banks Archive

  • Sue Bradford

    Bradford’s Truth – Banks and Bangalore - by Sue Bradford



    My regular column in the NZ Truth this week focuses on the banking industry, and the Government’s approach to it in the context of economic recession: Late last year the Government introduced a scheme which means that all taxpayers are now guaranteeing our local banking and finance industry. You would think that in return we [...] read more
    May 6, 2009 6:25 pm - 102 Comments
  • Sue Bradford

    Banks should be expected to do their bit on jobs - by Sue Bradford



    Yesterday I hosted the launch at Parliament of a petition signed by 10,500 New Zealanders calling on the Government to protect jobs in the NZ banking sector. The Green Party, the bank workers’ union Finsec – and the signatories to the petition -  believe that in return for the massive support the NZ taxpayer is [...] read more
    May 6, 2009 7:50 am - 45 Comments
  • frog

    Restoring economic confidence - by frog



     BJ Chip just sent me a link to this: read more
    October 15, 2008 9:48 am - 4 Comments
  • frog

    How about a guarantee for customers as well as banks? - by frog



    The Government is selling its move to guarantees bank deposits a a bold response to the current financial crisis.  In reality it had little choice because all other countries, and in particular Australia, were already doing the same thing.  It’s a necessary response to other countries actions following the financial crisis. Because all New Zealand [...] read more
    October 14, 2008 10:42 am - No Comments
  • frog

    Our economic future - by frog



    A decade of deficits, 5 percent unemployment, falling house prices and nothing left in the government piggybank. Our economy can sometimes be like American television shows.  We don’t get what they’re seeing until six months later, but when it does arrive it’s bad because we get both their version and our own local rip-off. For [...] read more
    October 7, 2008 8:39 am - 48 Comments
  • frog

    Fairness in lending - by frog



    Sue Bradford hosted the launch of Finsec‘s Fairness in Lending Report this morning at Parliament. The report promotes a reforming and regulating the financial sector by establishing a lending code and code of social responsibility for all financial institutions, not just banks. These codes will be a new watchdog agency with a broad systematic overview [...] read more
    August 7, 2008 1:12 pm - 9 Comments