The S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.06 per cent, or 3.89 points, to 6069.74. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 16 fell and 11 were unchanged.

But shine of record earnings dulled by news of slower growth.

China's decision to allow all married couples to have two children will be supportive for the New Zealand dairy industry, but only "at the margin", ANZ Bank said in a commentary.

Anger and frustration over glitch that brought down ANZ services.

ANZ Bank is working to fix a technical glitch which has caused all of its major services to be disabled tonight.

ANZ Bank New Zealand, the nation's biggest lender, has recorded a 0.3 percent gain in full-year cash profits.

A handful of farmers are refusing to settle or take a payout from the big banks that sold them controversial 'interest rate swaps'.

ANZ's choice of Elliott to replace the outspoken Smith shows the board wants to stick with its Asian Strategy.

The slip came as net interest income for ANZ Bank's NZ arm rose 4 per cent in the past financial year to $2.14 billion.

Downbeat economic commentary continued to flow yesterday, with Westpac saying it expects New Zealand's annual GDP growth to dip below 2 per cent, while ANZ's Truckometer is pointing to a clear....

Top of the Lake film maker Jane Campion has directed an ANZ Bank film campaign highlighting gender wealth disparity.

Worrying stat comes as ANZ says it'll keep paying into its staff members' KiwiSaver accounts who go on parental leave.

Things are still looking healthy for New Zealand's banks, despite a fall in lending margins at the start of this year.

Mortgage rates have dropped again. SBS Bank is offering a 4.85 per cent rate for an 18-month term - the lowest deal around.

Business confidence turned negative this month for the first time since February 2011, led by a gloomy agriculture sector.

Consumer confidence continued to weaken in this month's ANZ Roy Morgan survey.

ANZ breached the Fair Trading Act for misleadingly representing interest rate swaps to some customers.

There's been a few changes to KiwiSaver affecting first home buyers - and it's mostly good news.

Teaching kids about money is increasingly becoming a top priority for the major banks.

ASB has followed the lead of ANZ and Kiwibank and slashed its fixed mortgage rates.

Westpac could join a mortgage-rate battle after Kiwibank and ANZ slashed their home loan rates.

ANZ and KiwiBank have cut their mortgage rates as speculation grows the Reserve Bank will cut the OCR.

The last GlobalDairyTrade auction for the season is tomorrow and dairy analysts say indications are that prices may be about to bottom out.

A second banking chief has denied Auckland has a housing bubble, saying many factors were combining to drive prices up including the city's sheer desirability.

The dollar may decline this week as economists bet the Reserve Bank will start cutting interest rates as early as next month.

KiwiSaver providers are struggling to move savers out of the default funds despite a requirement by the Government to give people more information on their choices.

ANZ Bank New Zealand, the country's biggest lender, was the most aggressive in pitching interest rate swaps to farmers, the Commerce Commission says.

BNZ cash earnings have risen 4.5 per cent in the six months ended March 31 to $418 million as growth in housing and business lending, and lower funding costs, drove up net interest income.