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ASB Bank
Helping you get one step ahead.
In 1847, ASB opened as the Auckland Savings Bank with the pledge: 'to serve the community; to grow and to help Kiwis grow'. And that is very much what ASB is about today.
ASB is a leading provider of integrated financial services in New Zealand including retail, business and rural banking, funds management and insurance.
ASB strives to consistently provide its customers with outstanding service and innovative financial solutions. They're dedicated to providing simple financial products that allow their customers to bank with them how and when they want.
We all have our own ways to measure progress, and our own stories about the things that matter to us. Whatever way you choose to measure progress, and whatever your goals, ASB is there to help you get one step ahead.
ASB Bank - Latest News [Page 22]
Auckland housing measures weigh on price expectations
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 12:18 pm | ASB Bank
• Falls in interest rate expectations have eased; many see no change in interest rates ahead. More >>
ASB named New Zealand Bank of the Year
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 11:42 am | ASB Bank
For the third consecutive year, ASB has been named the New Zealand Bank of the Year by leading London-based magazine The Banker. More >>
ASB / Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 4:25 pm | ASB Bank
The Bay of Plenty has knocked Auckland from top spot as New Zealand’s best-performing region in the latest ASB/Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard. More >>
ASB’s South Island Regional Centre to open at The Crossing
Friday, 20 November 2015, 9:35 am | ASB Bank
ASB will open a new Christchurch central city branch and South Island Regional Centre within The Crossing retail and hospitality precinct, when it opens in 2017. The tenancy at the site, cornering High St and Cashel St, marks the return of a permanent base ... More >>
ASB Marathon runner runs down family’s home lending rate
Monday, 16 November 2015, 3:05 pm | ASB Bank
On Sunday November 1, Napier-based Sim family received a lower two year fixed home lending rate of 2.42% p.a. thanks to ASB Auckland Marathon Run Down Your Rate runner Katie Kemp. More >>
Quarterly Economic Forecast: Growth slowed by dairy weakness
Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:40 am | ASB Bank
The growth outlook has softened, as dairy production contracts and businesses become more cautious. • Strong net migration likely to push the unemployment rate higher, keeping wage and domestic inflation pressures low • Mild inflation outlook provides ... More >>
House price expectations cool after record high
Friday, 6 November 2015, 11:07 am | ASB Bank
• Fewer people are expecting house price gains, with a net 52% of respondents expecting house prices will increase. More >>
ASB granted a DIMS licence
Monday, 19 October 2015, 9:02 am | ASB Bank
Monday, October 19, 2015 ASB granted a DIMS licence ASB has been granted a Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS) licence, effective October 31, 2015, which enables ASB to continue to provide its class DIMS, ASB Portfolio Series. A DIMS is where ... More >>
New Director appointed - ASB Bank Limited
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 9:12 am | ASB Bank
ASB is pleased to announce Dame Therese Walsh has been appointed as a director of ASB Bank Limited. More >>
Dollar drop an opportunity and a threat
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 9:02 am | ASB
After a significant decline against the US dollar, businesses expect a period of stability for the NZD, according to the latest ASB Kiwi Dollar Barometer. More >>
ASB / Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:33 pm | ASB Bank
Auckland remains New Zealand’s fastest-growing city in the latest ASB/Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard. More >>
Economy cools, but support is on its way
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 12:46 pm | ASB Bank
New Zealand’s economy has cooled and growth over 2015 will be modest compared to last year, according to the latest ASB Quarterly Economic Forecasts. More >>
Customer focus drives ASB’s solid annual result
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 11:11 am | ASB Bank
Customer focus drives ASB’s solid annual result ASB today reported a 7% increase in Statutory Net Profit after Taxation (NPAT) to $859 million for the year ended 30 June 2015. For the prior year, the result was $806 million. Cash NPAT was $846 ... More >>
House price expectations highest since survey began in 1996
Friday, 31 July 2015, 5:32 pm | ASB Bank
House price expectations hit a new record, with a net 65% of respondents expecting house prices to increase. • More people expect interest rate declines over the next year. • First signs that new rules for property investors are impacting price ... More >>
ASB Farmshed Economics Report
Monday, 27 July 2015, 1:35 pm | ASB Bank
The agriculture sector is down on confidence, with dairy in particular at a low point, according to the latest ASB Farmshed Economics Report. More >>
ASB offers special one-year home loan fixed interest rate
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 5:25 pm | ASB Bank
ASB has reduced its one-year home loan fixed interest rate special to 4.89% p.afor a limited time. More >>
Dollar drop takes businesses by surprise
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 9:16 am | ASB Bank
The latest ASB Kiwi Dollar Barometer finds many businesses were caught unaware by the recent NZD drop. More >>
ASB Farmshed Economics Report
Monday, 22 June 2015, 2:34 pm | ASB Bank
Despite Fonterra’s better opening season milk price forecast, farm cashflows will still face pressure this season, according to the latest ASB Farmshed Economics Report. More >>
ASB lowers variable home loan rate
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 9:54 am | ASB Bank
Following the RBNZ’s decision to reduce the Official Cash Rate (OCR) this morning, ASB has moved swiftly to lower its variable home loan and Orbit home loan rates by 0.25bps from 6.75% p.a to 6.50% p.a effective 8am Friday 12 June for new customers ... More >>
ASB / Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 12:38 pm | ASB Bank
ASB / Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard Auckland has leap-frogged Canterbury into the top spot for economic growth in the latest ASB/Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard – a position it last held in September 2013. The move, up from second ... More >>
