- KPMG’s Financial Institutions Performance Survey for the 2016 financial year has found that the strength of the New Zealand banking sector continues to underpin its performance. “The strength of New Zealand’s banks continues to provide a solid platform for our economic growth. Our banks are well capitalised and regulated, and highly competitive. That means they’re... Read more »
- The banks, through their industry lobby the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, sought another round of consultation “to work out the detail of the disclosures required, in particular to ensure that the disclosures are comparable between banks with different structures, and to address any other issues that will likely arise.”
- “Fraudsters are always looking for new ways to trick people into providing confidential information which allows them to access bank accounts.” NZBA advises people to never give out confidential information such as PIN numbers or bank account usernames.
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association has issued a warning to beware fraudsters pretending to be utility companies and banks who are targeting elderly people. “Never give out bank account usernames, passwords, PINs or verification codes. While your bank may ask questions to confirm your identity, it will never ask for this confidential information. “If in... Read more »
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association today warned people to beware a telephone survey scam. Cautious members of the public have reported receiving unsolicited calls from an organisation called the “Bankers’ Association of New Zealand” claiming to be doing a customer satisfaction survey and seeking personal information. “We strongly encourage people not to engage with these... Read more »
- The issue is banks require home loans to be secured against an asset. From a responsible lending and risk perspective, banks will not lend without security, or lend an amount greater than the value of the security.
- Karen Scott-Howman Published in Stuff BusinessDay, 16 January 2017 “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad,” said the Michigan Savings Bank president in 1903. He was advising Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Company. Where bankers may once have shunned technology, the... Read more »
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association announced today that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Ltd has joined the association, bringing the total number of member banks to 16. New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman says: “We are delighted to welcome ICBC to the Bankers’ Association. China is one of New... Read more »
- Karen Scott-Howman has a black belt in karate, was once a documentary producer and helped launch New Zealand’s first national spelling bee. It’s not quite the background you would expect from a Wellington lawyer whose job is to be the voice of the banking industry.
