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![<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Cheers for Sam Knowles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Cheers for Sam Knowles
Sam Knowles deserves an awful lot of credit for leading the creation of a large and worthy institution that has shaken up the banking industry for the benefit of consumers.
![Blue Chip boss sentenced - but avoids jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Blue Chip boss sentenced - but avoids jail
Mark Bryers pleaded guilty to 34 charges relating to book-keeping and record-keeping failures, as well as failing to attend a creditors' meeting.
![$33,000 richer after bank error](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$33,000 richer after bank error
A banking blunder by Westpac involving almost $50,000 left an Auckland man momentarily richer.
![Banking survey 'wake-up call' to industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Banking survey 'wake-up call' to industry
A survey showing high levels of customer dissatisfaction with Australian-owned banks is a wake up call to the industry, says Finsec.
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NZ asks FBI to help nail hackers
FBI called in investigate an international cyber-crime syndicate that hacked into a carpark to steal credit card details from customers.
![Crafar properties could go for $200m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crafar properties could go for $200m
The sale of 16 Crafar dairy farms could be enough to cover all of the family's bank debt.