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Reserve Bank officials say global inflation generated by President-elect Donald Trump's trade policies will be manageable but risks triggering a wider trade war. MP says RBNZ being 'too sanguine'
7th Nov 24, 11:39am
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Reserve Bank officials say global inflation generated by President-elect Donald Trump's trade policies will be manageable but risks triggering a wider trade war. MP says RBNZ being 'too sanguine'
Global conflicts and trade threats could threaten New Zealand’s financial stability, driving inflation, tighter policies, and triggering recession
4th Nov 24, 12:44pm
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Global conflicts and trade threats could threaten New Zealand’s financial stability, driving inflation, tighter policies, and triggering recession
Reserve Bank to ask whether New Zealand banks are able to cope with climate change in a 27-year scenario where the planet is 2° warmer
10th Aug 23, 2:47pm
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Reserve Bank to ask whether New Zealand banks are able to cope with climate change in a 27-year scenario where the planet is 2° warmer
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Five life insurers participating in first RBNZ stress test of their sector all able to remain solvent
8th Aug 23, 12:49pm
Five life insurers participating in first RBNZ stress test of their sector all able to remain solvent
Gareth Vaughan outlines why he takes Reserve Bank stress testing of New Zealand banks with a dollop of salt
5th Nov 22, 9:12am
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Gareth Vaughan outlines why he takes Reserve Bank stress testing of New Zealand banks with a dollop of salt
Reserve Bank's bank stress testing, modelling stagflation scenario, features high interest rates for first time since 2014 & includes cyber-attack for first time
1st Nov 22, 2:02pm
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Reserve Bank's bank stress testing, modelling stagflation scenario, features high interest rates for first time since 2014 & includes cyber-attack for first time
Climate-risk disclosure standards will help fill information gaps on climate change risks, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says
20th Sep 22, 10:03am
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Climate-risk disclosure standards will help fill information gaps on climate change risks, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says
RBNZ expects always-on retail payments next year, to stress test banks on rising interest rates & climate change, will consult on cyber data collection
5th May 22, 9:50am
RBNZ expects always-on retail payments next year, to stress test banks on rising interest rates & climate change, will consult on cyber data collection
RBNZ runs double whammy of bank liquidity and solvency stress tests, says there's more work to do for banks to withstand a one-in-200 year event
8th Dec 21, 10:36am
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RBNZ runs double whammy of bank liquidity and solvency stress tests, says there's more work to do for banks to withstand a one-in-200 year event
The RBNZ says its first stress testing of general insurers shows how important the international reinsurance market is to New Zealand
28th Oct 21, 8:06am
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The RBNZ says its first stress testing of general insurers shows how important the international reinsurance market is to New Zealand
The Reserve Bank aims to develop 'a strong understanding' of the impacts climate change could have on its ability to conduct monetary policy and maintain financial stability
26th Oct 21, 1:01pm
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The Reserve Bank aims to develop 'a strong understanding' of the impacts climate change could have on its ability to conduct monetary policy and maintain financial stability
RBNZ outlines pros & cons of publicly releasing individual bank results of 'artificial' stress tests
Reserve Bank's Toby Fiennes says releasing individual bank stress test results is something the regulator will seriously consider
18th Sep 20, 9:14am
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Reserve Bank's Toby Fiennes says releasing individual bank stress test results is something the regulator will seriously consider
Reserve Bank stress testing of NZ banks shows them able to maintain required regulatory capital levels and continue lending in a scenario significantly worse than what the regulator expects COVID-19 to cause
17th Sep 20, 2:00pm
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Reserve Bank stress testing of NZ banks shows them able to maintain required regulatory capital levels and continue lending in a scenario significantly worse than what the regulator expects COVID-19 to cause
Reserve Bank review of its bank stress testing framework delayed by Covid-19 pandemic
16th Sep 20, 2:31pm
Reserve Bank review of its bank stress testing framework delayed by Covid-19 pandemic
Gareth Vaughan on stress testing COVID-19, panic buying, Trump's Vietnam, the Fed's balance sheet topping US$5 trillion and the Coronavirus Rhapsody
28th Mar 20, 12:32pm
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Gareth Vaughan on stress testing COVID-19, panic buying, Trump's Vietnam, the Fed's balance sheet topping US$5 trillion and the Coronavirus Rhapsody
Banks whose business models and lending policies fail to adapt to climate change risk could see their creditworthiness deteriorating quickly in case of rapid climate change, S&P says
11th Sep 19, 9:37am
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Banks whose business models and lending policies fail to adapt to climate change risk could see their creditworthiness deteriorating quickly in case of rapid climate change, S&P says
Stress testing shows the big 4 banks' combined pre-tax profit would tumble $32b over 5 years but they wouldn't breach capital requirements & would remain solvent, the RBNZ says
11th Jul 18, 8:48am
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Stress testing shows the big 4 banks' combined pre-tax profit would tumble $32b over 5 years but they wouldn't breach capital requirements & would remain solvent, the RBNZ says
Different lenders' risk appetites could see you secure a 25% larger home loan if you opt for one lender over another, according to case study
3rd Apr 18, 1:05pm
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Different lenders' risk appetites could see you secure a 25% larger home loan if you opt for one lender over another, according to case study
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will
8th Mar 18, 9:27am
Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will
The RBNZ says its latest stress tests show the 4 main banks could absorb big losses in a downturn and remain solvent, but cautions about uncertainty around the impact of any severe downturn
30th Nov 17, 9:40am
The RBNZ says its latest stress tests show the 4 main banks could absorb big losses in a downturn and remain solvent, but cautions about uncertainty around the impact of any severe downturn
Gareth Vaughan argues if we look at banks' housing loan exposure from a financial stability perspective, they simply must hold more capital against it
31st Mar 16, 3:27pm
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Gareth Vaughan argues if we look at banks' housing loan exposure from a financial stability perspective, they simply must hold more capital against it
Governor Wheeler says RBNZ believes banks have the capital reserves to accommodate its worst case dairy scenario
11th Mar 16, 11:07am
Governor Wheeler says RBNZ believes banks have the capital reserves to accommodate its worst case dairy scenario
Westpac NZ CEO David McLean says dairy lending stress testing 'not particularly worrying,' downturn 'an opportunity to pick up good business'
10th Mar 16, 10:29am
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Westpac NZ CEO David McLean says dairy lending stress testing 'not particularly worrying,' downturn 'an opportunity to pick up good business'
Martien Lubberink argues New Zealand needs to play catch up in bank stress testing
25th Feb 15, 5:02am
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Martien Lubberink argues New Zealand needs to play catch up in bank stress testing
Big 4 NZ banks could still meet key capital requirement after 'severe economic shock', IMF says
11th Jun 14, 10:37am
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Big 4 NZ banks could still meet key capital requirement after 'severe economic shock', IMF says