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Investors shrug off Europe worries and dig in for the long haul; TDs and property still popular
14th Feb 12, 8:01am
Investors shrug off Europe worries and dig in for the long haul; TDs and property still popular
Belfast Park rural zoned land on outskirts of Christchurch sold but sales processes for industrial slice and parcel featuring 640 residential lots drag on
13th Feb 12, 4:13pm
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Belfast Park rural zoned land on outskirts of Christchurch sold but sales processes for industrial slice and parcel featuring 640 residential lots drag on
Opinion: NZ banks may follow their Australian parents and hike floating mortgage rates before any official move, but will struggle to justify it. Your view?
13th Feb 12, 12:32pm
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Opinion: NZ banks may follow their Australian parents and hike floating mortgage rates before any official move, but will struggle to justify it. Your view?
BusinessDesk: Price expectations subdued outside of Auckland and Christchurch
Banks need to look outside their core banking business for innovation in the new digital and low growth world, says PwC
10th Feb 12, 4:01pm
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Banks need to look outside their core banking business for innovation in the new digital and low growth world, says PwC
BNZ reduces fixed mortgage rates for terms of 3 to seven years
Big banks' 90% plus home loans up NZ$2.9 bln in a year with ASB's more than doubling to NZ$3.4 bln
9th Feb 12, 4:00pm
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Big banks' 90% plus home loans up NZ$2.9 bln in a year with ASB's more than doubling to NZ$3.4 bln
ASB issues NZ$200 million worth of seven-year covered bonds in private placement
8th Feb 12, 9:35am
ASB issues NZ$200 million worth of seven-year covered bonds in private placement
Eyes on the big Australasian banks' profits and whether they pass on any Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut in full
7th Feb 12, 2:03pm
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Eyes on the big Australasian banks' profits and whether they pass on any Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut in full
Fitch Ratings places big 4 Australian banks and their NZ subsidiaries on credit watch negative
31st Jan 12, 9:35am
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Fitch Ratings places big 4 Australian banks and their NZ subsidiaries on credit watch negative
Global survey by think tank and PwC finds gloomy outlook for banks with local respondents most worried about credit risk
31st Jan 12, 5:05am
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Global survey by think tank and PwC finds gloomy outlook for banks with local respondents most worried about credit risk
Latest KiwiSaver performance results put default funds and conservative funds ahead of peers in terms of 4-year results
27th Jan 12, 1:28pm
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Latest KiwiSaver performance results put default funds and conservative funds ahead of peers in terms of 4-year results
ASB cuts 1-5 year fixed-term home loan rates after RBNZ's benign Official Cash Rate announcement
26th Jan 12, 5:20pm
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ASB cuts 1-5 year fixed-term home loan rates after RBNZ's benign Official Cash Rate announcement
A tale of two banks; Money spent advertising the ANZ brand surged 108% in 2011 as National Bank ad spend sank 74%
25th Jan 12, 4:03pm
A tale of two banks; Money spent advertising the ANZ brand surged 108% in 2011 as National Bank ad spend sank 74%
BusinessDesk: NZ dollar rises as investors await final outcome from Greek talks
23rd Jan 12, 9:10am
BusinessDesk: NZ dollar rises as investors await final outcome from Greek talks
Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
18th Jan 12, 4:07pm
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Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
BusinessDesk: NZ inflation data to show 2011 ended with tame consumer prices
Opinion: Five things to watch in banking this year: Floating mortgage rates; Profits and margins; Cost cutting; Lending growth?; Funding costs
13th Jan 12, 7:44am
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Opinion: Five things to watch in banking this year: Floating mortgage rates; Profits and margins; Cost cutting; Lending growth?; Funding costs
A total of NZ$10.2 bln raised through domestic bond issues in 2011; Banks, council bond bank set to be 2012 features
10th Jan 12, 4:06pm
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A total of NZ$10.2 bln raised through domestic bond issues in 2011; Banks, council bond bank set to be 2012 features
The Accident Compensation Corporation appears to have snapped up all of ASB's NZ$300 mln covered bond isssue
21st Dec 11, 4:06pm
The Accident Compensation Corporation appears to have snapped up all of ASB's NZ$300 mln covered bond isssue
Deutsche Bank analysts say impact from rising wholesale funding costs on big 4 Australasian banks is overstated
20th Dec 11, 4:37pm
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Deutsche Bank analysts say impact from rising wholesale funding costs on big 4 Australasian banks is overstated
Opinion: Investors in the FirstChoice Cash Fund scheme need to ask ASB some hard questions
19th Dec 11, 5:01pm
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Opinion: Investors in the FirstChoice Cash Fund scheme need to ask ASB some hard questions
RBNZ likely to be involved in APRA's 'worst case European debt crisis scenario' bank stress tests
19th Dec 11, 4:01pm
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RBNZ likely to be involved in APRA's 'worst case European debt crisis scenario' bank stress tests
Fitch rates NZ$300 mln inaugural ASB covered bond issue AAA
Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns
17th Dec 11, 12:27pm
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Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns