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UPDATE: RBNZ's Orr sees a 'resilient' financial system but some elevated risks
Finance

UPDATE: RBNZ's Orr sees a 'resilient' financial system but some elevated risks

(Updates story throughout with further details and comment) By Jenny Ruth May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr is less concerned about housing loans but is still fretting about a third of dairy debt and is also flagging the rapid growth in lending to the...

Jenny Ruth 28 May 2019
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RBNZ says ANZ has to hold more capital against housing and farm lending
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RBNZ says ANZ has to hold more capital against housing and farm lending

By Jenny Ruth May 29 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank has imposed new conditions of registration on ANZ Bank requiring it to hold more capital against housing and farm lending from June 30. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the central bank says it has set minimum...

Jenny Ruth 28 May 2019
RBNZ appoints three independent experts to review bank capital proposals
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RBNZ appoints three independent experts to review bank capital proposals

By Jenny Ruth May 29  (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank has appointed three external experts to independently review the analysis and advice underpinning its bank capital proposals. The three experts are James Cummings, a senior lecturer in finance at Macquarie University,...

Jenny Ruth 28 May 2019
ComCom investigates BNZ over CCCFA disclosure breaches
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ComCom investigates BNZ over CCCFA disclosure breaches

By Jenny Ruth May 27 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission has told Bank of New Zealand it has commenced an investigation into BNZ’s compliance with particular disclosure requirements under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003. BNZ discloses the investigati...

Jenny Ruth 27 May 2019