Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
Media Releases
Kiwibank to chair New Zealand Bankers’ Association
- Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich has been elected chair of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association and takes on the role today. This is the first time Kiwibank has chaired NZBA. ASB chief executive Vittoria Shortt was elected deputy chair. The chair and deputy chair take on their respective roles for two years. New Zealand Bankers’... Read more »
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Interest.co.nz - The Business Finance Guarantee Scheme that’s failed to fly was announced on the fly, without banks on board and with Treasury aware small business were actually most in need
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association confirms Treasury officials met with its members, including the CEOs of the country’s biggest banks, on March 16 to talk at a high level about the possibility of introducing a term lending facility.
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Stuff - We’ve painted ourselves into a corner with low interest rates, can we get out?
- “Other important factors that determine retail interest rates include the cost of wholesale funding from overseas and the cost of domestic funding, which includes rates of return on retail bank deposits.”
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Stuff - Here are five money mistakes to avoid during this year’s downturn
- “They’re doing it to provide immediate loan relief to customers in need who have been financially affected by the pandemic. It gives them the ability to defer all loan repayments at an uncertain time, and interest continues to accumulate. Banks are responsible lenders and suggest customers only defer all loan repayments if they need to.”
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Interest.co.nz - Start date for four regional banking hub pilots pushed back until ‘social activity is as close to normal as possible
- “We, and the six participating banks, want to make sure the hubs have the best chance to succeed. That makes it important that the pilot is run when social activity is as close to normal as possible. Otherwise the visitation and transaction data we need to test the viability of these hubs won’t provide a... Read more »
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NZ Herald - Covid 19 coronavirus: Ombudsman prepares for onslaught of banking complaints
- A survey by the New Zealand Bankers’ Association last month found New Zealanders’ broadly positive attitude towards the banks had increased slightly but not significantly and this had been spurred by the introduction of the six monthly mortgage deferral scheme.
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Stuff - Rates are under 3%, so why do banks still check you can pay 7%?
- “These serviceability rates are reviewed from time to time in line with what’s going on in the market. These rates will vary from bank to bank depending on a number of factors including their particular risk appetite and exposure to certain types of lending. Ultimately it’s all about lending responsibly and doing the right thing... Read more »
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Regulation Asia - New Zealand’s New Conduct Regime Not Adequately Developed
- “It is critical to allow the time to ensure that the legislation and regulations are workable and proportionately address the identified issues, and that financial institutions and their intermediaries have sufficient time to ensure compliance with whatever is set as the final regime.”
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