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Geoff Bascand to take over as RBNZ financial stability head

28 April 2017

 Business Desk: Reserve Bank deputy governor Geoff Bascand will take charge of the monetary authority's financial stability function when Grant Spencer fills in as governor in September. More>  

RBNZ review needs ot be part of "root-and-branch" overhaul

17 April 2017

Interest.co.nz: David Hargreaves would like to seen any review of the Reserve Bank undertaken as a part of a root-and-branch overhaul of its governing legislation. More>  

Reserve Bank updates its assessment of money laundering

10 April 2017

Press release: The Reserve Bank today published an updated assessment of the money laundering and terrorism financing risks that face the financial sector. More>  

RBNZ: Input Sought on Insurer Law Review

31 March 2017

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has published an issues paper for its review of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (IPSA). More>

World markets poised for US Fed rate hike

15 March 2017

NZHerald.co.nz: Financial markets and home owners face a key point this week if the US Federal Reserve conforms to expectations and raises its official interest rate. More>

Super Fund responds to Wilmar enquiry

15 March 2017

Press release:The NZ Super Fund’s shareholding in Wilmar is a passive one held by virtue of our ‘owning the market’. We invest thousands of listed companies worldwide to get diversified exposure to global sharemarkets. The value of these investments is determined by a range of factors including market capitalisation, the company’s representation in market indices and the overall size of the NZSF. More>

'Macro-prudential tools should be permanent'

6 March 2017

Interest.co.nz: Macro-prudential tools must be permanent features of the housing market landscape, Wellington-based commercial adviser Murray Jackson argues More>

IMF shines spotlight on RBNZ

27 February 2017

Interest.co.nz: IMF shines spotlight on RBNZ's heavy emphasis on banks' self discipline and directors' attestation regime, writes Gareth Vaughan. More>

"It's the Reserve Bank's job to lose sleep"

15 February 2017

NZHerald: The Reserve Bank sounds nervous. In last week's monetary policy statement (MPS), the word "uncertainty" came up eleven times, by my count, writes Mark Lister. More>

MPs sceptical about debt-to-income restrictions

13 February 2017

Interest.co.nz: The RBNZ was late to the debt-to-income limit party which is why this tool won't be added to its macro-prudential toolkit anytime soon, Gareth Vaughan argues.  More>