ANZ Bank sees no rush of customers to rivals with death of National brand.

Industry veterans rely on selling their expertise, not hardware or software.

The four Australian-owned banks earn more out of NZ than banks in most other countries, but that's the price of a sound financial system, says Alan Bollard.

ASB Bank has reported a record $372 million statutory net profit for the six months to December 31, up 31.3 per cent.