A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, consumer sentiment low, farmer sentiment high, BNZ pinged, DIA gets tougher on AML, swaps softish, NZD firmish, & more

Department of Internal Affairs issues public AML warnings to six law firms, a real estate agency, a non-bank non-deposit-taking lender, an accounting service provider and a payment provider over failing to complete required independent audits

Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence in the June quarter dropped to the lowest level since 2023 due to the Middle East conflict, fuel and living costs

‘It’s more than just that label on the door’: A building society and a credit union weigh up the pros and cons of rebranding as ‘banks’ from 2028