ASB Bank is offering up to $100 million of five-year fixed rate notes.

Although it's still seen as a bad time to buy - particularly in Auckland - it's better than it has been, according to today's ASB Housing Confidence Survey.

House hunters on a budget will now be able to narrow their search thanks to an online tool which helps establish if their dream suburb is within reach.

'One night I went to the ATM and I couldn't even take out a $20 note.'

Total U.S. student debt hit a record $1.31 trillion according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Workplace safety legislation that came into effect last year has influenced two award-winning local companies in a range of ways

ANZ New Zealand boosted first-quarter earnings 18 per cent, benefiting from cost-cutting and smaller hedging losses.

While other banks have increased home loan rates in recent weeks HSBC has come out with a 3.99 per cent rate for an 18 month fixed term loan.

Bank profits fell for the first time in seven years last year on the back of growing competition and a squeeze on bank margins.

The Reserve Bank will hold another round of talks with the banking sector after lenders pushed back on the detail of its proposed 'dashboard' regime.

Nowhere are China's rusted-out industries worse than in Liaoning, a province that's slumped into outright recession.

Labour and Act say they will back a Green Party proposal to give domestic violence victims up to 10 days' paid leave.

COMMENT: Boardroom conversation is an art form for some and a learned skill for others.

Retail spending continues to rise with electronic card transaction sales up 5.6 per cent or $270 million on the same period last year.

Banks could face losing up to 20 per cent of their customer base if they continue to decrease their relationship-based interactions, a researcher has warned.

The gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand is growing by 40 homes a day.

U.S. stocks extended all-time highs as investors reignited reflation trades following the promise of details from the Trump administration on cutting taxes.

New Zealand's big banks need to become simpler, smaller and better in tune with their customers to survive the big challenges facing

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler is expected to move his lips when he delivers his Monetary Policy statement on Thursday, but not much else.

The possibility that we may see a new Reserve Bank Governor before we see another move in the official cash rate could be the biggest

National Australia Bank's first-quarter unaudited cash earnings have slipped about 1 per cent to A$1.6 billion.

The new FMA guide for code of conduct brushes off claims the market was the best arbiter of fixing any problems in the sector.

King Salmon passed an FMA sniff test despite only hinting at challenges in Sounds.

While the number of cheques being written is falling, an average of 6.5 per person were written over the year to October.

The word "holiday" gives the wrong impression that it's something good.

COMMENT: The sale of UDC Finance continues a disturbing trend over the past 30 years.

Legal wrangling for a multi-million-dollar lifestyle property development is taking as many turns as the Tukituki River it overlooks.

COMMENT: TVNZ's new money programme will be 100 per cent funded by Kiwibank, and the funding model could be used again, John Drinnan writes.

There's no shortage of cranes on Auckland's skyline. What is in short supply is enough new homes for the growing city.

COMMENT: Governance cannot be that bad, given the growing interest in directorships from many individuals.