Finance

Explore the latest finance news by BusinessDesk's team of reporters around New Zealand.
RBNZ partly relaxes ban on bank dividends
Finance

RBNZ partly relaxes ban on bank dividends

Banks will be able to pay dividends of up to half their earnings through to July 1 next year.

Staff reporters 31 Mar 2021
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Writer's block? Get a robot to write instead
Opinion

David Chaplin: Writer's block? Get a robot to write instead

Robots are moving from giving financial advice to writing financial analysis. How soon before they can read their own reports for you?

David Chaplin 31 Mar 2021
Non-bank lender Prospa gains access to BFGS
Finance

Non-bank lender Prospa gains access to BFGS

Prospa said small business owners are finding it harder to get loans. 

Staff reporters 30 Mar 2021
Fitch puts Westpac NZ on negative rating watch
Finance

Fitch puts Westpac NZ on negative rating watch

Fitch said any ratings downgrade would probably be limited to a single notch.

Staff reporters 29 Mar 2021