RBNZ talks up macro-prudential policies 24 October 2014 5:02PM Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Graeme Wheeler has talked up the bank's macro-prudential policies to a Bank For International Settlements conference in Wellington. read more
Westpac NZ launches PayTag 21 October 2014 4:39PM Westpac New Zealand, which is forging its own path away from the other three big banks on mobile wallets, has launched a PayTag contactless payment sticker for customers' mobile phones. read more
NZ's biggest commercial fraud trial ends with one conviction 15 October 2014 5:32PM Only one of the three South Canterbury Finance directors facing fraud charges was found guilty yesterday in New Zealand's biggest fraud trial. read more
ANZ NZ workers strike today 10 October 2014 5:02PM FIRST Union members will strike today at ANZ branches and contact centres in six of New Zealand's biggest cities in protest at a pay offer and new contracts they said reduce the certainty of their wor.. read more
New Zealand's new mobile wallet brand Semble unveiled 09 October 2014 5:28PM A joint venture between two of New Zealand's biggest banks and all three mobile phone networks has launched a mobile wallet for Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards that can be used with contact.. read more
ANZ NZ workers plan national strike 07 October 2014 4:53PM FIRST Union members with ANZ in New Zealand have voted for a nationwide strike in protest at proposals that they said reduced the certainty of their working hours. read more
NZ credit growth slowing 01 October 2014 2:55PM New Zealand credit growth slowed again in August as the effects of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's monetary policy tightening and its controls on riskier mortgage lending continued to drag on demand.. read more
RBNZ intervenes to push down NZ$ 30 September 2014 3:11PM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has confirmed it intervened to push the New Zealand dollar lower in August. read more
RBNZ may pause until mid-2015 12 September 2014 3:57PM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issued a dovish quarterly Monetary Policy Statement that economists said meant it could keep the Official Cash Rate on hold until June next year. read more
Kiwibank focused on cost control 01 September 2014 3:51PM Kiwibank is renewing its focus on cost control after reporting only a slight rise in annual profit despite a 10.6 per cent rise in lending and a rise in net interest margins. read more