Two of New Zealand's biggest lenders have slashed mortgage interest rates, giving impetus to price rise expectations in the hot housing market.

Jailed Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic has been denied parole again as he appears to have failed to come to grips with the true nature of his offending.

Having chugged along through the financial crisis, China's huge expansion in debt now threatens to destabilise the economy.

The NZ dollar has edged closer to its record against the Australian dollar overnight - briefly touching 96.29 Australian cents this morning.

The probe into suspected dodgy trading at Milford Asset Management highlights the awkward situation the Financial Markets Authority faces when its investigations become common knowledge within the....

New Zealanders who savoured the privacy of their Swiss HSBC bank accounts will continue to enjoy it from Inland Revenue, which won't reveal whether information from leaked files lifted any locals' tax bills.

The economy was still on a roll as it started 2015, ANZ's Truckometer indicator suggests.

Financial Markets Authority boss Rob Everett should simply tell the market exactly what its probe into alleged market manipulation at one of the country's highest profile funds manager entails.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it will keep a close eye on the outcome of a regulatory investigation into Milford Asset Management.

An ex-North Island mayor who did legal work for failed finance company Belgrave is appealing his four year sentence.

One HSBC client with links to New Zealand had up to $67.83 million with its Swiss private banking arm, according to leaked files.

A high-profile fund manager has confirmed it is being investigated by the Financial Markets Authority over alleged market manipulation.

Auckland could boost SkyCity Entertainment Group's half-year result issued on Wednesday but Adelaide could drag it down.

Speculation that a leading player in the funds management sector is facing a FMA investigation for market manipulation is concerning if true, writes Liam Dann.

There is growing speculation that the Financial Markets Authority is investigating a high-profile local fund manager over alleged market manipulation.

A New Zealand bank has announced what is believed to be a first for the country - a 10-year fixed-rate home loan.

The Financial Markets Authority is investigating a local fund manager over suspected market manipulation, according to sources.

S&P will pay more than a year's profit to settle suits that it inflated ratings on subprime-mortgage bonds at the centre of the 2008 financial crisis.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has hosed down speculation he is minded to cut the official cash rate any time soon, say economists.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler today raised the risk of a "sharp correction" in the Auckland housing market.

Two fraud victims’ $3.8 million lawsuit against ASB can go ahead without the pair needing to pay $60,000 upfront after a judge found the bank had misled the court.

Westpac NZ's high-powered directors flexed their muscles - ever so diplomatically - to ensure the appointment of Kiwi David McLean as the bank's new chief executive.