Business Desk
Reserve Bank loosens usage of word ‘bank’
04/06/2026
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said it made sense for businesses providing banking services could call themselves banks, provided they were subject to the same high regulatory standards as traditional banks.
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Newsroom
What’s the definition of a ‘bank’? Newbie discovers it’s not so welcome
04/06/2026
That’s so long as they are subject to the same high regulatory standards as traditional banks. This includes regulation that supports the strength of the banking industry through strong prudential and capital requirements, as well as conduct regulation to help ensure banks treat their customers fairly.
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NZ Herald
Reserve Bank gives finance companies and other deposit takers green light to rebrand as ‘banks’ in competition drive
04/06/2026
“Most people know what a ‘bank’ is but may not be clear on what a ‘deposit-taker’ is, so it makes sense that businesses providing banking services call themselves banks so long as they are subject to the same high regulatory standards as traditional banks,” Beaumont said.
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RNZ
Banking Association responds to new tax on banks
29/05/2026
Nicola Willis announced a new banking levy to raise $200m over four years and pay for regulation of the banks. Roger Beaumont is the CEO of the Banking Association and spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Interest.co.nz
‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says
29/05/2026
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said: “Banks understand the need for appropriate funding for regulators.”
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NZ Herald
Budget 2026: Consumer NZ warns new finance sector levy could raise costs for customers
28/05/2026
“Banks will engage constructively with the Reserve Bank in the consultation process to help make the levy appropriate, effective, and well targeted,” Beaumont said.
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The Post
Budget 2026: Levy expected to cost banks and insurers $209m over four years
28/05/2026
“Banks will engage constructively with the Reserve Bank in the consultation process to help make the levy appropriate, effective, and well targeted,” he said.
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Business Desk
Budget 2026: Banks face $209m prudential levy over four years
28/05/2026
In the meantime, commenting on the levy, New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said banks understood the need for appropriate funding for regulators.
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Newsroom
Could NZ do real-time payments in a blink, if banks got a move on?
15/05/2026
Beaumont says banks make a net contribution to the New Zealand economy, once you take into account the billions they collectively pay in tax and running their businesses here, and that they employ around 30,000 New Zealanders.
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The Post
Bank lobbyist Roger Beaumont to be nominated for Australian of the Year by banking reform activist
14/05/2026
Beaumont said: “Kent is often on about bank profits and never talks about the huge direct investment our banks make in New Zealand, which amounts to over $60 billion, to meet the capital requirements that help fund the financial needs of our businesses and households. The return on that investment averages around 11.5% per annum,...
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