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BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues

Financial Times: Irish executive has led British oil major since 2020

'Absolute negligence': Financial expert lashes Kiwi banks, alleges systemic security failures

It’s absolute negligence on the banks’ behalf and it’s an embarrassment internationally.'

Financial losses from cyber incidents down, says Cert NZ - survey indicates otherwise

A glimpse beneath the "tip of the iceberg". Plus: Bank customers want more protection.

Employers and staff seek truce on office working

Financial Times: Some companies tighten mandates on WFH, more moving to flexible models.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Are all these mortgage rate hikes justified?

ANALYSIS: It takes just one big bank to hike rates for the others to follow.

PwC to curtail consulting work for US audit clients to reduce conflict risk

Financial Times: New independence policies a challenge to other Big Four accounting firms.

China’s deflation pressures ease as consumer prices rise

FT: August CPI edges into positive territory, but producer index continues to fall.

Mary Holm: Should I sell up in the face of mortgage rate rises?

OPINION: I bought at the peak of the market in 2021 but now stand to make a loss.

ASB hikes fixed mortgage rates as borrowers snub floating rates

A closer look at how long borrowers are fixing their mortgages for.

SkyCity Entertainment Group among those ‘blacklisted’ by $5.2b fund manager

Fossil fuels, porn, gambling among industries off-limits to "ethical" investment group.

Why the electric vehicle battery race needs a recycling revolution

Financial Times: Uncertainty over which cells will power tomorrow’s cars.

Economists grow gloomier on 2024 as central banks delay rate cuts

FINANCIAL TIMES: Stronger US economy and stickier inflation trigger downgrades for 2024.

Market Watch: What high interest rates mean for sharemarket investors

Watch: Is it time to head for bank deposits?

Australia revamps hydrogen push to reshape economy

Financial Times: Govt to offer subsidies to transform towns such as Wollongong.

China’s economic slowdown reverberates across Asia

Financial Times: South Korea mired in longest manufacturing slump since 1970s.

Sasha Borissenko: Mainzeal case serves as warning for other directors

OPINION: It wouldn't be surprising if the appetite for directorships declined as a result.