Finance

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What a recovery absent a 30% house price rise looks like
Finance

What a recovery absent a 30% house price rise looks like

RBNZ is likely to go ahead with interest rate hikes, so long as there's a clear path out of lockdown for Auckland, ANZ Bank NZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says.

Jenny Ruth 31 Aug 2021
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TSB Bank fined $3.5m for anti-money laundering breaches
Finance

TSB Bank fined $3.5m for anti-money laundering breaches

This is the first case the Reserve Bank has brought under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 .

Staff reporters 31 Aug 2021
RBNZ consults on insurance policyholder protection
Finance

RBNZ consults on insurance policyholder protection

The review will include looking at whether statutory funds for life insurance assets could be extended to other types of insurance. 

Staff reporters 31 Aug 2021
This lockdown's wage subsidy and support cost passes $1b
Finance

This lockdown's wage subsidy and support cost passes $1b

Wage subsidies through the pandemic have cost more than $15 billion so far.

Staff reporters 31 Aug 2021