10/05/2017
New Zealand banks operate in a different environment and the Australian levy won’t affect New Zealand customers.
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10/05/2017
New Zealand banks operate in a different environment from those in Australia. Here we have strong and independent regulators, a very competitive banking sector and high levels of customer satisfaction.
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10/05/2017
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said the way people banked had “changed hugely” in recent years. She said “only a fraction” of banking transactions were done in branches these days. “This means some branches no longer make commercial sense.”
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09/05/2017
As part of Privacy Week the New Zealand Bankers’ Association is reminding people how to keep their banking safe from financial crime. “Banks take their customers’ privacy and confidentiality very seriously by protecting their systems and customer information. We all have a role to play in keeping our money safe from fraudsters,” says New Zealand...
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07/05/2017
Banks are responsible lenders and take into account a number of factors when making lending decisions. That includes testing affordability at higher interest rates and factoring in realistic essential expenditure.
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02/05/2017
Lending decisions on any property are made on a case by case basis. It’s quite possible that in time banks would require more equity or shorter term mortgages when considering lending on potentially affected coastal properties.
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27/04/2017
New Zealand banks, as well as their Bankers’ Association, say changes are already under way because of the Financial Advisers Act.
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12/04/2017
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said the Reserve Bank had “stress-tested” our banks and found them strong enough to withstand a severe downturn.
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10/04/2017
Customers were often the victims in such fraud cases, New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Karen Scott-Howman said.
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10/04/2017
Karen Scott-Howman said banks were constantly responding to customer preferences. “That’s certainly the case with mobile and internet banking. We’re not seeing that kind of demand for Sharia-compliant banking here.”
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