RBNZ

Industry-wide bank whistleblower standard in the works

18 Sep 18, 5:03pm

Bank lobby group the New Zealand Bankers' Association developing an industry-wide whistleblower standard as FMA & RBNZ bank probe is labelled 'closed-door'
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Eyes on the RBNZ after GDP figures

18 Sep 18, 10:03am

David Hargreaves

26 comments

Economists note that economic growth slower than the central bank is predicting would see growing speculation of future interest rate cuts - but higher growth figures would curtail such speculation
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Going up and going down, trans-Tasman divergence

18 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

17 comments

Why are NZ banks cutting mortgage rates as Aussie banks hike them, and how long might this last?
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In need of some positives

17 Sep 18, 8:40am

Roger J Kerr

9 comments

Roger J Kerr says exporters who budgeted US dollar export receipts at US70c and above now have the opportunity to significantly reduce future currency risk and lock-in company profitability over several years
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Mortgage borrowing capacity has fallen, but by how much?

17 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

24 comments

The capacity of home loan borrowers to borrow has dropped by about 20% over the past couple of years, mortgage brokers estimate
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Ten years after Lehman Brothers collapsed what's its legacy?

15 Sep 18, 8:27am

Gareth Vaughan

19 comments

The collapse of Lehman Brothers, the GFC and all that it spawned, from sub-prime mortgages to Donald Trump. Plus reminiscing with 2 Kiwis who had front row seats
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A summer review for the RBNZ

10 Sep 18, 10:53am

David Hargreaves

1 comment

Key consultation period of over-arching review of the Reserve Bank will take place over the Christmas-New Year holiday period
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An unjustified hammering

10 Sep 18, 8:43am

Roger J Kerr

32 comments

Roger J Kerr says classifying the NZ and Aussie economies/currencies in the same mould as Turkey and Argentina would be a plainly ridiculous perspective that will not be sustainable
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Chapman, Moffat & Sproat given key roles in RBNZ Act review

7 Sep 18, 4:30pm

Gareth Vaughan

Finance Minister Grant Robertson adds ex-bank boss, former FMA enforcer and commercial lawyer to panel advising him on Phase 2 of the RBNZ Act review
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Musings of a Reserve Bank Governor

7 Sep 18, 10:51am

Guest

24 comments

Long read: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on where the global economy has come from, where it's going, and why there's a need for longer-term thinking
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This week’s Top 10

7 Sep 18, 10:00am

Guest

24 comments

ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley examines the 'neutral' interest rate limbo dance, what history tells us about interest rates, the new neutral in NZ, the real limbo record, the struggle to be green & more
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Robertson distances himself from Jones' regional banking push

6 Sep 18, 2:05pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

5 comments

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says location of bank branches is up to banks, but notes banks need a 'social licence' to operate
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RBNZ’s risky assumption clouds OCR outlook

6 Sep 18, 1:25pm

Guest

8 comments

Brad Olsen of Infometrics argues there are clear reasons for the Reserve Bank to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged over the next year
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Is the neutral OCR lower than the RBNZ believes it to be?

6 Sep 18, 9:27am

Gareth Vaughan

12 comments

ASB's economists suggest the neutral OCR is within a 2.5% to 3.5% range and could head lower with implications for borrowers, savers and policymakers
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LVR shackles likely to remain

4 Sep 18, 8:09am

David Hargreaves

10 comments

David Hargreaves says surprisingly robust monthly mortgage figures suggest the RBNZ will put on hold indefinitely any further relaxation of lending limits
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Rabobank confirms RBNZ requested a review of its governance

3 Sep 18, 1:29pm

Gareth Vaughan

3 comments

Rabobank NZ commissions independent report to probe its governance and management frameworks & the extent of its independence from the Rabobank Group
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RBNZ not in a hurry to facilitate Aussie & UK style bank start-ups

3 Sep 18, 12:30pm

Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ points wannabe bank start-ups down the non-bank deposit taker path with no plans for restricted banking licences as have been provided in the UK and Australia
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Deposits grow as loan demand falls

3 Sep 18, 11:57am

David Chaston

64 comments

Crikey! Falling business investment is a serious threat to term deposit savers. The last time business loan demand slumped, TD returns fell -0.5%. If that happens this time, we would be at record lows
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Trade wrangles thump Kiwi dollar

3 Sep 18, 8:39am

Roger J Kerr

14 comments

Roger J Kerr says unless you firmly believe that the US dollar is about to take off and dairy prices are about to collapse, it is hard to fathom how forecasts of the NZ dollar falling to US60c will be proven to be accurate
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Our one-eyed Reserve Bank

31 Aug 18, 1:17pm

Guest

7 comments

Against the backdrop of the RBNZ Act review, the NZ Initiative's Roger Partridge argues greater oversight of the RBNZ's role as prudential regulator is required
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