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 - Help, how can I tell if I’m being ripped off?
- If you suspect an invoice scam you should phone or visit the merchant or service provider to confirm the payment details are right and that you are paying the person you think they are.
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Guidelines to help banks meet the needs of older and disabled customers launched
- Minister for Disability Issues Hon Carmel Sepuloni today launched the New Zealand Bankers’ Association’s revised guidelines to help banks meet the needs of older and disabled customers. “We’ve come a long way since these guidelines were first launched back in 2009. Back then they were voluntary for our banks. All of our retail members have... Read more »
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NZ Adviser - Banks submit conduct and culture review responses to regulators
- The individual work plans for each bank have all been signed off at the highest level. That means there is buy-in from the very top of these financial institutions to make sure they’re meeting regulator and public expectations.
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Interest.co.nz - FMA and RBNZ say ‘thorough’ review of responses from 11 banks to conduct and culture review will take several weeks
- All banks with sales incentives have committed to remove or address them for frontline salespeople and their managers, with some having already removed sales incentives.
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Banks respond to Conduct and Culture Report
- All 11 banks involved in the Bank Conduct and Culture review by the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have responded with individual work plans. “While I cannot disclose the information in each work plan, I can confirm that all banks with sales incentives have committed to remove or address them for frontline salespeople... Read more »
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NZ Adviser - Banking industry contributes $1m to support Christchurch families
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association members have committed $1 million to the Our People, Our City Fund, which will meet the immediate and long term needs of the families most directly affected.
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NZ Herald - NZ banks donate $1m to families affected by ChCh shooting
- The New Zealand banking industry has donated $1 million to those affected by the 15 March shooting in Christchurch that claimed the lives of 50 people.
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Banking industry contributes $1 million to Christchurch families’ fund
- The banking industry has today contributed $1 million to the Christchurch Foundation’s Our People, Our City Fund to meet the long and short term needs of the families most affected by Friday’s terror attacks. New Zealand Bankers’ Association chair David McLean said the industry shared the sense of shock of all New Zealanders and wants... Read more »
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