New Zealand banks have been raising billions of dollars in recent weeks by doing something their Australian parent companies can not yet legally do - issue covered bonds.

John Key and Alan Bollard are the short-term masters of our puny universe of an economy.

Alan Bollard has given a pretty clear signal he expects to start raising interest rates before...

The Reserve Bankdid nothing today, as expected. It did nothing to stop New Zealand's slide in relative poverty.

Glass maker Metro GlassTech is the latest heavily indebted overseas private equity owned business to get into strife with its bankers, says one report.

Kiwibank has the "ambition" but not the "capability" currently to take on the role of Government bank.

National lacks the courage to tackle Australian banks which have saddled NZ with billions in debt, says Greens co-leader Russel Norman.

Managed fund stats show depth of savings crisis facing New Zealand.

Alan Bollard may signal his disapproval of the high kiwi dollar when he releases his monetary policy statement next week.

There is nothing wrong with ministers accepting hospitality from the Government's banker Westpac, and it won't have any bearing on the decision that will follow a competitive tender for the contract, the Prime Minister says.