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Martien Lubberink

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Dr Martien Lubberink is an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law at Victoria University. He has worked the the central bank of the Netherlands where he contributed to the development of new regulatory capital standards and regulatory capital disclosure standards for banks worldwide and for banks in Europe (Basel III and CRD IV respectively).

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Nature is good for business and we now have numbers to show it
Paul Griffin & Martien Lubberink say ecological investment and economic productivity shouldn’t be taken as opposing goals
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Paul Griffin & Martien Lubberink say ecological investment and economic productivity shouldn’t be taken as opposing goals
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Average thinking in a marginal world: The RBNZ's cash proposal
The Reserve Bank employs a lot of economists, but you would not know it from reading its cash services proposal, Martien Lubberink says
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The Reserve Bank employs a lot of economists, but you would not know it from reading its cash services proposal, Martien Lubberink says
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We have a right to rely on them
The Reserve Bank promised a new era of openness. But is it being open with its own Governor?
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The Reserve Bank promised a new era of openness. But is it being open with its own Governor?
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Size matters
Martien Lubberink explains how the RBNZ and Oliver Wyman use an old trick to make us believe our banks are overcapitalised
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Martien Lubberink explains how the RBNZ and Oliver Wyman use an old trick to make us believe our banks are overcapitalised
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The banking inquiry was about competition. Or wasn’t it?
Martien Lubberink says we should all be concerned that the parliamentary banking inquiry seems to have lost its compass, and the finance and expenditure committee its coherence
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Martien Lubberink says we should all be concerned that the parliamentary banking inquiry seems to have lost its compass, and the finance and expenditure committee its coherence
Puzzle pieces
Adrian Orr’s legacy and Nicola Willis’s dilemma
Martien Lubberink says in bank regulation, some problems never heal. And the current vacuum of credible RBNZ leadership creates opportunities for poor regulation. Not helping, Nicola Willis pursues a fallacy
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Martien Lubberink says in bank regulation, some problems never heal. And the current vacuum of credible RBNZ leadership creates opportunities for poor regulation. Not helping, Nicola Willis pursues a fallacy
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Politicians should be careful when interfering with bank supervision
Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand
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Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand
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An exercise in futility?
Kiwibank partial private float: Back on track or back to square one?
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Kiwibank partial private float: Back on track or back to square one?
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Kiwibank: To sell, or not to sell?
Owner beware: Four reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good
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Owner beware: Four reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good
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'Worrying to see the Commerce Commission proposing solutions that may negatively affect financial stability'
New Zealand Commerce Commission's plea for lower bank capital to bolster bank competition – what could possibly go wrong?
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New Zealand Commerce Commission's plea for lower bank capital to bolster bank competition – what could possibly go wrong?
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Ascertaining the value of Kiwibank
Initially thwarted by official silence, Martien Lubberink decides to work out Kiwibank's valuation, following its recent sale, himself
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Initially thwarted by official silence, Martien Lubberink decides to work out Kiwibank's valuation, following its recent sale, himself
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A sceptic's view of Kiwibank's recent ownership changes
The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now? asks Martien Lubberink
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The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now? asks Martien Lubberink
Up-to-date and transparent capital adequacy requirements, or ...
Martien Lubberink commends the RBNZ for completing its bank capital review but he has concerns and says the new requirements are already out of date
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Martien Lubberink commends the RBNZ for completing its bank capital review but he has concerns and says the new requirements are already out of date
Transparency is good for everyone
Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks, says Martien Lubberink
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Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks, says Martien Lubberink
Tall poppies
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
A European solution for the NZ regulator that does not want to supervise
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ's bank capital proposals offer more of the same and the regulator ought to look to Europe for an alternative approach
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Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ's bank capital proposals offer more of the same and the regulator ought to look to Europe for an alternative approach
Hybrid 'CoCo' capital does work, my research shows
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should soften its bank capital proposals and allow the use of hybrid capital which could save taxpayers' money & benefit cooperative and mutually owned banks
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Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should soften its bank capital proposals and allow the use of hybrid capital which could save taxpayers' money & benefit cooperative and mutually owned banks
Making New Zealand banks great again
Martien Lubberink probes the governance of the Reserve Bank's proposals to increase bank capital, noting the proposals are as simplistic as they are Trumpian
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Martien Lubberink probes the governance of the Reserve Bank's proposals to increase bank capital, noting the proposals are as simplistic as they are Trumpian
Abandoning a potent tool?
Martien Lubberink questions whether the RBNZ has become too philosophical about bank capital
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Martien Lubberink questions whether the RBNZ has become too philosophical about bank capital
Enabling international investors to compare apples with apples
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should take a leaf out of APRA's book and adopt international capital ratio definitions
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Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should take a leaf out of APRA's book and adopt international capital ratio definitions
RBNZ's Dashboard strikes a sensible balance
Victoria University's Martien Lubberink embraces the RBNZ's new bank disclosure Dashboard, but would like stress test data included
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Victoria University's Martien Lubberink embraces the RBNZ's new bank disclosure Dashboard, but would like stress test data included
Why the RBNZ should publish banks' stress test results
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will
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Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will
No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy
Martien Lubberink sees some concerns with the Reserve Bank's thinking in its review of bank capital adequacy requirements
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Martien Lubberink sees some concerns with the Reserve Bank's thinking in its review of bank capital adequacy requirements
Choose your CoCo battles wisely
Martien Lubberink takes a look at a nuanced and positive report on CoCo bank securities from the Bank for International Settlements
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Martien Lubberink takes a look at a nuanced and positive report on CoCo bank securities from the Bank for International Settlements
Sunshine is the best disinfectant
Martien Lubberink welcomes the RBNZ Dashboard bank disclosure regime, sees lessons for other countries & expects even greater disclose as the RBNZ beds it in
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Martien Lubberink welcomes the RBNZ Dashboard bank disclosure regime, sees lessons for other countries & expects even greater disclose as the RBNZ beds it in