New Zealand banks strong, stable and safe
26/02/2013
New Zealand banks had another solid and stable year according to according to KPMG’s Financial Institutions Performance Survey for the 2012 financial year. “The survey shows our banks are among the best funded and regulated in the world, and fiercely competitive. That’s good for New Zealanders and our economy,” said New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief...
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Central bank boss hones new tools
22/02/2013
You’d expect the banks to be worried at the prospect of having their business impinged on in such dramatic fashion. But Kirk Hope, chief executive of industry lobby group the New Zealand Bankers Association, is remarkably calm.
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Telephone scam alert
12/02/2013
The New Zealand Bankers’ Association is urging the public to be on guard against a telephone scam. Scammers purporting to be from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association are phoning members of the public and saying they are investigating banks charging excessive fees and offering compensation to affected customers. They then ask people to provide their...
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Report finds banks performing well
31/01/2013
Analysis released today shows New Zealand’s major banks continue to perform well in the face of increased operating costs and greater regulatory pressures. The findings were contained in PwC’s Banking Perspectives report of the five major banks’ banks’ results for the second half of their 2012 financial years. “The report shows our banks are among...
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Interest.co.nz
NZ’s anti-money laundering laws now in effect with banks expected to pry more into customer identity and account activity
07/01/2013
New Zealand’s long awaited anti-money laundering laws are now in place, almost four years after Parliament passed the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act.
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Radio NZ
Reserve Bank unnerved at continuing house price rises
02/01/2013
Kirk Hope says there are a range of questions that need to be addressed in considering tools that restrict amounts that can be borrowed to buy houses.
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Mortgagee sales continue to decline
22/12/2012
Mortgagee sales continue to decline according to Terralink data for the September quarter released today. There were 516 mortgagee sales in the three months from July to September this year, down 15 per cent from the June quarter. Of the 1.4 million residential mortgages in New Zealand, there were 2265 mortgagee sales in 2011. Mortgagee...
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Financial security key for holiday season
21/12/2012
Kirk Hope talks to Firstline about fraud safety and the year in review.
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Bank safety tips for the holidays
20/12/2012
In the lead-up to Christmas the New Zealand Bankers’ Association has reminded people how to avoid fraud and scams over the holiday season. “This is a special time of the year to share with family and friends. Whether we’re shopping or away on holiday, it pays to take care. We all have an important role...
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Don’t get caught by phishing scams this summer
20/12/2012
Never give anyone your PIN or internet banking username or password said the New Zealand Bankers’ Association as we head into the summer holidays “Your bank will never ask you for this confidential information,” said New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope. “You should never disclose passwords and other security information to anyone. If...
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