- New Zealand Bankers’ Association members have committed $1 million to the Our People, Our City Fund, which will meet the immediate and long term needs of the families most directly affected.
- The New Zealand banking industry has donated $1 million to those affected by the 15 March shooting in Christchurch that claimed the lives of 50 people.
- The banking industry has today contributed $1 million to the Christchurch Foundation’s Our People, Our City Fund to meet the long and short term needs of the families most affected by Friday’s terror attacks. New Zealand Bankers’ Association chair David McLean said the industry shared the sense of shock of all New Zealanders and wants... Read more »
- Protect access to your banking by using strong, unique and secure passwords. That’s the New Zealand Bankers’ Association’s message in support of CERT NZ’s Get Password Smart campaign that kicks off today. “We all have a role to play in preventing financial crime by protecting unauthorised access to our bank accounts. Being smart about your... Read more »
- Roger Beaumont, Chief Executive Published in KPMG’s Financial Institutions Performance Survey Review of 2018, 13 February 2019 In 2018 the spotlight went on bank conduct and culture in New Zealand. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand launched a joint review in response to the Australian Royal Commission into financial services... Read more »
- “While the FMA and RBNZ review into banking conduct last year found no evidence of widespread misconduct, the industry believes that trust is central to customer relationships and welcomes any moves to improve this.”
- “We will also work closely with the government on the recently announced fast-tracking of regulation for further customer protection in the financial sector.”
- Priority amounts are a dollar amount that mortgagees set in their mortgage terms and conditions, set by banks’ internal credit policies. The dollar amount reflects the maximum amount that the mortgagee can recover ahead of other mortgagees if there is a mortgagee sale.
- Roger Beaumont has today been named as Chief Executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, the organisation that represents the New Zealand banking industry. NZBA Chair David McLean, CEO of Westpac, says they are delighted to have been able to appoint someone with such strong credentials in both the banking sector and stakeholder management area,... Read more »