PremiumPremiumBanking and financeLiam Dann: RBNZ pushes back on celebrating recovery too soonThe RBNZ is waging a battle with bullish markets over recovery expectations.24 Feb 01:36 AM
Banking and financeNZ bank profits fell 28 per cent in 2020, to $4 billionImpaired asset expenses rose sharply across the banks.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Ratings upgrade a big tick for NZ, but what will it mean?While NZ's ratings upgrade is definitely good news, the immediate impact may be muted.23 Feb 04:43 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeLiam Dann: What snap lockdown means for interest ratesThis lockdown hasn't shifted economic forecasts but that doesn't mean it has no influence.19 Feb 04:23 AM
Banking and financeASB backs down on lending clamp-down for new buildsThe bank will now lend to investors wanting to do new builds who have low equity.17 Feb 11:54 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeMajor bank clamps down on new-build lending to investorsBanks are also taking a divergent approach on pre-approvals.16 Feb 04:00 PM
Banking and financeASB half year profit down 1pc to $614 millionASB has released its half year result.09 Feb 10:10 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeLiam Dann: Why good jobs data could point to higher interest ratesStrong numbers tomorrow may raise more alarm bells than weak data, economists say.02 Feb 04:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWhy banks aren't taking advantage of cheap moneyJust $1.04 billion has been lent through the programme.26 Jan 04:26 AM
New Zealand'It means lives saved': Christchurch community housing trust gifted defibrillatorsThe devices were presented to the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust by ASB and St John.13 Jan 10:06 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeASB boss on how Kiwis can get ahead in 2021ASB boss Vittoria Shortt says people should be mindful of an unforeseen downside to 2021.04 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeASB attempted to syndicate Yealands' debtASB tried and failed to syndicate debt it holds to Marlborough wine company in 2019.15 Dec 04:28 AM
KahuLocal Focus: Māori All Blacks visit The SpecialistLocal business gets a boost. Made with funding from NZ On Air.06 Dec 04:34 AM
Banking and financeASB Bank staffer avoids paying $500,000 shares in company he quit because of 'substantial' IRD debtThe judge said the share seller had "misrepresented" how poor the company's finances were.04 Dec 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWorking from home: Who pays when the banks shut up shop?Banks are closing branches but where will workers work and who will pay?03 Dec 04:00 PM
Banking and financeStrong economic rebound makes negative rates unlikely - ASBASB economists now see no need for the RBNZ to cut interest rates into negative territory.01 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Bank branch closures leave some people behindOPINION: Banks say the changes are about convenience. Really, it's about them.21 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWhich Kiwi bank boss earned the most?All the bank bosses took a pay cut but one still earned a lot more than the others.13 Nov 04:30 AM
Banking and financeASB to bring in own LVR restrictions ahead of Reserve Bank rulesASB will move immediately to increase the minimum deposit required from investors.12 Nov 04:47 AM
Banking and financeASB to close 23 branchesBank say Covid-19 has accelerated the trend towards self-service banking.05 Nov 04:48 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeANZ chair Sir John Key, bankers fear Reserve Bank stimulation creating asset bubblesThe bosses of the big four banks talk about the big challenges ahead.20 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeForeign currency exchange dives but major banks stick with itANZ will follow Kiwibank in quitting buying and selling foreign currency.19 Oct 06:49 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBank profits fall 13 per cent, provisioning rises to $2.5 billion as worst yet to comeKPMG's quarterly report shows bank profits have dropped again.22 Sep 05:00 PM
Banking and financeSuspicious transactions: Major NZ banks named in global probeA global investigation has revealed transactions involving 'dirty money'.21 Sep 09:13 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesTheo Spierings' new gig, Warehouse avoids scrutiny, Hosking joins ASBThe inside word on New Zealand's business community.17 Sep 05:00 PM
Banking and financeASB boss' big pay packet cutVittoria Shortt's pay package takes half-a-million-dollar hit.20 Aug 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeThe dilemma banks face over mask wearingShould customers wear a mask when they enter a bank branch?16 Aug 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeNew lockdown will cost economy almost $440m a weekEconomic impact of new lockdown is still modest - for now.13 Aug 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBank boss backs extension to mortgage deferral schemeASB boss would like to see an extension of the mortgage deferral scheme.12 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeASB boss says economy will be in for bumpy ride after change in alert levelsASB has announced a 20 per cent drop in its cash profit for the year to June 30.11 Aug 11:00 PM
Banking and financeBanks close Auckland branches to prepare for 3-day lockdownBanks have moved quickly to prepare for going back into lockdown.11 Aug 07:04 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraKate MacNamara: What $640m buys in the Reserve Bank's new budgetFunds are a win for Orr, but it's not clear that NZ will receive the value he claims.11 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBank complaints: 21,000 in three monthsFirst time complaint numbers have ever been revealed for the banks.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeLiam Dann: Unemployment's OMG moment - what really happened to jobsGood, bad or meaningless? We knew unemployment data would be weird but it still surprised.05 Aug 05:40 AM