One of NZ's biggest banks is encouraging Kiwis to turn their small change into big bucks via a new savings programme that rounds up spending on eftpos and visa debit transactions.

The New Zealand dollar fell from a 10-month high as a pick-up in American housing data polished the appeal of the beaten-down greenback.

The country may have to suffer the indignity, like Greece, of asking for a bailout to keep it afloat.

Are you swelling with national pride? New Zealand has once more been granted Aaa status by international credit-ratings agency Moody's.

Should savers expect to live off their incomes?

Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.

New Zealanders are still turning their backs on credit in an effort to pay off their debts, says Veda Advantage.

The GPG shake-up is long overdue.

Italian authorities are investigating the Vatican Bank over possible money laundering.

ASB Bank has confirmed that the face of its long running advertising campaign, New York banker Ira Goldstein, will be no more.