New Zealand appointment to BIAC welcomed
27/05/2013
The New Zealand Bankers’ Association today welcomed the election of Business NZ chief executive Phil O’Reilly as chair of the OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Council (BIAC). “It’s great that New Zealand has been recognised in this way, and to see this international group getting the benefit of Phil O’Reilly’s leadership and talent as a...
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ODT
Dunedinites in bank fee class action
19/05/2013
Kirk Hope advised concerned customers to speak to their banks as the fees were avoidable.
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NZ Herald
Budget 2013: Brand new housing deal looks shaky
18/05/2013
Bankers Association chief executive Kirk Hope said banks could live with a differential for first-home buyers, but any restrictions on bank lending might simply drive home buyers to more risky unregulated lenders.
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3 News
Budget – business likes it, opposition loathes it
17/05/2013
Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope told Firstline the Budget was about getting back to basics.
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Budget hits the right notes
15/05/2013
The government continues to guide the economy in the right direction said the New Zealand Bankers’ Association today in response to Budget 2013. “The government’s prudent fiscal approach to the economy, underpinned by our strong and stable banking sector, is crucial to our continuing economic momentum in a still fragile global economy,” said New Zealand...
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NZ Herald
Banks want more ID to fight crime
15/05/2013
Chief executive Kirk Hope said, “We all have a role to play in the new anti-money laundering regime … This is about New Zealand’s international reputation and fighting crime.”
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Cracking down on money laundering to combat serious crime
12/05/2013
Cracking down on money laundering is part of a global response to serious crime and terrorism. New Zealand banks are playing their part by implementing a new law which comes into force on 30 June 2013. Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 all New Zealand banks have additional obligations to...
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Stuff.co.nz
Property surging outside Auckland
10/05/2013
Chief executive Kirk Hope said house prices were not being spurred along by looser credit conditions as the Reserve Bank claimed. Credit growth was running at about 3 per cent. “This isn’t a credit-driven price issue, it’s a supply-driven price issue,” he said.
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Radio NZ
Reserve Bank warned about trying to cool Auckland housing market
06/05/2013
Kirk Hope talks to Patrick O’Meara about the Reserve Bank’s macro-prudential tools.
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TVNZ
Bitcoin
05/05/2013
Kirk Hope talks to Susan Wood about Bitcoin.
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