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Farmers in 'better shape' for low payout
ANZ New Zealand boss David Hisco says the country's biggest bank is working closely with rural customers as falling dairy prices begin to bite, but farmers are better placed to deal with the....

BNZ slips after Airpoints go
The dropping of Airpoints from BNZ credit cards has lowered the bank's travel reward performance in the latest credit card research.

Chinese bank on recruitment drive
China Construction Bank New Zealand is on a recruiting drive as it pushes for a slice of the growing market facilitating trade between this country and the world's second-biggest economy.

Why HSBC should return to Hong Kong
HSBC's decision in 1993 to abandon Hong Kong for London's Canary Wharf was one of modern history's worst business moves.

ANZ reports 5pc drop in cash profit
ANZ New Zealand has reported a 5 per cent drop in half-year cash profit to $841 million.

'As good as it gets' for borrowers
The home loan environment could be "as good as it gets" for borrowers, although the potential remains for mortgage rates to track even lower, says Westpac NZ CEO David McLean.

Greek stance sparks EU outrage
Like a spoilt child and an angry parent locked in an experiment of tough love, Greece and its creditors are embroiled once more in a tug-of-war.

KiwiSaver: House bus instead of house?
Instead of using KiwiSaver to buy your first house but be tied to one place, get a home on wheels and wake up to a new view every morning. But is this a possibility?

The push for online banking
Exactly how much you can do via online banking has been under the microscope in a new survey looking at major banks' use of online space.

Consumers upbeat about economy, survey shows
The survey's index lifted four points from its March level to 129. It has only rarely been higher than this in the past 10 years.

Chinese bank pushes into NZ market
China's biggest bank has begun making inroads into this country's mortgage market.

R&D grant boost for sensory product
Bluelab Corporation will use a new research and development growth grant to speed up taking a new sensory product to market in the next year.

Westpac boss sees NZ as innovation lab
Westpac Group chief executive Brian Hartzer has embarked on a mission to transform the bank into a world-leading service company.

Kiwisaver: Court win for bankrupts
Bankrupts will be able to keep the money in their Kiwisaver accounts under a new court ruling.

Where there's a will there's a way
A protester yesterday jumped at European Central Bank president Mario Draghi during a press conference raising an interesting question: How did she get so close?

NZ dollar rises against weaker greenback; touches fresh record vs. euro
The New Zealand dollar has slipped to 98.84 Australian cents from 99.03 cents yesterday ahead of Australian employment data today.

Super Fund files against central bank
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has filed legal proceedings in Portugal against that country's central bank as it tries to claw back a loan to a failed Portuguese lender that resulted in a $200 million write-off.