Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
Media Releases
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.
Media Appearances
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.
Media Releases
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 »
Media Releases
Get password smart!
- Protect access to your banking by using strong, unique and secure passwords. That’s the New Zealand Bankers’ Association’s message in support of CERT NZ’s Get Password Smart campaign that kicks off today. “We all have a role to play in preventing financial crime by protecting unauthorised access to our bank accounts. Being smart about your... Read more »
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NZ Herald - The interview: Roger Beaumont – Banking’s new cheerleader says there is work to do
- “I think the real opportunity for the banking industry in NZ is to tell our story better because I think there is a really good story to tell.”
Opinions
Spotlight on banking conduct
- Roger Beaumont, Chief Executive Published in KPMG’s Financial Institutions Performance Survey Review of 2018, 13 February 2019 In 2018 the spotlight went on bank conduct and culture in New Zealand. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand launched a joint review in response to the Australian Royal Commission into financial services... Read more »
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TVNZ - Australian banks carry the blame for industry’s widespread greed-driven misconduct, royal commission finds
- “While the FMA and RBNZ review into banking conduct last year found no evidence of widespread misconduct, the industry believes that trust is central to customer relationships and welcomes any moves to improve this.”
Media Appearances