RBNZ charts Covid credit conditions 15 July 2020 6:12AM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released the results of an ‘out of cycle’ survey of credit conditions it conducted in June to see what impact the Covid-19 crisis is having on credit supply and dem.. read more
Marching orders for payday lender in NZ 09 July 2020 6:52AM Australian-based payday lender Quadsaa Pty Limited (trading as Pretty Penny and PPL) has agreed to quit trading in New Zealand and write off all outstanding loan balances there, after reaching a settl.. read more
Briefs: FlexiGroup and YBR appoint new CFOs, RBNZ appointments 08 July 2020 6:13AM Jason Murray has moved from NAB Private to take up the position of chief financial officer at Flexigroup. read more
Briefs: Big year for Defence, NAB mothballs HQ, ASB shuts branches 02 July 2020 5:34AM SME guarantee schemeDefence Bank said it recorded “its biggest loan funding year yet”. read more
Brief: ARCA appoints new chair 01 July 2020 6:15AM The Australian Retail Credit Association has appointed Peter Wilson as an independent director and chair. read more
Briefs: ME board departure, One Nation bill, UnionPay rollout 23 June 2020 5:59AM Christine Christian will leave the board of ME Bank, “due to a potential conflict of interest.” read more
Briefs: Police Bank acts on board, ANZ facing court action, AFG adds niche lender 09 June 2020 5:43AM A former trade union heavyweight is the new chair of Police Bank. read more
Briefs: Cobley leaves WIB, Westpac banked 'Ponzi' 01 June 2020 6:01AM Lyn Cobley, chief executive of Westpac Institutional Bank is retiring from the bank after a 32 year career in the industry. read more
RBNZ warns banks not to ‘extend and pretend’ 28 May 2020 6:05AM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says Kiwi banks are resilient to all but the most severe scenarios of Covid-19 economic fallout, and it still plans to increase their capital requirements – although to.. read more
Briefs: Kiwi govt loans 1b, NAB talks up UBank, new bond market player 27 May 2020 5:49AM In its first fortnight of operation, the New Zealand government's Small Business Cash flow Loan Scheme has processed close to a billion dollars in interest-free loans to SMEs. read more