Banking and financeVerdict on China-led bank waitsThe Government has yet to decide whether to join a multilateral bank to finance infrastructure in Asia, an initiative led by China but opposed by the US.26 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionStock Takes: CBL gears up for market floatCBL Insurance appears to be forging ahead with its sharemarket listing plans, with talk of a potential float raising as much as $120 million and valuing the company at $300 million to $400....26 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeConsumers buoyant after fuel, rate dropConsumer confidence has strengthened over the past three months, the Westpac McDermott Miller survey found, thanks to a rebound in rural New Zealand.23 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Owning house in UK could be hurdle to withdrawing fundsThere have definitely been some changes to KiwiSaver since it was introduced but apart from a few minor tweaks the rules for first-home buyers have remained fairly untouched.23 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesBNZ customers lose airpoints, gain cashThousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.19 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesAir NZ drops BNZ from airpointsAir New Zealand is dropping BNZ in place of Westpac as its official Airpoints partner.18 Mar 10:37 PM
Banking and financeWhen Yellen gets less predictable she's getting back to normalJanet Yellen wants to be less predictable, if only a little.18 Mar 06:57 PM
Banking and finance$3m lost in rate swapsWestpac is facing a claim that it made misrepresentations to get a long-standing commercial customer to buy interest rate swaps that lost it $3 million.18 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeLVR limits tipped to stay in placeA resurgence in property prices means LVR "speed limits" are likely to stay in place, Standard & Poor's says in a report that predicts banks will continue to post strong earnings growth....18 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeNZ banker goes on the runPolice are hunting a NZ bank executive who left Australia after learning an investigation had been launched into his alleged receiving of kickbacks.18 Mar 02:45 AM
PropertyHuge savings with mortgage dealsShopping around for a mortgage could save New Zealanders up to $28,500 over the lifetime of a loan, according to a new survey of home lending.17 Mar 09:22 PM
OpinionAmbrose Evans-Pritchard: Indebted firms about to get their fingers burntSitting on the desks of central bank governors and regulators across the world is a scholarly report that gently hints at horrors in store.17 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar extends gains following weak US retail salesThe NZ dollar extended its gains overnight after the Reserve Bank's better-than-expected outlook for the local economy.12 Mar 07:59 PM
OpinionInside Money: Bonanza! How banks cash in on KiwiSaverIf banks wanted to adopt a theme song for KiwiSaver it would have to be the song from Bonanza.11 Mar 08:30 PM
Banking and financeConsumers boost spending and savingRetailers are continuing to benefit from the boost to consumers' discretionary incomes from the fall in oil prices over the past year.10 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeRetail card spending up 1.2pc in FebNew Zealanders increased spending on debit and credit cards in February, led by gains in hospitality and apparel as low inflation 09 Mar 11:31 PM
