- NZ Bankers Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said she welcomed the arrival of the CCB. “Basically the branch license allows a lot more wholesale lending to take place,” she said.
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said anti-money laundering laws were one of the main reasons that banks struggled with cryptocurrencies.
- “From the outset of the review we’ve said that nothing in the new code of banking practice is intended to reduce customers’ existing rights,” a spokesman said.
- Spokesman Philip van Dyk clarified on Friday that it had decided it only made sense to release them “once we’ve finalised the code and responded to submitters. That way it’s clear how we’ve responded to submissions in the revised code,” he said.
- “Adopting principles, rather than prescriptive rules, means banks will have to think carefully about how they’re meeting those customer commitments. That’s quite different from what’s required in Australia.”
- As we head into the summer holidays, the New Zealand Bankers’ Association is reminding people to watch out for financial crime. “Fraudsters love this time of year. They know we’re busy getting ready for the holidays and might let our guard down. This presents an opportunity for them to try to steal our money,” says... Read more »
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association today congratulated Adrian Orr on his appointment as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. “New Zealand is lucky that we have someone of the calibre of Mr Orr available and willing to do this job. He is extremely capable and at the same time grounded in... Read more »
- “It shows that banks are continuing to work closely with their agri clients. That’s not surprising given the high level of bank support for the agri sector.”
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said banks were responsible lenders and that would not change, no matter what the central bank’s rules were.
