Banking and financeBank signals mortgage restrictionsThe Reserve Bank has given strong signals that it intends to restrict mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios, to rein in credit growth and house price inflation.08 May 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeReserve Bank confirms interventionThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it intervened in foreign exchange markets in an attempt to drive the kiwi lower. It gave no details of the size of the intervention.08 May 02:45 AM
BDBDBanking and financeReserve Bank tips risky lending limitsThe Reserve Bank would impose limits on riskier mortgage lending with smaller deposits if it judged those loans to be a "significant risk" to financial stability.07 May 10:55 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHouse pressures risk to financial stability - WheelerIncreasing pressure in a housing market where supply is failing to meet demand is posing a growing risk to our financial stability, says the Reserve Bank.07 May 09:15 PM
OpinionKirk Hope: Time to bring back compulsory savingsWhat can we do to give our economy a boost and address our net external debt? One way would be to consider introducing compulsory savings, writes Kirk Hope.07 May 05:30 PM
OpinionGreg Peacock: Three themes to inspire investor confidence"This time it's different" - are usually the four most dangerous words in financial markets.05 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeNZ outperforming Australia, says BNZA comparison of some recent economic data shows New Zealand outperforming Australia.05 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeFMA wants Hotchin repaid $12.2m from mansion jobThe Financial Markets Authority still wants Mark Hotchin to be repaid the $12.2 million he put towards an Auckland mansion, despite the businessman's lawyer not pursuing the full amount at the end of a High Court dispute.02 May 07:43 PM
Banking and financeAorangi investors to get money backInvestors in the late Allan Hubbard's frozen Aorangi Securities have been told they can expect to be repaid most, if not all, of their capital.02 May 04:30 AM
Banking and financeDorchester on hunt for acquisitionsThe once-troubled finance company Dorchester Pacific says it will resume dividend payments this year for the first time since 2007.01 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeRent burden eases in city centreRenters moving into popular central Auckland suburbs have had some relief, with rental costs levelling off or falling slightly.30 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeShares and property lift KiwiSaverKiwiSaver funds with higher exposures to growth assets such as shares and property have performed the strongest in the past year, according to figures from Morningstar.30 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeConstruction industry most optimistic - outlook surveyBusinesses remain in a buoyant mood, ANZ's monthly business outlook survey found.30 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeANZ result tipped as sign of banking downturnA decline in revenue at the ANZ - the country's largest bank - could signal a down-turn in earnings across the industry, says an expert.30 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeNo charges against Hanover - SFOThe Serious Fraud Office says it will not be making any prosecutions around the collapse of Hanover Finance.29 Apr 10:05 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar rises after OCR reviewThe dollar rose as much as 0.7 per cent against the greenback after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler backed off from talking down the currency at today's monetary policy review.23 Apr 11:20 PM
Banking and financeOptimism about aluminium fades as economies falterAs Rio Tinto and Meridian Energy haggle over the price of power for the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter, optimism about the metal's future has faded.22 Apr 05:30 PM
