OpinionKirk Hope: Ensuring fiscal stability a delicate balancing actThe overarching theme for banking around the world in 2013 will continue to be financial stability - how to achieve it, and how to maintain it, writes Kirk Hope.06 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeWall St rally stokes appetite for NZ dollarThe dollar gained against the greenback as improving US employment figures underpinned a rally on Wall Street.03 Feb 08:05 PM
Banking and financeBank push to change KiwiSaverDefault provider arrangements for KiwiSaver do not encourage financial literacy and should be ditched, says state-owned Kiwibank.03 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannBank policy battle is heating upImagine it would be if you had just struggled to save a 10 per cent deposit for your first home only to be told you now had only half the money you need, writes Liam Dann.03 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeNo signing, no Pin, just wave cardShoppers can now buy nearly $80 worth of goods on a credit card at many shops without having to sign or use a Pin number.03 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Reserve Bank sticks to the script as our economy teeters on brink02 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeWatchdog still mulling Hanover chargesThe SFO has spent longer considering charges after the Hanover collapse than in the case of any other finance company it has probed.01 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHouse fears: OCR stays put at 2.5pcThe Reserve Bank says the OCR will stay at a record low of 2.5 per cent, as rising house prices are singled out as a threat to New Zealand's financial stability.30 Jan 08:12 PM
Banking and financeC + M director pleads guiltyCapital + Merchant Finance director Owen Francis Tallentire has today pleaded guilty to three charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority.29 Jan 10:30 PM
Banking and financeHome loans and risks in Reserve Bank sightsDebate about rising house prices in Auckland and elsewhere has included discussion on the risk weights the Reserve Bank requires banks to apply to their housing lending.25 Jan 04:30 PM
Banking and financeLong-term mortgage rates warBanks are slashing their long-term mortgage rates, with customers tied up for longer periods likely to save thousands.25 Jan 04:30 PM
Banking and financeStock Takes: Busy year ahead for NZX listings?This year is shaping up to be a very busy one for new sharemarket listings...24 Jan 04:30 PM
Banking and financeProduction barely expandsThe manufacturing sector ended 2012 much as it had spent the whole year, just barely on the right side of the line between expansion and contraction, the BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index (PMI) indicates.24 Jan 04:30 PM
