In his day job Marcel wears a suit and manages a team of nine people, but by night he has a very different story.

Nicky Hager says he will take Westpac to the Human Rights Tribunal.

Heartland Bank increased first-half profit 14 per cent as the NZX-listed lender's loan book grew at the same time as it benefited from cheaper funding costs.

The country's biggest banks all have different positions on the circumstances under which they would give up your data to the authorities.

Westpac has failed in its argument to the Privacy Commission that customers sign away their rights to privacy when they agree to the bank's "terms and conditions".

Kiwibank says funding pressures and infrastructure spending are behind a 13 per cent drop in the bank's half year profit.

ASB Bank is offering up to $100 million of five-year fixed rate notes.

ANZ New Zealand boosted first-quarter earnings 18 per cent, benefiting from cost-cutting and smaller hedging losses.

While other banks have increased home loan rates in recent weeks HSBC has come out with a 3.99 per cent rate for an 18 month fixed term loan.

How much banks have to pay for off-shore funding will be the main determinant of whether rates continue to rise this year, says ASB bank boss Barbara Chapman.

The Reserve Bank will hold another round of talks with the banking sector after lenders pushed back on the detail of its proposed 'dashboard' regime.

Nowhere are China's rusted-out industries worse than in Liaoning, a province that's slumped into outright recession.

Retail spending continues to rise with electronic card transaction sales up 5.6 per cent or $270 million on the same period last year.

Banks could face losing up to 20 per cent of their customer base if they continue to decrease their relationship-based interactions, a researcher has warned.

U.S. stocks extended all-time highs as investors reignited reflation trades following the promise of details from the Trump administration on cutting taxes.

New Zealand's big banks need to become simpler, smaller and better in tune with their customers to survive the big challenges facing

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler will be remembered for the moves he made to try to curb the property boom.

IRD's online login site myIR was still experiencing some technical hitches this morning as the official deadline for tax payments - 5pm today - loomed.

COMMENT: The sale of UDC Finance continues a disturbing trend over the past 30 years.

COMMENT: TVNZ's new money programme will be 100 per cent funded by Kiwibank, and the funding model could be used again, John Drinnan writes.

There's no shortage of cranes on Auckland's skyline. What is in short supply is enough new homes for the growing city.

Kiwibank is blaming rising funding costs on its decision to lift mortgage rates twice since the start of the year.

A new library of banking villainy allows clients to see how likely employees are to go rogue - before they do anything wrong.

Carrying a wallet full of credit and debit cards may soon be a thing of the past as more consumers sign up to pay-by-phone technology.

Deutsche Bank announced massive cuts to its annual bonus scheme, as it looks to absorb the impact of a hefty fine.

Kiwis are being told to steer clear of a "survey scam" from cold-callers claiming to be from the "Bankers Association of New Zealand".

COMMENT: Few could resist entities with faster, cheaper services.

ASB bank says this week will mark the "end of the world as we know it" as Donald Trump is officially inaugurated as President.

Deutsche Bank has banned text messages on company-issued phones in an effort to improve compliance standards.

ANZ Bank sold New Zealand's biggest finance company, UDC Finance, to Chinese logistics and financial services company.