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'The Chinese want to understand our business'

22 Apr 13, 4:33pm, Gareth Vaughan
China's Haier has no plans to sell Fisher & Paykel Finance, says finance company's outgoing managing director. Instead it's looking for synergies

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

18 Apr 13, 11:55am, Amanda Morrall
Honey, don't sell the kids; Flip a coin; "It won't go to zero"; "Dear boss, I quit"; Mind that colossal pay gap

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

12 Apr 13, 1:20pm, Amanda Morrall
Walk it off; Fee free, yeah right; She spends, he saves; Income property in your 20s; Mighty River's Green Light

New F&P Finance CEO's 'mandate for growth'

08 Apr 13, 3:06pm, Gareth Vaughan
The Haier owned Fisher & Paykel Finance appoints new CEO Greg Shepherd from within to succeed Alastair Macfarlane

First round to F&P in IP court case

22 Mar 13, 3:04pm, Gareth Vaughan
Fisher & Paykel Finance wins long running intellectual property court case against US firm Karum, Karum appeals

ANZ credit card fees rise

04 Mar 13, 8:26am, David Chaston
ANZ raises credit card fees by between $5 and $25 per year; interest rates unchanged

Countdown launches credit card

26 Feb 13, 10:41am, David Hargreaves
Countdown teams with GE Capital to launch new credit/loyalty card for use in supermarkets; interest rate will be 19.99%

The great credit card surcharge rort

25 Jan 13, 6:48pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey calls on Air NZ and Jetstar to drop their egregious credit card surcharges on domestic flights. And if they don't, the Commerce Commission should make them. Your view?

Credit card specials launched

21 Jan 13, 9:58am, David Chaston
Balance transfer specials launched by two banks targeting credit card users; Westpac sets its special rate at 1.99%

F&P Finance credit rating upgraded

22 Nov 12, 9:33am, Gareth Vaughan
S&P upgrades F&P Finance credit rating to BB+, its highest "junk" grade rating after Haier takeover of parent but says only an ownership change could push rating any higher

Short-termism will be the debt of us

19 Nov 12, 1:54pm, Amanda Morrall
Amanda Morrall reports on a new survey showing young Kiwis suffering from short-sighted financial thinking and asks why we aren't doing more as a community to address it

Ready, set, read - your bank contract

08 Nov 12, 3:38pm, Amanda Morrall
Banking Ombudsman tells customers to do their homework, banks to be better teachers as complaints remain at historical highs

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

26 Oct 12, 10:30am, Amanda Morrall
Five scary beasts to beware of in personal finance and how to get them under control

NZDF eyes prepaid card

18 Sep 12, 3:06pm, Gareth Vaughan
New Zealand Defence Force seeks help with possible prepaid card to cover petty cash management, travel support and allowances

How to buy F&P Appliances on the cheap

14 Sep 12, 4:17pm, Gareth Vaughan
Gareth Vaugahan explains how China's Haier could effectively grab control of Fisher & Paykel Appliances for a song & what a buyer of F&P Finance would be getting

Would Haier sell F&P Finance?

11 Sep 12, 4:50pm, Gareth Vaughan
As 20% shareholder Haier eyes full takeover of Fisher & Paykel Appliances, what would this mean for the well performing Fisher & Paykel Finance?

Supermarket chain coy on 'bank' push

04 Sep 12, 4:26pm, Gareth Vaughan
Countdown looks to Britain's Tesco and parent Woolworths for lead on financial services push by retailers, not Superbank

Supermarket chain launches credit card

29 Aug 12, 5:13pm, Gareth Vaughan
Countdown launches Visa credit card through deal with GE Capital in 'logical entry to the financial services sector'

F&P Finance's rural growth plans

03 Jul 12, 4:36pm, Gareth Vaughan
Consumer lender Fisher & Paykel Finance eyes lending growth in the rural sector as improving debenture reinvestment rates allow it to exit some bank loans

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

26 Jun 12, 2:46pm, Amanda Morrall
How to escape the rat race; Bank fees; Quitting time?; Mr. Money Moustache's $4k FU; Personal finance whiz kids

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