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ANZ New Zealand appoints first NZ female CEO

ANZ New Zealand has named its new chief executive after a six month process.

Recovering housing market boosts economic outlook

EDITORIAL: It's a remarkable turnaround from a few months ago.

Businesses urged to support Samoa floral shirt day fundraiser

Samoan bankers appeal for support for measles-struck island.

Complacency found in ANZ director sign-offs

ANZ did not breach policies in selling a St Heliers house to the wife of its former CEO.

Outlook rosy down on the farm

Stock prices hold despite lack of support from banks and threat of potential regulations.

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.

Banks must raise $20b to meet tough new requirements

Banking system will have to raise $20b to cope with new safety buffers.

Sir Ralph Norris laughs off Westpac chair job

Who will be Westpac's new chief executive and chair?

All eyes on the Reserve Bank: Just how much should banks borrow?

The Reserve Bank will release capital review this week.

Liam Dann: A horrible year for bankers ... and it's not over yet

Could this year get any worse for the Aussie banking sector? Yes, maybe on Thursday.

BNZ applications back online after major outages

Technical issues had been resolved, the spokesman said and services were back online.

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.