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TSB, Kiwibank tops in satisfaction

12 Dec 13, 4:22pm, Gareth Vaughan
Roy Morgan monthly banking and finance customer satisfaction awards again go to TSB Bank and Kiwibank 

Chorus – Maximum uncertainty?

12 Dec 13, 2:35pm, Guest
Chorus at 'the maximum point of uncertainty' says Milford Asset Management's Mark Warminger who is a new investor, as he asks what could be done to help Chorus

Bernard's Top 10

12 Dec 13, 1:38pm, Bernard Hickey
 'The rent's too damn high'; Progressive capitalism; The new welfare queens; How Govt subsidises low wages; Dilbert

What the RBNZ's OCR decision means

12 Dec 13, 1:04pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's OCR decision means for mortgage rates and house prices

House prices soar, sales weak

12 Dec 13, 10:31am, David Hargreaves
Latest REINZ figures show new record price of $425k; but sales weaker than expected; National price inflation 9.6%; Auckland price inflation 14.9%

RBNZ lifts interest rate forecast

Updated 12 Dec 13, 9:08am, Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%, but raises forecast rate hike track by 10 bps; indicating OCR at 4.75% by early 2016; NZ$ rises

Live: RBNZ press conference

12 Dec 13, 9:01am, David Chaston
Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler.

Risk assets hit again

12 Dec 13, 8:47am, Dan Bell
Equities, commodities and NZ$ sold off as US treasury yields continue to climb

Market getting ahead of itself

12 Dec 13, 8:30am, bnzeconomists
OCR hike in March fully priced in and market over-estimating probability of hike in January

NZ$ forced to defend off the back foot

12 Dec 13, 8:16am, bnzeconomists
Fonterra announcement sees NZ$ sell-off and any attempts by the RBNZ to delay hiking the OCR in early 2014 could see further NZ$ softness

90 seconds at 9 am: No more US shutdowns

12 Dec 13, 8:16am, David Hargreaves
Republicans back budget deal; Stocks fall; US growth to accelerate - Taper likely in March; Obamacare probe; RBS to pay US$100 mln; NZD = 82.35 USc, 90.89 AUc, TWI = 77.18

Green tinge emerging on rural loans

11 Dec 13, 4:08pm, Gareth Vaughan
ANZ, ASB marketing environmentally friendly and sustainable farm loans; But BNZ says education about environmental sustainability a bigger issue than access to funding

Offshore bank funding down 25%

11 Dec 13, 3:59pm, Gareth Vaughan
Offshore bank funding down $36 bln since global financial crisis with banks forced to make more use of customer deposits

Housing loans bouncing back

11 Dec 13, 3:41pm, David Hargreaves
Latest RBNZ figures show largest number and dollar amount of mortgage approvals since introduction of lending limits

'Comprehensive' red meat collaboration

11 Dec 13, 3:18pm, Guest
Red meat sector programme formalised and set to boost farmer productivity and profitability, MPI says

The Weekly Dairy Report

11 Dec 13, 3:08pm, Tony Chaston
Surprise cut to dividend prediction by Fonterra drops Shareholders units by 10%

'No investment is absolutely guaranteed'

11 Dec 13, 2:55pm, Gareth Vaughan
Retail investors' understanding of risk & diversification still lacking, departing FMA boss says; Sees too many eggs in property basket; Questions role of vested interests in KiwiSaver regulation

LGFA Bond tender number 17 results

11 Dec 13, 2:34pm, Craig Simpson
Latest bond tender of NZ$150 mln received bids for NZ$446 mln with 8 year bond yielding an average 5.5016% (previously 5.3810%)

A big year for lingerie brand Rose & Thorne

11 Dec 13, 1:17pm, Andrew Patterson
Andrew Patterson talks to Stefan Preston whose company has won this year’s Entrepreneurs Challenge with 'ridiculously affordable', beautifully designed lingerie

Big shake up to consumer laws

11 Dec 13, 11:07am, Gareth Vaughan
Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Foss hails 'most significant change to consumer law in more than 20 years'

11 Dec 13, 9:41am Commodities and NZ$ stronger
11 Dec 13, 8:59am Fonterra slashes profit forecast, axes dividend 23
11 Dec 13, 8:42am LGFA hoping to raise $150 mln
11 Dec 13, 8:25am 90 seconds at 9 am: Volcker rule flies 15
11 Dec 13, 8:17am Devil in the detail
11 Dec 13, 8:06am RBNZ to round out the year
10 Dec 13, 3:56pm You want a green economy? Support mining! 44
10 Dec 13, 3:46pm Shortfall of Auckland houses? 2
10 Dec 13, 3:29pm Hanover on 'normal civil litigation path'
10 Dec 13, 3:27pm The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report
10 Dec 13, 1:19pm ANSCO puffs its chest 1
10 Dec 13, 11:45am English eyes regulatory 'health check' 8
10 Dec 13, 11:16am Land O’Lakes joins GlobalDairyTrade
10 Dec 13, 11:11am RBNZ exempts new house construction from LVRs 120
10 Dec 13, 9:06am The inevitability of...insurance 5
10 Dec 13, 9:03am NZD drifts lower
10 Dec 13, 8:19am Offshore data main driver of NZD
10 Dec 13, 8:09am New LGFA issue due
10 Dec 13, 7:50am 90 seconds at 9 am: China lets market decide 2
09 Dec 13, 10:24pm The case against Kiwibank
09 Dec 13, 4:12pm 'Tis the season for rubbish gifts
09 Dec 13, 4:04pm Bank mortgage margins fall 15
09 Dec 13, 3:00pm RBNZ 'should hike rates now' 32
09 Dec 13, 2:31pm When will US Fed start tapering? 4
09 Dec 13, 12:45pm Currency still the key to interest rate direction 3

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