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FMA says car loans, mortgage fraud, product design and transaction accounts are areas of focus over the coming 12 months

FMA says car loans, mortgage fraud, product design and transaction accounts are areas of focus over the coming 12 months

Majority of people say insurers need to be clearer about where they will and won't provide insurance, and about the costs that make up premiums, IAG NZ survey shows

Majority of people say insurers need to be clearer about where they will and won't provide insurance, and about the costs that make up premiums, IAG NZ survey shows

Bank for International Settlements warns reversal of AI investment boom could cause major recession, notes AI could 'augment the production of knowledge itself' and erode the consumer base

Bank for International Settlements warns reversal of AI investment boom could cause major recession, notes AI could 'augment the production of knowledge itself' and erode the consumer base

'There are positive signs that there is potential increased competition coming in' to provide new warranty schemes, MBIE manager says, with interest from Australia

'There are positive signs that there is potential increased competition coming in' to provide new warranty schemes, MBIE manager says, with interest from Australia

Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence in the June quarter dropped to the lowest level since 2023 due to the Middle East conflict, fuel and living costs

Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence in the June quarter dropped to the lowest level since 2023 due to the Middle East conflict, fuel and living costs

Natural hazard risk in New Zealand will likely grow faster than our ability to manage it, the country's largest insurer IAG NZ says, as it calls for a clear, long-term government roadmap

Natural hazard risk in New Zealand will likely grow faster than our ability to manage it, the country's largest insurer IAG NZ says, as it calls for a clear, long-term government roadmap

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Plans to limit interchange fees for Mastercard and Visa commercial credit cards outlined in Commerce Commission draft decision

Plans to limit interchange fees for Mastercard and Visa commercial credit cards outlined in Commerce Commission draft decision

Financial Markets Authority to take over regulatory oversight of consumer credit laws as government touts 'simpler, clearer, and more workable rules'

Financial Markets Authority to take over regulatory oversight of consumer credit laws as government touts 'simpler, clearer, and more workable rules'

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden says 'reforms need more time to bed in to see significant improvements in the market'

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden says 'reforms need more time to bed in to see significant improvements in the market'

Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app

Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app

Gentailer crackdown: Electricity Authority moves to level the playing field in the electricity market between the so-called gentailers and other retail competitors

Gentailer crackdown: Electricity Authority moves to level the playing field in the electricity market between the so-called gentailers and other retail competitors

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose

Consumer NZ says no bank reached threshold for its People’s Choice Award for first time in a decade

Consumer NZ says no bank reached threshold for its People’s Choice Award for first time in a decade

Jovan Pavlicevic argues banking competition is about whether the system is structurally capable of producing new winners rather than just who owns what

Jovan Pavlicevic argues banking competition is about whether the system is structurally capable of producing new winners rather than just who owns what