Banking and financeANZ launches rights issue to fund Suncorp Bank purchaseANZ has launched a rights issue to fund its purchase of Queensland's Suncorp Bank.18 Jul 05:32 AM
Banking and financeWhy organisations must allow for those who can't or won't move onlineThere are two underlying assumptions that everyone can or should interact digitally.18 Jul 01:45 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financePolice 'powerless': Her ex uses 1c deposits for vile abuse via bank accountVictim says banks and police seem disinterested or powerless to stop the messages.13 Jul 05:20 AM
Banking and financeBNZ warned after anti-laundering mistakeWarning after mistake led bank to give wrong location information to police unit.07 Jul 09:18 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeIf you can't pay good wages, don't be in business - hospo expertBusinesses have depended on low wages for decades, AUT academic says.07 Jul 05:30 AM
Banking and financeCashback war: BNZ offers up to $20k back for home loan borrowersBut borrowers will have to take out a loan for $2 million to get the full cashback.04 Jul 02:39 AM
Banking and financeTesla on the house? Low interest rate offer for energy efficiency loansBut you must have your mortgage with the bank.03 Jul 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Neobank Volt's exit a blow for all Aussie bank customersVolt was one of a handful of neobanks promising to challenge the Big Four.03 Jul 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Choppy waters ahead for home-loan borrowersEDITORIAL: There's a lot more pain to come for borrowers.30 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeThird major bank curtails mortgage lending to those with small depositsBanks tighten up as they come close to exhausting their high-risk lending allowances.29 Jun 05:03 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness ReportsSurviving the Bears: Recession will be hard to avoid amid inflation fightThe Reserve Bank is almost certain to deliver another 50bp rate hike in July.29 Jun 04:59 PM
Banking and financeBank profits hit another quarterly record - but one makes a lossBut tougher conditions expected to be felt in the second and third quarters.28 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeTighter criteria: Interest-only housing loans declining'The effect will be catastrophic. How does this work for people who are suffering?'27 Jun 05:45 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeExplainer: Why home loan rates are rising so quicklyAnd are set to rise even further.27 Jun 05:35 AM
Banking and financeANZ hikes interest rates for second time in a monthThe bank has put the changes down to a significant rise in wholesale rates.20 Jun 11:06 PM
Banking and financeHow to spot the latest banking scamScammers have moved on to phone calls to extract money from the public.16 Jun 05:30 AM
Banking and financeWatch: 'This is where it gets a bit crazy' - Kiwis warned about sophisticated scamNZ children's book author Malcolm Clarke has posted a viral video warning of the scam.13 Jun 05:29 PM
Banking and financeTSB profit rises 7pc, bank pays out $12.5m dividendThe bank recorded a rise in home lending but a fall in agricultural and personal lending.09 Jun 09:34 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeMore opportunities for first-home buyers, SBS Bank boss saysSBS Bank has lent money to 850 first-home buyers during the year.03 Jun 05:27 AM
Banking and financeHold-out Auckland sellers swipe listings from market"Sales prices are definitely starting to fall, but not dramatically" - Peter Thompson.01 Jun 10:30 PM
Banking and financeBank dividend restrictions liftedFrom July banks will be able to pay out a full 100 per cent dividend.01 Jun 08:55 PM
Banking and financeMajor New Zealand banks lift mortgage rates after OCR hikeRetail banks have started hiking rates in the wake of last week's hawkish RBNZ call.30 May 05:50 AM
BDBDBanking and financeDeloitte says Westpac NZ has made progress on liquidity risk managementRBNZ says it expects Westpac will build on its momentum to date.30 May 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeOCR rise: 'Day of reckoning' coming for borrowers of $160bAround $160 billion of fixed-rate housing loans come up for review in the next year.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeKiwibank makes biggest branding investment in a decadeThe bank is looking to stay in tune with cultural changes across NZ.25 May 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRadical change is happening in NZ's finance industryThere will be more innovative social and green finance opportunities for investors.21 May 11:00 PM
Banking and financeHSBC boss: 'Who cares if Miami is underwater in 100 years?'The bank's head of responsible investing decries climate debate's 'shrill, partisan' tone.21 May 12:02 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBudget 2022: Banks yet to get on board with Govt's Business Growth FundDetails are thin on which banks would support it and how much they would put up.19 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeNew CEO for Heartland BankLeanne Lazarus will join the firm from Westpac Life.18 May 09:21 PM
Banking and financeObituary: Westpac's change agent and former CEO diesHarry Price was the bank's New Zealand chief executive from 1992 to 1999.12 May 11:41 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBNZ economist: Chances of recession 'rising by the day'The chances of getting through this interest rate cycle with a "soft landing" are fading.11 May 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWestpac increases branch hours but closes 18 ATMs as cash use fallsWestpac NZ chief executive says it had a solid result in a fast-changing market.09 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeWestpac half year cash profit up 9pc to $635mThe sale of its life insurance business gave a one-off gain of $126m.08 May 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWhy BNZ says its customers can cope with rising interest ratesThe Bank of New Zealand has released is half-year result.04 May 10:31 PM
