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'The Chinese want to understand our business'

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

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

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'

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

Fisher & Paykel Finance wins long running intellectual property court case against US firm Karum, Karum appeals

ANZ credit card fees rise

ANZ raises credit card fees by between $5 and $25 per year; interest rates unchanged

Countdown launches credit card

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

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

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

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

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

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

Five scary beasts to beware of in personal finance and how to get them under control

NZDF eyes prepaid card

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

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?

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

Countdown looks to Britain's Tesco and parent Woolworths for lead on financial services push by retailers, not Superbank

Supermarket chain launches credit card

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

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

How to escape the rat race; Bank fees; Quitting time?; Mr. Money Moustache's $4k FU; Personal finance whiz kids