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.co.nz - NZ bankers insist they’re ‘connected’ to customers, amid warnings over product sales
- Antony Buick-Constable insisted the banks in New Zealand were different to the Australian parent companies, with separate board made up of directors who were required to act in the best interests of the New Zealand operation, under risk of being thrown out of the industry.
Media Releases
Money Week: How to weather life’s storms
- Three things you can do to weather a financial shock are: Having savings in place in case of an emergency Having insurance in place to protect yourself and your property Having wills and enduring powers of attorney in place to manage your money if you can’t. That’s the message from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association... Read more »
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RNZ - Rural residents back Shane Jones’ call to keep banks open
- Banks have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years installing and upgrading digital technology, internet and phone banking. That’s in response to changing customer demand for 24/7 banking services.
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NZ Herald - Govt will ‘look at’ concerns over banks pulling out of regions
- The average customer now uses online, mobile or phone banking once or twice a day and visits a branch once or twice a year.
Opinions
The banks back the construction industry – and the figures show it
- Antony Buick-Constable, Acting Chief Executive Published in OneRoof.co.nz, 27 August 2018 These are the best of times and worst of times for the construction industry. The country is in the middle of a building boom, but large and small firms alike have been caught out by rising costs, a shortage of skilled labour, the way... Read more »
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NZ Herald - Hard sell at the bank – has it gone too far?
- It would be irresponsible not to talk to people about insurance when they’re getting a mortgage, or discussing KiwiSaver options to help them provide for a more financially secure retirement.
Media Appearances
Good Returns - Group of AFAs tackles KiwiSaver problems
- Several of our banks offer KiwiSaver funds and that helps enormously with take-up because most of us have a banking relationship.
Media Releases
Smarter Banking: how to get the most out of your banking
- If you’d like to get the most out of your banking and manage your money better, it might pay to check out the Smarter Banking guide launched by the New Zealand Bankers’ Association today. “The guide provides practical information for customers about their everyday banking. It’s also intended to complement the recently revised Code of... Read more »
Media Appearances