25th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; FSR updated, mortgage lending booms, investors up their share, good company results, swaps up, NZD stays high, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; FSR updated, mortgage lending booms, investors up their share, good company results, swaps up, NZD stays high, & more
25th Nov 20, 3:13pm
Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show $7.8 bln advanced for mortgages last month - beating previous record set only a month earlier; investors on the march
Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show $7.8 bln advanced for mortgages last month - beating previous record set only a month earlier; investors on the march
25th Nov 20, 9:13am
Australian-based Citi Research banking analysts highlight 'messy' situation in New Zealand suggesting what appears to be a particularly aggressive RBNZ monetary policy approach has ignited the housing market
Australian-based Citi Research banking analysts highlight 'messy' situation in New Zealand suggesting what appears to be a particularly aggressive RBNZ monetary policy approach has ignited the housing market
[Updated]
24th Nov 20, 4:23pm
BNZ says it will reintroduce loan-to-value ratio restrictions on low deposit home loans from December 7 as Reserve Bank moves to formally restore them
[Updated]
BNZ says it will reintroduce loan-to-value ratio restrictions on low deposit home loans from December 7 as Reserve Bank moves to formally restore them
[Updated]
24th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HUGE policy shift, dodgy developer fined, insurers settle up, bank margins improve, swaps jump, NZD jumps, & more
[Updated]
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HUGE policy shift, dodgy developer fined, insurers settle up, bank margins improve, swaps jump, NZD jumps, & more
24th Nov 20, 9:23am
New Zealand Bankers' Association not won over by government's case for a consumer data right, says the public is underwhelmed by open banking
New Zealand Bankers' Association not won over by government's case for a consumer data right, says the public is underwhelmed by open banking
23rd Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC cuts mortgage rates, retail sales up, IAG get most but not all, services take larger share, bond rates slip, NZD firmer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC cuts mortgage rates, retail sales up, IAG get most but not all, services take larger share, bond rates slip, NZD firmer, & more
20th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; online spending surges, credit card spending falls, scams and stumbles, Chorus gets bond support, big national savings, bond yields fall, NZD stays high, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; online spending surges, credit card spending falls, scams and stumbles, Chorus gets bond support, big national savings, bond yields fall, NZD stays high, & more
20th Nov 20, 9:11am
Jenée Tibshraeny looks at why it's time for the Government to get its head out of the sand and address the distributional impacts of printing up to $128 billion
Jenée Tibshraeny looks at why it's time for the Government to get its head out of the sand and address the distributional impacts of printing up to $128 billion
19th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ closing branches, scams proliferate, Harmoney lists, farm sales up, bond yields rise, insurers lose, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ closing branches, scams proliferate, Harmoney lists, farm sales up, bond yields rise, insurers lose, NZD up, & more
[Updated]
19th Nov 20, 12:53pm
BNZ to shut 38 branches across New Zealand between December and June next year, says it will help staff 'find new job opportunities at BNZ'
[Updated]
BNZ to shut 38 branches across New Zealand between December and June next year, says it will help staff 'find new job opportunities at BNZ'
19th Nov 20, 11:39am
Macquarie banking analysts put the microscope on financial results from ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac, the Aussie parents of NZ's big four banks
Macquarie banking analysts put the microscope on financial results from ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac, the Aussie parents of NZ's big four banks
18th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, sharply fewer migrants, no PPI inflation, fewer tractors, new ad standards, swap rates rise, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, sharply fewer migrants, no PPI inflation, fewer tractors, new ad standards, swap rates rise, NZD slips, & more
18th Nov 20, 9:38am
Reserve Bank issues consultation paper on the details of its implementation plans for the final decisions made in its bank regulatory capital review
Reserve Bank issues consultation paper on the details of its implementation plans for the final decisions made in its bank regulatory capital review
[Updated]
17th Nov 20, 6:19pm
How National's call for $28 billion of newly-printed money to go into productive assets is cornering Labour politically, and sparking necessary debate over RBNZ independence
[Updated]
How National's call for $28 billion of newly-printed money to go into productive assets is cornering Labour politically, and sparking necessary debate over RBNZ independence
[Updated]
17th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, population grows slower, tourism industry told to change, new market study, record high price-to-income ratio, bond yields rise, NZD up, & more
[Updated]
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, population grows slower, tourism industry told to change, new market study, record high price-to-income ratio, bond yields rise, NZD up, & more
17th Nov 20, 2:49pm
David Hargreaves suggests the 30% deposit rule for investors might not be enough to rein in the current super hot housing market
David Hargreaves suggests the 30% deposit rule for investors might not be enough to rein in the current super hot housing market
17th Nov 20, 6:34am
PM pleased the RBNZ is looking to reimpose stricter bank lending rules on investors than owner-occupiers, but won't go so far as to suggest what new LVR rules should look like
PM pleased the RBNZ is looking to reimpose stricter bank lending rules on investors than owner-occupiers, but won't go so far as to suggest what new LVR rules should look like
16th Nov 20, 4:05pm
New Reserve Bank figures show that only about $4 bln worth of mortgages are on a payment 'holiday' compared with over $22 billion earlier this year
New Reserve Bank figures show that only about $4 bln worth of mortgages are on a payment 'holiday' compared with over $22 billion earlier this year
16th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, more house building, weak service sector, low bankruptcy levels, high life satisfaction, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, more house building, weak service sector, low bankruptcy levels, high life satisfaction, NZD firm, & more
16th Nov 20, 12:26pm
Latest Reserve Bank figures on household debt to income ratios show more mortgage money being borrowed at in excess of five times annual income - but Auckland may be reaching limits
Latest Reserve Bank figures on household debt to income ratios show more mortgage money being borrowed at in excess of five times annual income - but Auckland may be reaching limits
13th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ASB trims mortgage rates, PMIs drag, job ads up, food prices higher than CPI, rents too, high DTI lending tiny, swaps stay up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ASB trims mortgage rates, PMIs drag, job ads up, food prices higher than CPI, rents too, high DTI lending tiny, swaps stay up, NZD down, & more
13th Nov 20, 10:31am
RBNZ Deputy Governor Geoff Bascand says the prudential regulator can't direct banks to lend funds from its Funding for Lending Programme to a particular sector
RBNZ Deputy Governor Geoff Bascand says the prudential regulator can't direct banks to lend funds from its Funding for Lending Programme to a particular sector
[Updated]
12th Nov 20, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; record high house prices, good rental yields, rising bond yields, banker pay 'reform', swap rates up, NZD up, & more
[Updated]
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; record high house prices, good rental yields, rising bond yields, banker pay 'reform', swap rates up, NZD up, & more
[Updated]
12th Nov 20, 2:58pm
Geoff Bascand clarifies the RBNZ wants to reimpose the exact same LVR restrictions in place earlier this year, so most owner-occupiers will need a 20% deposit
[Updated]
Geoff Bascand clarifies the RBNZ wants to reimpose the exact same LVR restrictions in place earlier this year, so most owner-occupiers will need a 20% deposit
