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East & Partners

Sector: Regulatory & Government

(7 February 2012 – Australia) After passing on two pre-Christmas rate cuts, Westpac customers wanting to lower repayments before March...

(3 February 2012 – New Zealand) On Tuesday Standard & Poor’s reassessed New Zealand’s Kiwibank.It confirmed the banks credit rating...

(3 February 2012 – Australia) Westpac announced on Thursday it is cutting 560 jobs, in the latest round of cuts...

(1 February 2012 – Europe) The European Central Bank (ECB) published data on Monday revealing the bank’s purchases of the...

(31 January 2012 – Australia) Australia’s Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said he would continue to pressure banks to pass on...

(31 January 2012 – New Zealand) New Zealand’s government bond securities have drawn significant interest from China and other foreign...

(30 January 2012 – New Zealand) The New Zealand Treasury appointed three investment banks as joint lead managers for the...

(30 January 2012 – New Zealand) The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) held its official cash rate at a...

(27 January 2012 – Australia) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Australian banks need to stash away billions...

(25 January 2012 – Australia) As price pressures continue to ease, another official interest rate cut is looking more likely...