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20 December 2018

ANZ predicts 1% OCR in 2020

ANZ has predicted the Official Cash Rate will be cut to just 1% in 2020, as it adopts a more dovish outlook on the New Zealand economy.

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20 December 2018

Q&A: Bluestone's Campbell Smyth and Peter Wood

The CEO and New Zealand managing director of non-bank lender Bluestone take on questions about the changing tier 2 lender market, goals achieved over the past year, and plans for 2019.

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20 December 2018

Heartland outlines cost of RBNZ rules

Heartland Bank is the latest lender to respond to the Reserve Bank's radical new capital rules, saying it may have to hold an extra $15 million a year to meet the proposals.

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18 December 2018

NZ credit unions to merge

Five of the biggest New Zealand credit unions, including NZCU Baywide, are to merge under a single brand as they aim to become a stronger competitor to mainstream banks.

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