Commerce Commission report – a recipe for disruption?

The recently released Commerce Commission (“CC”) report on NZ’s personal banking sector has, not surprisingly, garnered
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A view on the market study into Personal Banking Services in NZ

On August 10th, the Commerce Commission released the “Preliminary Issues Paper” on the Market study into Personal Bankin
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Simplified view of the Deposit Takers Act

Deposit Takers Act 2023 diagram – The challenge of meeting the technical requirements to effectively implement a Deposit
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RBNZ releases first stage of public consultation on Deposit Takers Act 2023

The Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) has released the first stage of public consultation on the Deposit Takers Act 2023
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ISO20022 – More than a Compliance Project?

Unless they have been living under a rock for the last five years, every person remotely involved in global payments
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The New Deposit Takers Act has been passed...we can sleep easy soon!

We can sleep easy soon… the New Deposit Takers Act has been passed, and the Deposit-takers Compensation Scheme
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Future of Financial Services, Sydney 2022

I'm delighted to be back at the FST Future of Financial Services conference in Sydney after a gap of a few years.
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Negative thinking: how NZ banks are prepping for sub-zero rates

Even before the global economy went viral this March, the Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) was softening up the market for...
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