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McKee promises major anti-money laundering overhaul

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Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says the Government is preparing the biggest overhaul of New Zealand’s anti-money laundering (AMT) regime since the laws were...

ANZ loses High Court class action case

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ANZ has lost a High Court battle over a class action tied to disclosure breaches under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act, with...

Indian man carries sister’s skeleton to bank in protest

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A man in India’s Odisha state shocked onlookers after carrying his dead sister’s skeletal remains to a bank branch, claiming he had been unable...

Cybersecurity expert claims double standard in insider trading enforcement

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Cybersecurity expert Peter Girnus has sparked debate online after highlighting what he described as a stark contrast in how insider trading laws are enforced...

ANZ lifts fixed mortgage and deposit rates

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ANZ has raised several fixed home loan and term deposit rates, increasing mortgage rates across one- to five-year terms by 10 to 20 basis...

Open Banking extended to business banking channels

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Open Banking will be expanded into business banking channels, a move the Government says will unlock new financial tools and improve productivity for small...

French judge who issued Netanyahu warrant debanked

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A French judge has alleged he has been effectively cut off from the financial system after issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister...

The Iran war has triggered a puzzling market trend

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Gold is being sold to meet margin calls, but a tweak to margin requirements is being seen by some as a signal for gold...

JPMorgan admits debanking Trump after Jan 6

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JPMorgan Chase has acknowledged it closed bank accounts linked to US President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the weeks following the...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party questions timing and independence of Reserve Bank Covid Inquiry

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A media release from Alison Pavlovich, Wellington Central candidate for the New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP), has raised concerns about the timing...

U.S. military expert de-banked

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Scott Ritter, a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector, says his bank abruptly terminated its relationship with him and emptied...

Manage My Health data breach raises risk of bank fraud

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A cybersecurity expert has warned that the Manage My Health data breach, which has affected about 125,000 users and exposed hundreds of thousands of...

Inside the mind of a market killer

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The Trading Game: A Confession by Gary Stevenson is not your typical finance book. It’s raw, unsettling, and deeply personal—part memoir, part warning, and part...

German Communist Party de-banked

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Germany’s Communist Party has accused financial institutions of politically motivated repression after being informed that its bank accounts will be closed at the end...

FMA warns investors in Rangiora firm as interim liquidators appointed and assets restricted

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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a warning to investors in Rangiora-based investment firm Chance Voight, urging them to carefully consider their position...

Banking Ombudsman rejects complaint over five-year fixed mortgage regret

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A couple who locked in a five-year fixed home loan in 2023 and later regretted the decision have failed in a complaint to the...

Major bank claims business confidence is at a ’30 year high’

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Business confidence has surged to its 'strongest level in three decades', pointing to a broad-based economic recovery driven by improving activity, employment and expectations. ANZ’s...

ANZ lifts fixed mortgage rates

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ANZ has raised several of its fixed home loan rates, becoming the latest bank to respond to rising wholesale funding costs even as the...

HSBC warns OpenAI may need over $200 billion just to stay afloat

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OpenAI could face a massive funding shortfall of more than USD $200 billion by 2030 as soaring computing costs threaten to eclipse its revenue...

Major NZ banks accused of enforcing “mandatory spyware” for online banking access

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Three of New Zealand’s largest banks are facing mounting scrutiny after claims they have introduced "mandatory behavioural and device-level tracking" as a condition of...

Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 2.25%

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The Reserve Bank has lowered the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.25 percent, citing easing inflation pressures and spare capacity in the economy, while...

ANZ NZ profit rises 4% to $2.37 billion

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ANZ New Zealand has reported a cash net profit after tax of $2.37 billion for the year to 30 September 2025, up 4 percent...

Government advances credit law reforms to ease access to finance

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The Government is pressing ahead with reforms to "improve New Zealanders’ access to credit", following the Select Committee’s report on the Credit Contracts and...

Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 2.5%

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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent,...

US dollar hits 30-year low in global foreign reserves – IMF

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The greenback’s share in central bank reserves has fallen to 56.3%, a report has said. The US dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves fell...

Fired ANZ trader confronted over ‘offensive’ messages as court battle resumes

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A long-running unfair dismissal case against ANZ in Australia has reignited in the Federal Court, with former senior trader Etienne Alexiou grilled over a...

New Reserve Bank Governor appointed

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Dr. Anna Breman, the First Deputy Governor of Sweden’s central bank, has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New...

ATMs predicted to vanish by 2026 leaving Kiwis locked out of cash

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The familiar site of the automatic teller machine (ATM) could soon fade from New Zealand streets, with reports warning that ATMs may be virtually...

Banking Competition Inquiry response due in November

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The Finance and Expenditure Committee has released its inquiry into banking competition, examining business, rural, and Māori lending as part of efforts to strengthen...

Mortgage refinancing hits record high

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A record $2.5 billion in mortgage debt was refinanced in June as over 3,500 borrowers switched banks, the highest monthly amount since the Reserve...

Top lawyer calls for investigation into flawed data behind retrospective Banking Bill

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Rachael Reed KC has called for a formal investigation into serious process failures by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) regarding retrospective...

In-store payment surcharges to be banned by 2026

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Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson has announced that in-store payment surcharges will be banned in New Zealand by May 2026 to eliminate...

Auckland man’s five-year legal ordeal over mistaken $11.5k transfer exposes gaps in NZ banking protections

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Auckland businessman Mark Graham has spent five years battling to recover $11,500 mistakenly transferred to the wrong bank account due to a post-concussion error. After...

Reserve Bank Board appointments announced

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Former Acting Governor Grant Spencer has been appointed to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced. Board member Byron...

Hardship and business failures on the rise

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New data from Centrix shows a 14% year-on-year increase in financial hardship, with nearly 50,000 individuals struggling to pay bills—24,000 of whom are facing...

UK tribunal upholds ban for former Barclays Bank CEO over Epstein ties

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Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from working in London’s financial sector due to his close relationship with...

Funding dispute with Willis prompted Orr’s resignation

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Reserve Bank documents released under the Official Information Act reveal that Governor Adrian Orr resigned due to a major funding dispute with Finance Minister...

Kiwibank cuts home loan and deposit rates following OCR drop

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Kiwibank has lowered several home loan and term deposit rates following last month’s 25bps cut to the Official Cash Rate. The bank’s six-month and one-year...

Kiwis losing out on $1.2b in interest by leaving ‘lazy money’ in zero-interest accounts

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Many New Zealanders are missing out on significant returns by keeping billions in transaction accounts that pay no interest, according to Squirrel CEO David...

RBNZ cuts OCR to 3.25% amid split vote

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The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent, citing subdued inflation and spare economic capacity, though...

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