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$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties
It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.
‘Victim blaming’: Ombudsman under fire after ruling scam victims culpable for loss
Victim Support says it is pointless and harmful to blame victims of fraud.
'I was a victim too': Young mum linked to $1m loss blames Nigerian scammer
Aimee Rodda has dodged charges.
Housing market spluttering back to life after sleepy January
Housing market shows some promise but has much work to do after sluggish summer.
Scam ‘mule’ allegedly linked to $1.7m in stolen money is a CEO and company director
Victims want regulation; banks believe their systems are robust.
Sharesies just had a record day: The winners and losers
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The $2 billion digital 'ram raids': Inside the scams - fraudsters targeting your money
Revealed: The lengths scammers are going to, to deceive Kiwis.
‘Done and dusted’: More Kiwis believe housing market downturn is over
Confidence in housing market is on the rise, with expectations interest rates have peaked
BNZ cuts some home loan rates after rivals make moves
Less-hawkish tone, property glut part of wider landscape influencing banks.
Houses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peak
Sale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.
Govt instructs banks to introduce urgent measures to protect customers from scams
Banks have been told to investigate a voluntary reimbursement scheme for victims.
'Big stick': Watchdog warns new Govt faith in banking system at risk from scam scourge
Nicola Sladden wants banks to significantly improve fraud detection systems.
Watch: Official Cash Rate kept at 5.5%
Inflation is still too stubborn for the country to afford a rates cut.
'Preposterous': Banking watchdog under fire, calls for law change to protect scam victims
Critics say customers who visit their bank are more protected than those paying online.
Property Insider: Contentious retirement village survey, who wants $500k+ from failed builder
More than 300 NZ retirement villages and 71 operators ranked according to best practice.
ASB takes a punt on some home loan rates ahead of cash rate decision
A 'volatile' global environment was a factor in the home loan rates decision.
ASB launches $500 million business lending goal
New research with the NZIER shows access to capital has been a challenge for business.
To hike or not to hike - economists divided on RBNZ's big rate call
ANZ is expecting the official cash rate to be raised from 5.5 per cent next week.
'A simple step that will stamp out bank scams’ gets a step closer. Maybe
'This should have happened years ago,' Consumer CEO Jon Duffy says.
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Bank boss's interest rate warning for homeowners
Vittoria Shortt's comment comes as most borrowers bet on rates falling by mid-next year.
Scam victim horrified nine others lost $800k after he reported $1m fraud to banks, police
The victim sent 20 separate money transfers of $50k each over just eight days.
ANZ misses watchdog's scam warning after email caught in spam filter
Consumer NZ says ANZ's spam filter systems seem more effective than those detecting fraud.
'Fight for justice': BNZ told to reimburse scam victims nearly $300k after missing ‘red flags’
The Banking Ombudsman found BNZ had missed crucial warning signs of a known scam.
JP accused of laundering $1.8m in scam proceeds appears in court, granted suppression
One of the JP's alleged victims lost $1m in the scam, according to court documents.
Investment scam: Auckland JP charged with 10 counts of money laundering worth nearly $1.8m
Police seized documents and computer equipment during a search at his home this week.
'Sorry to be intrusive': Polite bank robber gets home detention for two armed heists
It's very unusual for such cases to not result in imprisonment, the judge acknowledged.
December spending on a “sharper decline than expected”
Electronic card spending fell at the end of last year which might be bad news for retail.
'Substandard systems': Watchdog calls for ASB to refund scam victim’s $100k loss
A financial expert claims ASB was on notice of criminal activity but failed to detect it.
'No red flags': Heartbroken realty agent loses $100k in elaborate finance scam
'I just burst into tears. It’s my life savings'.
Man allegedly linked to $100k scam being removed from JP website, fresh probe launched
The accused JP is authorised to certify anti-money laundering documents for finance firms.
'A joke' - Kiwi victim of $100,000 scam refuses $2000 ‘goodwill payment’ by ASB
Nearly six month after scam reported, police are yet to interview the alleged mule.