26/02/2020
Beaumont said the independent advice would help inform conversations between the farmer and their bank.
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25/02/2020
“There’s a recognition it’s in everyone’s best interest for a farmer to have up-to-date business and financial plans,” said New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont.
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25/02/2020
A new initiative funded by banks and the government offering support for farmers struggling with farm debt is now up and running. The government has allocated $200,000 for the Farm Business Advice Support Fund, to be managed by Rural Support Trusts. For a qualifying farmer the fund will provide up to $6,000 to pay for...
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23/02/2020
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said banks worked closely with farming customers and that was reflected in the low number of mortgagee sales in the sector. There were about 52,000 farms in New Zealand and fewer than 10 farm mortgagee sales a year, he said.
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21/02/2020
A New Zealand Bankers’ Association spokesperson said banks were constantly responding to customer preferences but they weren’t seeing “that kind of demand” for sharia-compliant loans.
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19/02/2020
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said banks were already working hard to implement the recommendations of the Reserve Bank and Financial Markets Authority’s review of bank conduct and culture.
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19/02/2020
The New Zealand banking industry is living in interesting times. In 2019 the three C’s – conduct, culture and capital – dominated our landscape. Where have we got to and what’s coming up?
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11/02/2020
The move surprised the NZ Bankers’ Association, which has been working on its own industry-wide scheme to provide an independent alternative to the banks’ current whistleblowing services.
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04/02/2020
The Bankers Association says with 14 retail banks, people should shop around. It also says banks work with people with poor credit history to try and improve it, but accounts are never closed without good reason.
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25/12/2019
Roger Beaumont, chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers Association, talks about the year past and what he hopes 2020 will have in store.
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