Adrian Orr
RBNZ names new deputy governor amid leadership changes
New Zealand central bank expands senior management and says CFO will leave in May
RBNZ served ‘compliance notice’ after cyber attack
Privacy commissioner concerned by possible “systemic weakness” in central bank’s cyber defences
Strategies for change: central banks’ quest for diversity
Dedicated diversity strategies remain uncommon among central banks, despite growing recognition of the need for better minority representation
RBNZ welcomes reformed governance framework
Overhaul of the central bank law paves way for new decision-making body
Viruses of a different kind: bolstering central bank IT frameworks
Remote working on a large scale had never been done before, but central banks appear to have successfully adapted IT and cyber frameworks
RBNZ to tighten loan limits as house prices continue to rise
Tougher loan-to-value limits could be followed by rate floors or debt service limits
RBNZ’s Orr admits ‘shortfalls’ on cyber security
But KPMG report also lays blame on vendor for delays in pushing out critical software update
Supporting Pacific islands should be ‘strategic priority’ for banks – Orr
RBNZ governor says banks must show ‘courage’ and provide services through good times and bad
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Central Banking Awards 2021: third round of winners revealed
Awards go to central banks and market practitioners for payments, market infrastructure and currency
RBNZ to support government housing objectives
New Zealand finance minister changes central bank’s monetary and financial policy remits
Earlier disclosure by third party could have prevented data breach – Orr
RBNZ could have avoided breach if patch had been deployed sooner, governor says
RBNZ appoints KPMG to report on data breach
Report due by end of March and will be considered with Deloitte review of accidental leak
RBNZ announces independent inquiry into data breach
Governor takes personal responsibility and says NZ financial system remains sound
RBNZ suffers data breach in third-party system
Governor says breach is “contained” and investigations are ongoing
House price consideration could be added to mandate – RBNZ’s Orr
New Zealand’s governor argues house prices are not the remit of monetary policy
RBNZ considers greater focus on house prices in MPC decisions
Government is concerned house price rises are excluding people from the market
RBNZ launches funding for lending programme
Central bank avoids taking rates negative but says the policy remains an option
RBNZ investigating use of negative rates, official says
New Zealand central bank would only use measure if necessary, assistant governor says
RBNZ boosts asset purchases and prepares new policies
Negative rates and funding for lending programme under “active preparation”
Time for mandatory climate disclosures is now – Carney
Former BoE chief says Covid-19 provides an opportunity to introduce comprehensive disclosures
RBNZ nearly doubles asset purchase programme
Policy-makers aim to front-load stimulus as economy faces “significant and unprecedented decline”
RBNZ’s Sam Allen on embracing the cloud
Central bank took a calculated risk in moving financial markets group to cloud platform
New Zealand banks agree dividend suspension with RBNZ
Central bank launches new funding facility and asks banks to stop redeeming non-CET1 instruments