bank capital
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
18th Dec 24, 3:11pm
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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
'Extremely well capitalised' banks means New Zealand doesn't need a new bail-in bank failure regime, bank lobby group says
16th Dec 24, 9:51am
'Extremely well capitalised' banks means New Zealand doesn't need a new bail-in bank failure regime, bank lobby group says
Kiwibank partial private float: Back on track or back to square one?
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Kiwibank gets green light to raise $500 million from private investors ahead of a possible initial public offering in 2028
9th Dec 24, 5:53pm
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Kiwibank gets green light to raise $500 million from private investors ahead of a possible initial public offering in 2028
Howard Davies wonders if the Basel Committee's recommendations on minimum capital requirements will ever be implemented now
30th Nov 24, 9:30am
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Howard Davies wonders if the Basel Committee's recommendations on minimum capital requirements will ever be implemented now
Housing Minister Chris Bishop wants community housing providers to have ‘competitive neutrality’ with Kāinga Ora, describes the Reserve Bank’s capital requirements for social housing as ‘overcooked’
26th Nov 24, 3:21pm
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Housing Minister Chris Bishop wants community housing providers to have ‘competitive neutrality’ with Kāinga Ora, describes the Reserve Bank’s capital requirements for social housing as ‘overcooked’
Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Report highlights tension between bank competition and resilience
6th Nov 24, 10:07am
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Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Report highlights tension between bank competition and resilience
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Annual profit up for Westpac NZ as income rises and loan impairments fall
Heartland Group to 'rationalise' non-strategic assets, says economy still too volatile for it to provide earnings guidance
30th Oct 24, 1:42pm
Heartland Group to 'rationalise' non-strategic assets, says economy still too volatile for it to provide earnings guidance
Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
28th Oct 24, 8:00am
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Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
24th Oct 24, 9:18am
Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
New Zealand gets its chance for some Australian-style bank political theatre
Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
18th Oct 24, 6:30am
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Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
What would constitute a fantastic outcome for BNZ CEO Dan Huggins, ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt on the human toll of having too much debt & other tales from a bank CEO discussion
16th Oct 24, 4:45pm
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What would constitute a fantastic outcome for BNZ CEO Dan Huggins, ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt on the human toll of having too much debt & other tales from a bank CEO discussion
Kiwibank's CEO may be reluctant to enter the rural banking market, but lobby group Federated Farmers wants the Government to direct it to do so
9th Oct 24, 10:31am
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Kiwibank's CEO may be reluctant to enter the rural banking market, but lobby group Federated Farmers wants the Government to direct it to do so
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Reserve Bank proactively publicly issues submission to parliamentary banking inquiry, defending its role
26th Sep 24, 1:06pm
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Reserve Bank proactively publicly issues submission to parliamentary banking inquiry, defending its role
Would the Prime Minister write Kiwibank a cheque for $500 million? Christopher Luxon says he won’t preempt Treasury advice
20th Sep 24, 5:41pm
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Would the Prime Minister write Kiwibank a cheque for $500 million? Christopher Luxon says he won’t preempt Treasury advice
S&P says Aussie proposal to do away with banks' AT1 capital addresses systemic risks from the unique, big domestic retail investor base holding AT1 securities
20th Sep 24, 9:31am
S&P says Aussie proposal to do away with banks' AT1 capital addresses systemic risks from the unique, big domestic retail investor base holding AT1 securities
Whilst the big bank bosses won't be quaking in their boots, the Commerce Commission's bank competition probe, and Nicola Willis' response, has put the issue very much on the political agenda
27th Aug 24, 5:00am
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Whilst the big bank bosses won't be quaking in their boots, the Commerce Commission's bank competition probe, and Nicola Willis' response, has put the issue very much on the political agenda
Kiwibank grows its lending book 9.3% to $32.4 billion and says it is up for the challenge of 'taking on' the big four banks
22nd Aug 24, 9:04am
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Kiwibank grows its lending book 9.3% to $32.4 billion and says it is up for the challenge of 'taking on' the big four banks
On the Of Interest podcast Commerce Commission Chairman John Small discusses how the success of open banking can be measured, and why the growth process is what matters for a scaling up Kiwibank
21st Aug 24, 10:07am
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On the Of Interest podcast Commerce Commission Chairman John Small discusses how the success of open banking can be measured, and why the growth process is what matters for a scaling up Kiwibank
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Nicola Willis & Andrew Bayly set sights on Kiwibank, open banking, the Reserve Bank & mortgage brokers in response to Commerce Commission competition study
20th Aug 24, 11:35am
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Nicola Willis & Andrew Bayly set sights on Kiwibank, open banking, the Reserve Bank & mortgage brokers in response to Commerce Commission competition study
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Commerce Commission backs away from recommending shake-up to banks' regulatory capital requirements in final banking competition report
20th Aug 24, 8:43am
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Commerce Commission backs away from recommending shake-up to banks' regulatory capital requirements in final banking competition report
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Parliamentary banking probe to include looking at why banks favour housing lending over lending to 'the productive sector'; RBNZ role in focus too
14th Aug 24, 1:02pm
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Parliamentary banking probe to include looking at why banks favour housing lending over lending to 'the productive sector'; RBNZ role in focus too
To what extent might recommendations in the Commerce Commission's final report on personal banking competition differ from those in its draft report?
7th Aug 24, 10:07am
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To what extent might recommendations in the Commerce Commission's final report on personal banking competition differ from those in its draft report?