

Williams seen as a senior at Five Star

Finance sector profits soar

Profits in the finance sector rocketed up last year despite New Zealand's sluggish economic growth with the banks making close to $3.7 billion.

Fisher buy means Tower staying local

Good news, bad news - Fisher Funds buying Tower's investment business means it will stay local, but there'll be less competition.

Five Star group accused did not help with offer, court told

A man alleged to be a prime mover in the failed Five Star group did not help to prepare allegedly misleading offer documents, a court has heard.

Banking's big switchover

Today's banks are complex. Over the years they have grown from small retail operations into sprawling financial institutions, along the way acquiring other businesses, inheriting product lines and processes.