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Deborah Hill Cone: Wanted: Help, not handouts
Banks are holding on to their money, so why is the Government so generous with ours?

Kiwibank profit halves to $21m
Kiwibank's annual profit has more than halved as provisions for bad debts surged more than four times.

Cheques' days are numbered
The writing is on the wall for the old-fashioned cheque.

Bernard Hickey: Haggle with your bank for returns
Bank profitability in New Zealand is too high and we have to do something about it.

Kiwi dollar tipped to gain as equity markets recover
The New Zealand dollar may rise this week, as equity markets recover from a three-week selloff following the US credit rating downgrade.

OCR hike not till December, say bank economists
Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.

ASB Bank profits surge 27pc
Improved economic conditions contributed to ASB Bank recording a 27.6 per cent increase in its net profit after tax to $568 million for the year to June 30, the company said today.