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UPDATE: BNZ lifts first-half profit 12.2% as lending grows and margins fatten
Finance

UPDATE: BNZ lifts first-half profit 12.2% as lending grows and margins fatten

(Updating with comment from 7th paragraph) By Jenny Ruth May 2 (BusinessDesk) - Bank of New Zealand’s first-half net profit jumped 12.2 percent, boosted by gains on the sale of its 25 percent stake in Paymark and increased business and housing lending. The bank, which is...

Jenny Ruth 02 May 2019
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ANZ CEO says he's taking Adrian Orr at his word on bank capital consultation
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ANZ CEO says he's taking Adrian Orr at his word on bank capital consultation

By Jenny Ruth May 1 (BusinessDesk) - ANZ’s New Zealand chief executive says he’s taking Adrian Orr at his word that the Reserve Bank governor has an open mind on bank capital requirements and will treat the current consultation period as genuine. David Hisco says Orr has pe...

Jenny Ruth 01 May 2019