Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Month: June 2014
Banks get behind organised crime bill
The association is welcoming a bill which would crack down on international and home-grown organised crime and says the bill will help maintain our reputation overseas.
NZ set to comply with US tax rule
“Our banks and New Zealand have little choice but to comply with Fatca,” Kirk Hope said.
Draft Financial Markets Conduct Regulations (third tranche)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
New Zealand ready for FATCA
New Zealand is now ready to comply with US tax law that aims to reduce tax evasion by US persons who have financial accounts outside the United States said the New Zealand Bankers’ Association today. The third reading of the Taxation (Annual Rates, Employee Allowances, and Remedial Matters) Bill today, in conjunction with an intergovernmental… Read more »
Meet the boss: Bankers’ Assoc Kirk Hope
Kirk Hope is the chief executive of the NZ Bankers’ Association, the lobby group for the industry that employs over 25,000 people.
Satisfaction with banks remains high
NZBA chief executive Kirk Hope said he was pleased more than three-quarters of customers were happy.
Banks’ performance highly rated
A public opinion survey has found a high level satisfaction among bank customers, the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said today. The survey also measured perceptions of the banking sector’s strength and acceptable profit levels. Seventy-seven per cent of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their main bank, with only nine per cent dissatisfied or… Read more »
Online scams becoming more complex
Banks will never ask for your pins or passwords, and legitimate retailers shouldn’t ask you for pins or passwords either. It’s pretty much a sure sign someone’s trying to rip you off.
What is Bitcoin? And should we care?
Kirk Hope is wary of Bitcoin volatility.
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