Banking and financeWestpac looks to grow rural footprintWestpac aims to boost market share despite stressed proportion of agribusiness portfolio more than doubling.02 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeShared bank account warning issuedThe Banking Ombudsman is urging people to think carefully about setting up shared accounts.02 May 01:03 AM
BDBDBanking and financeWestpac reports record $445m profitProfits at Westpac Bank are up 3 per cent for the past half year.01 May 11:40 PM
OpinionAnat Admati: Heavy borrowing is addictiveThe intense conflict of interest between bankers and the rest of society is captured well in a passage from "Traders, Guns and Money," a book written by former banker Satyajit Das, writes Anat Admati.28 Apr 09:30 PM
Banking and financePanamanian company bought NZ landThe Labour Party says says it has identified the Mossack Fonseca client who got approval to buy sensitive land in New Zealand.27 Apr 07:22 PM
Banking and financeProfits shrink as banks fight for loansFalling interest margins amid a fiercely competitive lending market contributed to a downturn in the New Zealand banking sector's profitability.27 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeWestpac curbs loans to Oz foreign buyersWestpac in Australia is stopping lending to foreign buyers of property.27 Apr 04:51 AM
BDBDBanking and financeICBC soars as Chinese-owned bank taps trade tiesICBC (NZ) has lifted its loan book by 343 percent.27 Apr 01:26 AM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Market jolt suggests golden weather is over for banksCOMMENT: Australia's banks have taken a hammering on the stock market over the past month or so.10 Apr 09:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: How safe is your money?Did you know your money in a bank term deposit is not guaranteed by the Government?09 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Bank deal aligns politics and financesCOMMENT: NZ Super Fund's decision to try to buy a 25pc stake in Kiwibank from NZ Post should not be any surprise.08 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeNZ a 'very nice front for criminals'One of the journalists behind the massive Panama Papers leak criticises New Zealand's laws around foreign trusts.08 Apr 12:15 AM
Banking and financeAustralian PM lays into banksTurnbull has given Australia's banks a bollocking for unethical behaviour, suggesting they have not repaid the support they received during the crisis.07 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry Soper: Cullen skilled at shifting money aroundCOMMENT: Michael Cullen's always been good at shifting money around without necessarily having to spend it, so what better way to finance KiwiBank than through his fund, writes Barry Soper.06 Apr 08:31 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: What would $100m gift to Kiwibank get us?COMMENT: Mike Hosking asks, what the $100m that the Greens want to give to Kiwibank will get NZ. Does it give the Government the right to dictate how the bank operates?04 Apr 02:57 AM
BDBDBanking and financeEmployment confidence improves as wages liftThe Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose 3.3 points to 104.8 in the March quarter, gaining for a second period from a three-year low in September.03 Apr 11:25 PM
OpinionGlobal media alliance behind Panama PapersCOMMENT: Are the fortress walls of offshore secrecy now finally cracking?03 Apr 09:50 PM
Banking and financeNZ used to keep tax secretsNew Zealand has been named in a massive Panamanian document leak as one of the havens used by companies around the world to avoid tax.03 Apr 08:15 PM
Banking and financeGreens propose 'beefed up' KiwibankKiwibank would get a $100 million capital injection to turbo-charge its expansion and create more competition in the banking sector, under Green Party policy.03 Apr 01:26 AM
Banking and financeAus Reserve Bank tipped to hold rate steadyAustralia's Reserve Bank is likely to hold the cash rate this month, but the soaring Australian dollar is becoming a concern.01 Apr 09:43 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDual listed banks drag index downNew Zealand shares fell, dragged down by dual-listed Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Group.01 Apr 09:18 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Banks long shadow over NZ economyCOMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.01 Apr 04:00 PM
Banking and financeHow does your home loan rate?Research from Canstar shows there is a marked difference between the highest and lowest rates on offer at the banks.31 Mar 10:34 PM
BDBDBanking and financePolicy framework best fit despite low inflationTreasury secretary says he's seen no evidence that the policy framework between Reserve Bank and Finance Minister needs to be "radically different."30 Mar 07:00 PM
Banking and financeBank gaining mana as NZ-China bridgeSPONSORED CONTENT: Chief executive Karen Housays hiring local talent is part of ambitious plans to help develop a bilateral trade relationship.29 Mar 06:00 PM
Banking and financeIs NZ just part of Aussie housing market?When it comes to what influences housing markets in New Zealand and Australia, we're all in it together.28 Mar 07:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Pity the farmers whose misery is theirs aloneCOMMENT: Dairy farmers make milk. Banks provide loans. Dairy farmers are part of the private sector. The banks are the same.28 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeOutrageous Fortune: ANZ's westie bossLiam Dann finds out how Shayne Elliott went from growing up in Te Atatu to leading ANZ Bank.25 Mar 09:11 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Banks hedge bets on dairy dropCOMMENT: The irony is banks have helped Reserve Bank avoid the feared side effect of the rate cut of adding more fuel on Auckland property price fires.19 Mar 04:00 PM
