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New Zealand Minister of Finance wants to lower capital requirements—Is she crossing the Rubicon?

@cetier1
Aug 09, 2024
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This morning, Jenée Tibshraeny surprised me with the news that Nicola Willis is considering easing New Zealand's bank capital rules. It’s a significant scoop by Jenée, but it casts our finance minister in a troubling light. This marks the second time in a week that Willis has introduced policies that play with prudential fire.

Just last week, Willis sugg…

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