New Zealand to review banks’ capital requirements

RBNZ to consult “international experts” as lenders demand looser prudential treatment

RBNZ
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Rachael King

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has begun to review its capital requirements amid claims from lenders that the current regulatory treatment might be stifling their competitiveness.

Appearing in front of a parliamentary committee today (March 31), senior officials from the central bank said it planned to reassess key capital settings.

“We have heard the claims that our bank capital regime is unreasonably conservative, and that it is undermining competition and growth in the New Zealand

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