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Commerce Commission Chairman John Small on what the market for personal banking services could look like in five years' time
24th Mar 24, 7:00am
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Commerce Commission Chairman John Small on what the market for personal banking services could look like in five years' time
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Gareth Vaughan highlights how in its draft recommendations to bolster retail banking competition, the Commerce Commission is muscling in on the Reserve Bank's turf and seeking market intervention from a 3-headed government
21st Mar 24, 1:44pm
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Gareth Vaughan highlights how in its draft recommendations to bolster retail banking competition, the Commerce Commission is muscling in on the Reserve Bank's turf and seeking market intervention from a 3-headed government
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Boosting small banks' capital, speeding up open banking & improved bank switching among Commerce Commission recommendations to boost bank competition
21st Mar 24, 8:41am
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Boosting small banks' capital, speeding up open banking & improved bank switching among Commerce Commission recommendations to boost bank competition
Commerce Commission criticised for 'technocratic rather than democratic' bank competition probe, by consultancy Habilis, which wants it to protect the weak rather than play the role of a neutral umpire
25th Oct 23, 11:52am
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Commerce Commission criticised for 'technocratic rather than democratic' bank competition probe, by consultancy Habilis, which wants it to protect the weak rather than play the role of a neutral umpire
Squirrel's David Cunningham explains how interest rates are set and how banks have been able to boost their margins by about 20%
7th Sep 23, 2:14pm
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Squirrel's David Cunningham explains how interest rates are set and how banks have been able to boost their margins by about 20%
New Zealand banks need to do right by their customers, and it starts with dropping mortgage rates, David Cunningham argues
7th Sep 23, 8:00am
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New Zealand banks need to do right by their customers, and it starts with dropping mortgage rates, David Cunningham argues
Gareth Vaughan is encouraged to see 4 key issues featuring in the banking competition probe, but wary and sees an elephant in the room
21st Jun 23, 10:14am
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Gareth Vaughan is encouraged to see 4 key issues featuring in the banking competition probe, but wary and sees an elephant in the room
New Zealand banks' annual funding costs sink as big banks tighten grip on lending market
9th Mar 22, 10:53am
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New Zealand banks' annual funding costs sink as big banks tighten grip on lending market
Gareth Vaughan takes a look at the rather odd ownership review of Westpac NZ run by its Australian parent the Westpac Banking Corporation
26th Jun 21, 9:01am
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Gareth Vaughan takes a look at the rather odd ownership review of Westpac NZ run by its Australian parent the Westpac Banking Corporation
With Westpac reviewing its ownership of Westpac NZ, Gareth Vaughan ponders the questions of why anyone might sell an oligopoly bank, and who might want to buy an oligopoly bank
5th Apr 21, 6:31am
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With Westpac reviewing its ownership of Westpac NZ, Gareth Vaughan ponders the questions of why anyone might sell an oligopoly bank, and who might want to buy an oligopoly bank
Mariana Mazzucato shows why only a forward-looking, entrepreneurial state can save the system from itself
15th Apr 20, 6:04am
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Mariana Mazzucato shows why only a forward-looking, entrepreneurial state can save the system from itself
Mariana Mazzucato calls reform of the platform-dominated market for personal data the main economic challenge of our time
5th Oct 19, 10:02am
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Mariana Mazzucato calls reform of the platform-dominated market for personal data the main economic challenge of our time
Because mainstream economics has largely failed to find practical ways to address the growing power of dominant tech companies, to remain relevant, economists must rethink some of their discipline's basic assumptions, says Daine Coyle
8th Jun 19, 10:51am
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Because mainstream economics has largely failed to find practical ways to address the growing power of dominant tech companies, to remain relevant, economists must rethink some of their discipline's basic assumptions, says Daine Coyle
Angus Deaton asks why, in advanced countries since around 1970, the economy no longer serves most citizens' interests, and he looks at what has been lost amid so much material technological gain
14th Mar 19, 9:48am
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Angus Deaton asks why, in advanced countries since around 1970, the economy no longer serves most citizens' interests, and he looks at what has been lost amid so much material technological gain