Banking
NZ to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The Government has agreed to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, investing 125-million-dollars over five years. Audio
NZ has agreed to become founding member of Asian bank.
New Zealand has agreed to become a founding member of a bank that China is setting up as a counter-weight to the American-backed World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Audio
Dan Davies: banking in Europe and the HSBC
Senior Research Advisor at Frontline Analysts, who writes on economics and finance. Audio
Current account deficit swells to a near 6-year high at $2.5b
The current account deficit swelled to 2.5 billion dollars in the September quarter to a near six-year high, driven by falling dairy prices and rising imports. Audio
Farmers say questions still remain over bank swap settlement
Janette Walker is a farmers' advocate, whose work prompted the Commerce Commission's investigation of interest rates swaps. ANZ Bank has reached a $19 million settlement over its marketing of the… Audio
Growth in Kiwibank's mortgages slowest since before the GFC
Growth in Kiwibank's mortgage book in the September quarter was the slowest since before the global financial crisis. As with the major banks, the government-owned bank's lending to those with… Audio
Australian financial advisors reel as consumer protections stay
The bank-dominated financial advice industry is reeling after the Australian Senate rejected government attempts to water down consumer protections. Audio
Markets Update for 10 October 2014
The New Zealand dollar fell more than a US cent overnight, after the International Monetary Fund indicated the global economic recovery is weak and uneven. The sharemarket fell more than… Audio
Nomi Prins: bankers and power
Senior fellow at public policy think tank Demos, and author of All the President's Bankers: the Hidden Alliances That Drive America's Power. Audio
David Chaston: The growth of the 'Bank of Mum and Dad'
David Chaston from the financial website interest.co.nz talks about the growing trend of parents helping their children into their first home. Audio
Banks making record profits
NZ banks are making record profits but are they being protected from losses if they fail? Kathryn talks to financial commentator Bernard Hickey, and Auckland University professor of macroeconomics… Audio
Ideas for 28 October 2012
Ideas takes another look at banking, and its ethical basis in particular. Audio
Ideas for 21 October 2012
The shockwaves from the global financial crisis of 2008 continue to be felt around the world and the banking profession has rarely be held in such low regard, but there are some financial institutions… Audio
Ideas for 21 November 2010
This week the Bank of Real Solutions, a web-based initiative that aims to share the stories of grassroots projects in the hope that they will inspire similar initiatives to spring up. Audio
Insight Sunday 15 March: Capitalism in Crisis
Business Editor, Patrick O'Meara asks whether the financial crisis signals a fundamental flaw in the banking system. Audio
