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Orr says RBNZ already considers house prices
Economy

Orr says RBNZ already considers house prices

Government concern over galloping house price inflation has burst into the open, but Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr insists he already takes house prices into account and ultra-low interest rates are important for the covid-19 economic recovery.

Jenny Ruth 24 Nov 2020
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Tower to get $42.1m EQC settlement

Tower to get $42.1m EQC settlement

Insurer says net profit will be impacted by about $9.5 million from write off.

Staff reporters 24 Nov 2020
MTF profits hit the brakes
News in Brief

MTF profits hit the brakes

MTF Finance profits halved by covid provisions.

Staff reporters 24 Nov 2020
Is Harmoney hitting the right chords for investors?
Editor's Picks Bottom Line

Is Harmoney hitting the right chords for investors?

There might be some flash bells and whistles, but Harmoney is at heart a finance company. 

Paul McBeth 24 Nov 2020
BNZ to close 38 branches by end of 2021
News in Brief

BNZ to close 38 branches by end of 2021

Staff reporters 19 Nov 2020
Harmoney debut out of tune
Markets

Harmoney debut out of tune

Dan Brunskill 19 Nov 2020
RBNZ sprung a leak ahead of last week's monetary policy statement

RBNZ sprung a leak ahead of last week's monetary policy statement

Jenny Ruth 18 Nov 2020
THE CHART: The impact of the investor LVR 'speed limit' on prices
Property

THE CHART: The impact of the investor LVR 'speed limit' on prices

Andy Fyers 17 Nov 2020
ETFs with everything
Opinion Investing

David Chaplin: ETFs with everything

David Chaplin 16 Nov 2020
Now Polar Capital gets Jucy Rental
Services

Now Polar Capital gets Jucy Rental

Brent Melville 13 Nov 2020
RBNZ has no control over high house prices
Economy

RBNZ has no control over high house prices

Rebecca Howard 13 Nov 2020
ASB whacks LVR limits on property investors
Policy

ASB whacks LVR limits on property investors

Paul McBeth 12 Nov 2020
Economists back away from negative rate idea, RBNZ banking on FLP
Economy Free

Economists back away from negative rate idea, RBNZ banking on FLP

Rebecca Howard 12 Nov 2020
Forsyth Barr buys Westpac's high-net-worth advice business
News in Brief

Forsyth Barr buys Westpac's high-net-worth advice business

Staff reporters 11 Nov 2020
What to expect from RBNZ's FLP
Property

What to expect from RBNZ's FLP

Jenny Ruth 11 Nov 2020
RBNZ to keep negative rates on table for now
Economy

RBNZ to keep negative rates on table for now

Rebecca Howard 10 Nov 2020
Keep it vanilla: the key to Heartland's market-beating rates
Property Free

Keep it vanilla: the key to Heartland's market-beating rates

Jenny Ruth 10 Nov 2020
Heartland offers 2.5% floating mortgage rate
News in Brief

Heartland offers 2.5% floating mortgage rate

Staff reporters 09 Nov 2020
What to expect from negative interest rates
Law & Regulation

Jenny Ruth: What to expect from negative interest rates

Jenny Ruth 09 Nov 2020
BNZ cuts dairy lending by almost $1 billion
Editor's Picks

BNZ cuts dairy lending by almost $1 billion

Jenny Ruth 06 Nov 2020
BNZ annual net profit fell 25.4% on covid-related charges

BNZ annual net profit fell 25.4% on covid-related charges

Jenny Ruth 05 Nov 2020
Overnight cash balloons as part of RBNZ's covid-19 measures
Markets

Overnight cash balloons as part of RBNZ's covid-19 measures

Jenny Ruth 05 Nov 2020
Investors chase housing market yields with low-rate mortgages
Property

Investors chase housing market yields with low-rate mortgages

Jenny Ruth 04 Nov 2020
Keeping KiwiSaver reasonable
Opinion

David Chaplin: Keeping KiwiSaver reasonable

David Chaplin 04 Nov 2020
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