"If you are contemplating the road ahead for the housing market it may be best to fasten your seatbelt and hang on, the rough ride of the last few months probably isn't over yet," writes interest.co.nz's Greg Ninness. interest.co.nz/property/12930…

Here's Commerce Commission's John Small discussing how the success of open banking can be measured, and why the growth process is what matters for a scaling up Kiwibank, plus more in interest.co.nz's Of Interest #podcast interest.co.nz/banking/129306…

NZ Govt plans to modernise the Companies Act don't include plans for a long touted but vexed beneficial ownership register to fight crime such as money laundering & tax evasion & help meet NZ's international obligations overseen by FATF interest.co.nz/business/12928…

CEO Steve Jurkovich sees good growth potential for Kiwibank with capital infusion without needing to take on 'edgy and risky stuff' interest.co.nz/banking/129341…

In a new interest.co.nz Of Interest #podcast I speak with Westpac's Imre Speizer on what to expect from interest rates and the NZ dollar over coming months #currencies #forex #InterestRates interest.co.nz/bonds/129421/n…

Here's The University of Waikato 🎓's Earl Bardsley arguing the NZ Battery Project should be restarted, with whatever dry year infrastructure proposal it recommends being included in the Government's 30-year National Infrastructure Plan interest.co.nz/public-policy/…

There's a spike in interest in mortgage break fees. But will that actually translate into more borrowers breaking fixed-term mortgages? interest.co.nz/personal-finan…

The Government has decided to exempt buy now pay later providers from complying with CCCFA default fee provisions to help keep them in business interest.co.nz/personal-finan…

In a new interest.co.nz Of Interest #podcast episode, I speak with Financial Review's Jonathan Shapiro about ASIC Media's probe of ANZ Australia's role in an Australian government bond deal & more. interest.co.nz/bonds/129640/w…

Over the course of my grandfather's lifetime, he gifted and "loaned" Donald $413 million. And Donald still declared bankruptcy 6 times. He failed so badly that the banks needed to put him on a $425,000-a-month allowance.

NZ median days to sell hit 50 last month, the highest for August in 16 years. And with inventory up 30% year-on-year, the volume of properties for sale continues to provide a lot of choice for buyers, REINZ says #houseprices #realestatemarket interest.co.nz/property/12970…

Perfect.

The Reserve Bank of NZ is paying the Govt its 1st dividend in 3 years, Governor Adrian Orr got a pay cut & it added 91 staff during the June 2024 year. interest.co.nz/banking/130137…

Steve Jurkovich, Kiwibank's CEO, is reluctant to enter the rural banking market. But Federated Farmers wants the Government to direct it to do so. interest.co.nz/rural-news/130…

What happens when the CEOs of ANZ Aotearoa, ASB Bank, Bank Of New Zealand & Westpac get together on the same stage? Here's an idea. interest.co.nz/banking/130259…

Can someone tell John Key?

Record demand for a New Zealand government bond issue, New Zealand Treasury says - interest.co.nz/bonds/130372/n…

Is New Zealand set for some Australian-style bank political theatre? interest.co.nz/banking/130300…

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says Reserve Bank of NZ & Financial Markets Authority NZ to be stripped of AML/CFT Act supervisory roles with Department of Internal Affairs to be sole supervisor funded via industry levy. interest.co.nz/public-policy/…

New Zealand's biggest bank, ANZ Aotearoa, posts a 2% annual profit fall as net interest margin falls & expenses and hedging losses rise. interest.co.nz/banking/130636…