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'A failure to perform'

08 Mar 14, 12:01am, Guest
Southern Response to face a class action lawsuit over "failure to meet its contractual obligations"

Real estate agents vs private sales

07 Mar 14, 5:04pm, Alistair Helm
Alistair Helm asks whether a real estate agent can achieve a higher price than a private sale

NZ owned banks face 1st RBNZ stress test

07 Mar 14, 4:16pm, Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ stress tests of Kiwibank, TSB, SBS, Co-op Bank and Heartland will be their first

What happened Friday

07 Mar 14, 4:01pm, Craig Simpson
Wholesale trade sales up; net migration to exceed 30,000 in 2014; No Warehouse retail debentures; National moves further ahead in latest poll; RBA Governor speaks

Westpac's 'real time online retailing'

07 Mar 14, 3:56pm, Gareth Vaughan
Westpac says use of smart analytics through online services helping create "branch type online experience" for customers

Inflation 'will top 3%'

07 Mar 14, 2:06pm, David Hargreaves
BNZ economists see inflation moving above the RBNZ's target range; expect interest rates will need to be hiked to 5%

The Warehouse rules out public funding

07 Mar 14, 12:58pm, David Hargreaves
The Warehouse says its new finance arm will be funded through bank debt; expects operating earnings of $25-30 mln in five years

Minister lauds migrant inflow

07 Mar 14, 10:51am, David Hargreaves
'Policies are working' to make NZ attractive place to work, visit and live

Friday's guest Top 10

07 Mar 14, 10:31am, Alex Tarrant
Alex Tarrant on a million new home owners only know crisis rates; Blessed be the short sellers; EU debt deflation; Forward guidance; LinkedIn; Bird and Fortune & more

NZ TWI only 0.35% off all time high

07 Mar 14, 9:27am, Dan Bell
NZ$/US$ higher overnight; NZ$/A$ lower on back of surprisingly good Aussie economic data

NZ swap yields grind higher

07 Mar 14, 8:34am, bnzeconomists
Across the swap curve rates rose and the market may push yields even higher ahead of the RBNZ meeting

90 seconds at 9 am: Wealthy Americans

07 Mar 14, 8:29am, David Hargreaves
US jobless claims drop 26,000; US household wealth up 3.8%; ECB rates unchanged on less deflation risk; what to do about Russia?; NZ$1 = US$0.849 TWI = 79.36

Positive risk sentiment sends NZ$ higher

07 Mar 14, 8:25am, bnzeconomists
NZ TWI hit its highest level since last April’s all-time high; a stronger-than-expected US non-farm payrolls data tonight could reverse trend

Ex-BNZ CEO joins Westpac NZ board

06 Mar 14, 9:41pm, Gareth Vaughan
Former BNZ boss Peter Thodey appointed to Westpac NZ board

English warns 'anti-sprawl' councils

06 Mar 14, 7:21pm, Bernard Hickey
Finance Minister Bill English warns 'anti-sprawl' council planners to help boost housing supply or face blame for high NZ$ and interest rates; Govt defends electricity price jumps

Implicit govt guarantee for SOEs gone?

06 Mar 14, 4:35pm, Gareth Vaughan
Solid Energy debt restructure 'one of the most significant banking sector events of recent years'

Are alleyway branches the future?

06 Mar 14, 4:26pm, Gareth Vaughan
How bank branches will become customer interface sales & application education centres; Branch concierges tipped with the 'misuse' of branches seen

QV: House price growth slowing

06 Mar 14, 2:15pm, David Hargreaves
QV says annual house price growth slowed to 9.3% in past month; LVR 'speed limits' definitely having an impact

Westpac shows off Google Glass

06 Mar 14, 12:57pm, Gareth Vaughan
Westpac outlines plans for 'opt in' banking services via Google Glass, touts benefits of Apple's iBeacon

Barfoot & Thompson sales slump 13.6%

Updated 06 Mar 14, 10:29am, David Hargreaves
Auckland's biggest real estate firm reports February sales were lower than those for January; big proportion of sales in high price brackets

06 Mar 14, 9:38am The Warehouse moves into finance 5
06 Mar 14, 8:05am RBNZ will be unswayed by recent weak data 1
06 Mar 14, 7:52am NZ swaps rebound 1
06 Mar 14, 7:34am 90 seconds at 9 am: Good AU growth 3
05 Mar 14, 5:02pm Sheep farmers pushing for retention of Invermay
05 Mar 14, 4:20pm Insurance advisory to Cantabrians
05 Mar 14, 4:17pm RBNZ spotlight on independent directors
05 Mar 14, 4:08pm Fonterra's supply leakage problem 3
05 Mar 14, 4:00pm What happened Wednesday 1
05 Mar 14, 3:57pm Housing NZ to focus on Auckland, ChCh 2
05 Mar 14, 2:27pm LVR impact on house prices 'muted' 10
05 Mar 14, 12:14pm A necessary debate, but ...
05 Mar 14, 12:06pm Relations with Saudi strengthen
05 Mar 14, 11:45am Building activity subdued 4
05 Mar 14, 11:16am The Weekly Dairy report
05 Mar 14, 10:49am Bernard's Top 10 at 10 56
05 Mar 14, 9:18am Gold and oil fall more than 1%
05 Mar 14, 8:40am Commodity income effects to motivate RBNZ
05 Mar 14, 7:59am Swap-bond spreads plunge
05 Mar 14, 7:29am 90 seconds at 9 am: Back from brink
04 Mar 14, 4:42pm RBNZ 'not a big soft cuddly teddy bear'
04 Mar 14, 4:31pm The Sheep Deer and Cattle report
04 Mar 14, 4:04pm Key says Cunliffe leadership "a shipwreck" 17
04 Mar 14, 4:00pm What happened Tuesday 5
04 Mar 14, 2:59pm NZ and Australia 'must get closer' 8

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