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Pressure on Bollard to hold rates steady
Opinion is divided on whether inflationary pressures and the global crisis will be enough for Alan Bollard to begin lifting rates next week.

NZX keen to get new bank on board
A proposal to launch a new listed New Zealand bank has been welcomed by the market and the stock exchange operator.

George Kerr has hand in heartland bank deal
Pyne Gould major shareholder George Kerr is thought to have had a strong hand in the deal to merge Marac with CBS and the Sthn Cross Building Society.

Dr Doom warns of bubble trouble
Economies of Brazil, China, India are all overheating, says this professor.

<i>Inside Money: </i>Trouble down the millionaires factory
Macquarie Bank hasn't churned out too many millionaires in NZ.

'Heartland' bank launched from Sth Island merger
The banking operations of Pyne Gould, Southern Cross Building Society and the Canterbury Building Society are merging.

Is the euro entering its final phase?
The euro is the latest crisis in modern German history...

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers
Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.