COMMENT: Are the fortress walls of offshore secrecy now finally cracking?

New Zealand has been named in a massive Panamanian document leak as one of the havens used by companies around the world to avoid tax.

Kiwibank would get a $100 million capital injection to turbo-charge its expansion and create more competition in the banking sector, under Green Party policy.

Australia's Reserve Bank is likely to hold the cash rate this month, but the soaring Australian dollar is becoming a concern.

New Zealand shares fell, dragged down by dual-listed Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Group.

COMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.

Research from Canstar shows there is a marked difference between the highest and lowest rates on offer at the banks.

Treasury secretary says he's seen no evidence that the policy framework between Reserve Bank and Finance Minister needs to be "radically different."

SPONSORED CONTENT: Chief executive Karen Housays hiring local talent is part of ambitious plans to help develop a bilateral trade relationship.

Liam Dann finds out how Shayne Elliott went from growing up in Te Atatu to leading ANZ Bank.

COMMENT: The irony is banks have helped Reserve Bank avoid the feared side effect of the rate cut of adding more fuel on Auckland property price fires.

COMMENT: Little gifted National a new weapon to use against his party, the enemy of orthodoxy, writes Audrey Young.

If Labour was in government it would start with "pretty serious talking" with the banks, says leader.

Three banks say they will pass on only part of the surprise official cash rate cut made by the Reserve Bank.

Wheeler's surprise move at odds with the way he was talking a few weeks ago, write Liam Dann.

Retail spending on electronic cards rose for a 10th straight month in February, led by an increase in consumables.

Just imagine that one day the Reserve Bank deposited $1000 in your account, and that of every other citizen in New Zealand, writes Bernard Hickey.

Australia's corporate regulator has started legal action against ANZ Banking Group for alleged involvement in interest rate rigging among Australia's big four banks.

Juha Saarinen talks ransomware and what not to do if you are hit with the disruptive cyber attack.

New Zealand Post, struggling with falling mail volumes, has put its art collection up for sale.

A recovery in the dairy sector could be two or three years away while low oil prices continue to weigh on the market, says a US industry leader.

A trillion dollar cross-border e-commerce market is pushing Chinese banks into New Zealand, where they are looking to take business from established banking players.