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ANZ close to selling UDC - report

Indicative bids for UDC Finance are due on Friday.

Bank boss: How to fight back against Christmas consumerism

Co-operative Bank's David Cunningham says Christmas doesn't need to be a consumerist hell.

Peter Lyons: Financial Armageddon and the barbecue season

Comment: History may not repeat but it certainly rhymes.

Liam Dann: Let's fuel-inject Kiwibank and challenge Aussie dominance

If the big Aussie banks want to pull back from their NZ businesses, Kiwibank can step in.

Editorial: It's time more Kiwis shared some bank profits

EDITORIAL: Kiwi fund managers should be licking their lips.

The big bank backdown

Adrian Orr's fight with the banks appears to have ended in a tense draw.

Reserve Bank: We've listened

Bank says new rules will help economy, but warnings over impact remain.

Business groups slam bank capital changes, urge more consultation

Business groups warn small business and rural borrowers to be hit by higher bank capital.

Liam Dann: Banks raise the white flag on capital review

Bank bosses seem resigned to working with the Reserve Bank's new tougher capital rules.

Fraudster couldn't pronounce name to bank, but still stole $25k

How a fraudster managed to trick staff at New Zealand's largest bank.

Invercargill bank robber hands himself in

The man walked into the Kiwibank branch and demanded money.

RBNZ warns house lending risk may be on the rise

The Reserve Bank remains worried about the resilience of NZ's finance sector.

No relief for first-home buyers: Mortgage restrictions to continue

The Reserve Bank has assessed its bank lending restrictions.

Scandal as Westpac CEO quits: Ratings agency weighs in on bank saga

Westpac Australia chief executive Brian Hartzer has fallen on his sword.

Westpac boss to step down in wake of scandal

This comes amid a major banking scandal in Australia.

Big Read: Will they stay or will they go? LVRs under review

Will house hunters and investors get a break on bank lending rules next week?

What happened to the Land of the Fair Go?

Comment: A "hardening" trend has emerged across the Tasman in business and politics.

Westpac probe: Aussie regulator looking at child exploitation claims

Austrac alleges Westpac engaged in widespread, systemic and frequent AML and CTF failures.