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Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
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Budget 2015 continues responsible economic direction
- Budget 2015 continues the government’s responsible economic direction the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said today. “The Budget shows that the New Zealand economy remains on a sound track with a clear path to surplus forecast,” said New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope. “Despite lower than forecast tax revenue, meaning that a surplus will... Read more »
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Stuff.co.nz - Beware the risks of identity theft
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association boss Kirk Hope said fraudsters were always looking for new ways to scam and steal people’s money.
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Don’t get phished, vished or smished
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association is encouraging people to protect their personal information as Australasian Consumer Fraud Week kicks off today. “Fraudsters are always looking for new ways to scam us and steal our money. Scammers use a range of ways to trick people into handing over personal information, usually by phone or email. Once... Read more »
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Radio NZ - Bankers Association doubts new rules will cool Auckland property market
- Kirk Hope talks to Susie Ferguson about new lending restirctions for Auckland porperty investors.
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NZ Herald - Loan restrictions will do little to cool housing market, says bank boss
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope said the new regulations would make borrowing more difficult for Auckland property investors. But they would have limited impact on prices. “The real issues driving housing affordability in Auckland are the lack of housing supply, and strong inward migration, not the availability of cheap credit.”
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Interest.co.nz - Govt promotes success of new anti-money laundering laws on world stage, while those at the coalface fork out to meet standards
- Banks consider how vulnerable money remitters are based on whether they are registered, accept cash deposits frequently or deposits with a high value, process transfers to or from high risk jurisdictions, aggregate bulk payments and thus remove the transparency on their clients, have little or no upper limits on the value or frequency of transactions,... Read more »
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NZ Lawyer Magazine - Major NZ firm third to join NZBA
- Chapman Tripp will join Russell McVeagh and Buddle Findlay as law firm affiliate members, NZBA chief executive Kirk Hope revealed last week.
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NBR - Why banks won’t pass on cost of new tax
- “New Zealand is an importer of capital – it’s not a new thing, we’ve always been like that and we will probably have to be for some time. So this is going to tax that more: it does mean extra costs. And any extra costs means, potentially, increased lending costs for businesses and consumers.”
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