John Kensington

Policy makers are being urged to make sure people are better educated about how to deal with their KiwiSaver nest egg. Audio

A new report into Kiwisaver concludes that New Zealanders are too passive and adopting too conservative approach to the management of their retirement savings. KPMG's head of financial services John… Audio

A financial analyst says banks will be eyeing up the peer-to-peer lending market, which is gaining traction as an alternative source of borrowing. Audio

Economic headwinds are proving to have little impact on the growth in the profits of the main banks - and that has one financial analyst wondering what it would take to stymie their earnings. Audio

New Zealand bank profits could be hit if their Australian parents have to raise an extra AUS$30 billion to improve their capital levels. Audio

Banks' quarterly profits have jumped close to all time highs, despite the mortgage wars cutting into margins. Audio

A financial analyst says cuts to mortgage rates by two of the big banks will push up house prices in Auckland even further. Audio

Auckland's booming property market has fuelled a jump in the value of the banking sector's assets. Audio

The latest KPMG survey has found banks made record profits last year, rising more than 20 percent to 4.8 billion dollars. Audio

The accounting firm, KPMG, says the mainstream banks are increasingly competing in the non-bank finance space, attracted by the higher profit margins. Audio

KPMG insists New Zealand's banking industry is highly competitive, even though banks' profit margins swelled in the June quarter. Audio

KPMG says banks are going to find it harder to grow profits from now. Audio

Banks' profits are expected to rise again this year but they continue to face a challenging environment of low lending levels, high regulation costs and brittle confidence. Audio

New Zealand's banks are back to making a normal level of profit, due to a drop in the cost of bad loans. Audio