Bank capital requirements
A majority of Finance and Expenditure Committee members want the Reserve Bank to scrap all further increases in bank capital requirements and establish an independent committee to make prudential policy more market friendly
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A majority of Finance and Expenditure Committee members want the Reserve Bank to scrap all further increases in bank capital requirements and establish an independent committee to make prudential policy more market friendly
Labour says new Economic Growth Minister should focus on helping small businesses access capital, not ‘tinker’ with digital nomad visa rules
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Labour says new Economic Growth Minister should focus on helping small businesses access capital, not ‘tinker’ with digital nomad visa rules
SBS Bank CEO Mark McLean says Kiwibank’s $500 million capital raise could strengthen competition at the top of NZ’s banking oligopoly but won’t help challenger banks to compete
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SBS Bank CEO Mark McLean says Kiwibank’s $500 million capital raise could strengthen competition at the top of NZ’s banking oligopoly but won’t help challenger banks to compete
No evidence bank capital issued as equity and subordinated debt is contributing to higher interest rates in the NZ economy, RBNZ says
No evidence bank capital issued as equity and subordinated debt is contributing to higher interest rates in the NZ economy, RBNZ says
Raghuram Rajan warns higher capital requirements for banks become counterproductive beyond a certain point
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Raghuram Rajan warns higher capital requirements for banks become counterproductive beyond a certain point
New Zealand Bankers' Association wants to see more detail on the role of finance in the Government's Draft National Adaptation Plan
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New Zealand Bankers' Association wants to see more detail on the role of finance in the Government's Draft National Adaptation Plan
RBNZ increases its supervisory monitoring of BNZ and applies a 'precautionary' $250 mln increase to its regulatory capital requirements following the identification of weaknesses in BNZ’s capital calculation processes
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RBNZ increases its supervisory monitoring of BNZ and applies a 'precautionary' $250 mln increase to its regulatory capital requirements following the identification of weaknesses in BNZ’s capital calculation processes
BNZ chief financial officer Peter MacGillivray hopeful of a couple of key changes to the RBNZ's proposals to increase banks' regulatory capital requirements when the final decisions are released in early December
BNZ chief financial officer Peter MacGillivray hopeful of a couple of key changes to the RBNZ's proposals to increase banks' regulatory capital requirements when the final decisions are released in early December
Westpac NZ CEO David McLean says the key question ahead of the final decisions in the RBNZ's bank capital review is how much protection does the New Zealand economy want to have
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Westpac NZ CEO David McLean says the key question ahead of the final decisions in the RBNZ's bank capital review is how much protection does the New Zealand economy want to have
Martien Lubberink sees new APRA rules causing the Australian banks to retreat, shrink, or divest their New Zealand subsidiaries. And what follows then may be riskier for us
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Martien Lubberink sees new APRA rules causing the Australian banks to retreat, shrink, or divest their New Zealand subsidiaries. And what follows then may be riskier for us
Macquarie analysts weigh in with their take on the impact of APRA and RBNZ capital proposals on Australasia's big four banking groups
Macquarie analysts weigh in with their take on the impact of APRA and RBNZ capital proposals on Australasia's big four banking groups
Gareth Vaughan says the Reserve Bank's efforts to combat the too big to fail problem is a worthy aspect of its proposals to increase NZ banks' regulatory capital requirements
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Gareth Vaughan says the Reserve Bank's efforts to combat the too big to fail problem is a worthy aspect of its proposals to increase NZ banks' regulatory capital requirements
UBS analysts offer suggestions on what the ANZ Banking Group can do to reduce the impact from APRA changes to the capital treatment of its investment in ANZ NZ
UBS analysts offer suggestions on what the ANZ Banking Group can do to reduce the impact from APRA changes to the capital treatment of its investment in ANZ NZ
Australia's ANZ says the impact from APRA's proposed changes to the capital treatment of investments in subsidiaries like ANZ NZ could be minimal after management action
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Australia's ANZ says the impact from APRA's proposed changes to the capital treatment of investments in subsidiaries like ANZ NZ could be minimal after management action
APRA consults on proposal that would increase the amount of equity Aussie banks require to support investments in large subsidiaries saying it will maintain an open dialogue with the RBNZ
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APRA consults on proposal that would increase the amount of equity Aussie banks require to support investments in large subsidiaries saying it will maintain an open dialogue with the RBNZ