Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
Media Appearances
Stuff - Reserve Bank hack: Adrian Orr admits bank ‘fell short’
- Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said on Monday that it understood why the Reserve Bank had been unable to say much at that time.
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Stuff - Pity the term deposit-holders: How to navigate low interest rates
- Roger Beaumont, chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, said it was an ongoing challenge and banks recognised it was tough for older customers in particular, who had larger amounts of money in the bank and depended on the income it earned, to subsidise their living costs.
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Stuff - Reserve Bank pulls down shutters in wake of cyber-attack
- Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said that “as it was a security issue we understand why the Reserve Bank cannot say much more at this stage”.
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NZ Herald - What will banking look like in 2021?
- Roger Beaumont, chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers Association, says the outbreak of Covid-19 has sped up trends in the banking industry that were already happening.
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Interest.co.nz - With a debt-to-income ratio tool back on the table, Gareth Vaughan looks at the political and other challenges the RBNZ needs to overcome to be granted the financial stability tool
- In its response to the 2017 consultation, bank lobby group the New Zealand Bankers’ Association argued the evidence linking high-DTI loans and default was weak, with job loss having the most significant impact on the likelihood of loan default. NZBA suggested a serviceability interest rate as a potential alternative.
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Stuff - Law firms next target of living wage push
- Banking became the first industry to become fully living wage accredited in July. Seventeen members of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association pledged to pay staff and contractors (including cleaners and security guards) at least a living wage. An estimated 1800 people received a pay rise as a result.
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Stuff - Retailers and shoppers likely to share spoils from ‘hard caps’ on bank card fees
- Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said it was “a complex area”.
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RNZ - Govt looks to regulate contactless payment fees for retailers
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said: “This is a complex area. We will consider the consultation paper to determine our response on behalf of the industry.”
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