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Kiwibank customers fume at banking access outages

Kiwibank says it's working hard to fix the issue.

Hardship complaints and scams dominate banking report

Plus: The most complained-about banks.

Disabled woman robbed of $10K by own caregiver in bank fraud

The victim's caregiver altered a withdrawal slip to remove money from woman's account.

TSB Bank pinged $3.5m for money laundering law breaches

The anti-money laundering law came into effect eight years ago.

Business confidence 'encouragingly robust' despite lockdown

ANZ Business Outlook survey shows firms still see inflation pressures as a major issue.

Is it all over for the economic boom?

ANZ economists see cause for optimism and forecast V-shaped recovery after sharp GDP hit.

The scams you need to watch out for in lockdown

And why working from home makes us more prone to getting caught out.

Liam Dann: Gimme Shelter - Markets an island of calm in Covid storm

How to stay focused while chaos reigns? Charlie Watts and financial markets show the way.

Westpac NZ boss: Financial hardship cases will rise if lockdown extended

Customers urged to contact bank early if they get into difficulty.

What lockdown will cost the economy - and how the experts work it out

Lockdown costs look bad, but past experience shows we need to factor in the rebound.

Former ASB CEO Barbara Chapman to join BNZ board

Chapman is also the board chair of New Zealand Herald owner NZME.

Tenant merry-go-round: BNZ Quay Park staff on the move

Tenant merry-go-round follows announcement on Deloitte shift earlier this week.

Buyers beware: Reserve Bank about to take 'larger hose' to housing market

The days of loading up with debt could be numbered.

CEO alleged to have made anonymous posts slapped with High Court action

The CEO allegedly went by the usernames "bullish" and "Epithermal".

ASB posts record profit but says road ahead unclear

Next week's official cash rate decision could see first rise in seven years.

ASB full-year profit up 39 per cent to $1.32 billion

ASB has released its full year result to June 30.

Westpac warned after failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules

The bank has been issued a warning for failing to report prescribed transactions.

RBNZ should consider double interest rate hike - ASB economist

Hiking more aggressively next week could head off inflation risk and cool housing.