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Most New Zealand banks fared well in Roy Morgan’s consumer satisfaction surveys and interviews for the year to December 2018. read more

A second vote will be held in March for members of Maleny Credit Union to make a final decision on a demutualisation and sale of the ADI business to Firstmac. read more

Media reports say Kenneth Hayne has discussed criminal prosecutions of AMP, Commonwealth Bank and NAB. read more

Westpac has launched an issue of residential mortgage-backed securities, seeking A$1 billion of funding. read more

Westpac NZ is to refund more than 30,000 customers a total of NZ$5.7 million after failing to give them promised fee waivers. read more

Six professional associations have agreed to work together to submit a code monitoring compliance scheme application to ASIC. read more

Five of New Zealand’s credit unions have signed a conditional Heads of Agreement to merge. read more

The latest Commonwealth Bank issue is the parking lot for some of the cash of the estate of retail tycoon Ian Norman. read more

Fred Ohlsson, who has been group executive for ANZ Australia since early 2016, is stepping down from his current role to take an extended unpaid career-break in his native Sweden. read more

Appearing before a select committee yesterday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand executive team said the regulator was short 15 staff in its team that undertakes banking regulation. read more

The RBA estimates 15 to 35 per cent of total outstanding banknotes are used for legitimate transactions; roughly half to three-quarters are hoarded as a store of wealth or for "other purposes". read more