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

Investor LVR speed limits do impact mortgage lending levels but have done little to stem house price surges. 

Andy Fyers 17 Nov 2020
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ETFs with everything
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David Chaplin: ETFs with everything

In which our carnivorous columnist makes a meal of some terrible puns in the cause of exchange traded funds. 

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

Budget campervan rental and adventure company Jucy Group has wound up its operations, selling its assets to Colin Neal's Polar Capital 

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

New Zealand’s central bank says it’s not responsible for soaring house prices and it can’t control them.

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

ASB whacks LVR limits on property investors

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

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

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

What to expect from RBNZ's FLP

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

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

Jenny Ruth 10 Nov 2020
Heartland offers 2.5% floating mortgage rate
Finance

Heartland offers 2.5% floating mortgage rate

Staff reporters 09 Nov 2020
What to expect from negative interest rates
Finance

Jenny Ruth: What to expect from negative interest rates

Jenny Ruth 09 Nov 2020
BNZ cuts dairy lending by almost $1 billion
Finance

BNZ cuts dairy lending by almost $1 billion

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

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
Finance

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
Finance

Investors chase housing market yields with low-rate mortgages

Jenny Ruth 04 Nov 2020
Keeping KiwiSaver reasonable
Finance

David Chaplin: Keeping KiwiSaver reasonable

David Chaplin 04 Nov 2020
Mortgage fund frozen as trustee dumps manager
Finance

Mortgage fund frozen as trustee dumps manager

Paul McBeth 03 Nov 2020
Stumped investors abandoning term deposits: Westpac
Finance

Stumped investors abandoning term deposits: Westpac

Jenny Ruth 03 Nov 2020
Super Fund eyes social targets for investment rules
Finance

Super Fund eyes social targets for investment rules

Gavin Evans 03 Nov 2020
Westpac NZ's annual net profit falls 43%
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Westpac NZ's annual net profit falls 43%

Jenny Ruth 02 Nov 2020
Negative interest rates looking less likely
Finance

Negative interest rates looking less likely

Rebecca Howard 02 Nov 2020
ON THE MONEY: Kiwibank, 2degrees, Cam Wallace and more
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ON THE MONEY: Kiwibank, 2degrees, Cam Wallace and more

Victoria Young 31 Oct 2020
ANZ Bank not quite ready for negative rates
Finance

ANZ Bank not quite ready for negative rates

Jenny Ruth 30 Oct 2020
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