BNZ Blog – Helping you Be Good With Money

Let’s talk about money

By Paul Conway, BNZ Economist

The filthy lucre. Root of all evil. Can’t buy happiness. At least since biblical times, the role of money in contributing to our wellbeing has been much maligned. But the fact is, having enough financial resources has a material positive impact on life satisfaction and wellbeing.

Why your business needs to tap into ecosystems

Karna Luke is GM – SME and Enterprise Partnerships at BNZ. He currently leads the implementation of the bank’s venture investment fund, test-and-learn innovation hub, strategic partnerships, and digital activation for new channels focused on SMEs.

Connections are key in business – everything from connecting your ideas with market needs, to connecting with suppliers, to connecting with customers via the right channels.

Let’s get Scam Savvy!

By Angie Mentis, Managing Director & CEO at Bank of New Zealand

It’s Scam Savvy Week, and I’m really excited to see BNZers all around the country supporting their communities in our branches, at malls, business associations, rest homes, Citizens Advice Bureaus, Parliament, libraries, police stations, RSAs, as well as our Partners Centres – to help make more New Zealanders Scam Savvy.

Market update – Uncertainty drives ups and downs in the market

By Tim O’Loan, Senior Investment Analyst.

Markets around the world have seen record highs, large falls, and steep recoveries over the past 18 months. But depending on your choice of investment fund, you may have experienced a roller-coaster of returns, or a sedate paddle-boat ride. It all depends on the ‘risk’ of the fund you chose.

Fieldays Focus: The secret to Onuku Māori Lands’ success

We’re lucky to have our customer Onuku Māori Lands speaking in our Fieldays tent this year, to share their incredible story of how they’re leading the way in the sector, building a strong profitable agribusiness and protecting their land for future generations.

Fieldays Focus: Tony Alexander’s economic outlook

BNZ’s Chief Economist, Tony Alexander reflects on the economic conditions impacting New Zealand’s agribusinesses right now.

Fieldays Focus: Managing natural resources wisely

Fieldays is back again and with so many changes on the horizon for farmers, our Associate Director of Natural Capital Agribusiness, Dana Muir shares her perspective on the future of agribusiness in New Zealand.

Investors shrug off December concerns

Market update for the quarter ending 31 March 2019

The world economy continues to grow but it is slowing and the ups and downs in financial markets have returned after a long period of low volatility.

A year in review

Market update for the year ending 31 March 2019

The twelve-month period up until 31 March 2019 was an interesting time for investment markets. Overall it was a strong period, but there was a general increase in ups and downs – also known as market volatility, particularly in comparison to the year before. Here’s a look back at the year and what we could expect in the year ahead.

Take the leap: Reflections from a 2017 Graduate

Margaret Bei, Commercial Senior Associate at BNZ, joined the Business Banking Graduate programme in 2017. Margaret shares her advice below to students who are in their last year of study, and unsure on what their next step will be.