Kiwibank

Inflation rises in line with most economists' expectations in December

23 Jan 19, 11:00am

No major surprises as inflation rises 0.1% in Dec quarter and 1.9% in year to Dec; Economists' OCR outlooks differ but remain unchanged
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Putting the bank capital genie back in the bottle

23 Jan 19, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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Against the backdrop of the RBNZ's bank capital review, Gareth Vaughan details the advantageous position NZ's Aussie owned banks have over their rivals & how this may change
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Kiwibank raises a key term deposit rate

14 Jan 19, 11:13am

David Chaston

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A market leading offer by Kiwibank comes at a time all banks, especially the large ones, are under pressure to raise vast amounts of new capital over the next few years
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Kiwibank cuts its 2yr fixed rate

12 Jan 19, 6:02am

David Chaston

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The first 2019 home loan rate reduction has arrived, taking the two year fixed to a market-leading 4.19% level. Eyes are now on rival moves
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New RBNZ bank capital proposals a victory for the NZ owned banks

17 Dec 18, 5:14pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth Vaughan details how the RBNZ's proposals for NZ banks to hold more capital are a victory for the smaller NZ owned banks over their much bigger Aussie owned rivals
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ANZ says RBNZ capital proposals mean it would require $6b to $8b of new capital

17 Dec 18, 9:37am

Gareth Vaughan

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The ANZ Banking Group says ANZ NZ would need up to NZ$8 bln of new capital to meet RBNZ's new bank capital proposals
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This week's guest Top 10

14 Dec 18, 10:12am

Jarrod Kerr

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Jarrod Kerr with the Top 10 things to think about into 2019 from trade wars to yield curve inversion, wage growth, property, Italy and more
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The RBNZ will let the economy run hotter for longer & keep lending rates lower for longer

7 Dec 18, 11:17am

Jarrod Kerr

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Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
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The ANZ, ASB, BNZ & Westpac profit machines continue on their merry way

27 Nov 18, 5:32pm

Gareth Vaughan

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New Zealand's big four banks continue world-class profitability across a range of key measures
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Loosening the 'now-permanent' LVRs

26 Nov 18, 1:48pm

David Hargreaves

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Kiwibank economists think the LVR 'speed limit' will be raised to 20% of new bank lending this week - but would like to see it at 25%; say the 'temporary' LVRs are set to be with us for good
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NZ vs AU mortgage rates

18 Nov 18, 5:23pm

David Chaston

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Surprise! For the first time ever we are now not paying more than the Aussies for one key fixed rate. We look at how New Zealand mortgage pricing compares with what Aussies pay for the same sort of loans
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'Poor customer outcomes are likely to go undetected'

15 Nov 18, 1:02pm

Gareth Vaughan

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'High risk' of inappropriate sales practices occurring with banks 'not adequately' monitoring and controlling the risk, FMA says in bank pay incentive structures report
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Housing conditions 'right for further LVR loosening'

14 Nov 18, 11:45am

David Hargreaves

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Kiwibank economists say latest house sales figures show a 'well behaved' market and so there is 'every possibility' of the RBNZ further relaxing lending limits
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'Kiwibank would need to undergo fundamental change'

12 Nov 18, 10:33am

Gareth Vaughan

Treasury to probe 'fundamental change' and growth required by Kiwibank to take on core government banking in 2023
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Kiwibank raises a key term deposit rate

12 Nov 18, 6:02am

David Chaston

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With wholesale interest rates turning higher, Kiwibank tests the waters with a new 'special' one year term deposit rate offer that is +15 to +25 bps higher than its rivals
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Unemployment plummets to 3.9%

7 Nov 18, 11:12am

David Hargreaves

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Stats NZ says unemployment rate now lowest since June 2008; Employment rate at 68.3% is highest since the series began 30 years ago; wage growth remains subdued
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Down, down, down

5 Nov 18, 9:49am

David Chaston

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Kiwibank is the next one to chop a key home loan rate, reducing its one year fixed rate to 4.05% as the main banks follow the challenger banks lower
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TSB trims key mortgage rates

3 Nov 18, 11:17am

David Chaston

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Three cuts from a rising challenger bank tighten the rate competition for home loans. While none of these reductions are market-leading, they reinforce the downward trend in mortgage rate offers
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Kiwibank cuts again

29 Oct 18, 8:36am

David Chaston

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As mortgage lenders pull back from lending to property investors, offers to owner-occupiers are getting sharper as overall mortgage market growth slows
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Inflation surges

16 Oct 18, 10:59am

David Hargreaves

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Stats NZ says prices rose 0.9% in the September quarter, giving an annual inflation rate of 1.9%; economists expected just a 0.7% quarterly rise
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