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ASB Introduces Support Finder Tool For All New Zealanders
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 3:27 pm | ASB Bank
ASB has expanded its Support Finder tool to make it accessible to all New Zealanders, whether they are existing customers or not. The Support Finder tool was launched in 2021 to connect customers to support payments provided by Ministry of Social Development ... More >>
ASB Welcomes Market Study Announcement
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 12:50 pm | ASB Bank
ASB welcomes this afternoon’s announcement by Minister of Finance, Hon. Grant Robertson and Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hon. Dr Duncan Webb of a Commerce Commission market study into personal banking services in New Zealand. Chief ... More >>
ASB Housing Confidence Survey: Sentiment Inches Up, But Kiwi Still On The Fence On Housing Market
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 9:27 am | ASB Bank
In the first meaningful positive shift in house price expectations since mid-2021, ASB’s Housing Confidence data shows more New Zealanders agree we’re edging closer to the turning point for the housing market, with the nation now roughly split 50/50 ... More >>
ASB Adjusts Rates Following OCR Increase
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 2:13 pm | ASB Bank
ASB is making interest rate adjustments following today’s decision by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to increase the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 0.25%. ASB is lifting interest rates on its Saving Plus deposit account and its Headstart account, passing ... More >>
ASB Offers Discounted Lending To Support Businesses’ Social And Environmental Sustainability Efforts
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 9:46 am | ASB Bank
ASB is helping businesses on their sustainability journey with its new Business Sustainability Loan, aimed at supporting positive social and environmental change. The loan offers a discounted variable rate for eligible business projects requiring ... More >>
ASB Lifts Term Deposit Rates
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:16 am | ASB Bank
ASB has made changes to its term deposit rates, increasing seven out of eight of its short-term rates. ASB’s short-term deposit rates will increase by up to 0.35% across different terms between one month and 12 months. ASB’s six-month term deposit ... More >>
ASB And Trevelyan’s Partner On New Sustainability Linked Loan
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:33 pm | ASB Bank
New Zealand’s largest family owned and single-site kiwifruit and avocado post-harvest service provider, Trevelyan’s, is taking steps to grow a better future, signing a sustainability linked loan (SLL) with sustainability coordinator ASB. Sustainability ... More >>
ASB Appoints New Business Banking Lead
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 10:45 am | ASB
ASB has appointed the Chief Executive of Australian based Humm Group, Rebecca James, as its new Executive General Manager of Business Banking. Humm is a non-bank lender operating across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada, specialising ... More >>
ASB Issues Media Agency RFP
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 4:31 pm | ASB Bank
ASB is seeking expressions of interest from media agencies, with a Request for Proposal (RFP) process kicking off today as the bank looks to move from a multi-agency model to a single provider across all media services. ASB CMO Helen Fitzsimons says strong ... More >>
ASB Launches The True Rewards Koha Store, A New Way For Customers To Support Its Charity Partners
Monday, 1 May 2023, 10:20 am | ASB Bank
ASB has opened its True Rewards Koha Store, a digital store enabling customers to use their True Rewards dollars, earned by making purchases with ASB Visa Rewards credit cards, to purchase tangible items for the bank’s charity partners. ... More >>
ASB Research Finds One In Five New Zealanders Keep Financial Secrets In Relationships
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:54 am | ASB Bank
As rising costs put more financial strain on relationships, new ASB research has found many couples avoid crucial money conversations, with one in five Kiwi keeping financial secrets from their partner. The ASB/IPSOS survey of 1,000 New Zealanders ... More >>
ASB Housing Confidence Survey: Kiwi House Price Expectations Nearing GFC Lows
Friday, 3 March 2023, 12:44 pm | ASB
New Zealanders’ house price expectations fell again in the three months to January, closing in on lows last seen during the Global Financial Crisis, the latest ASB Housing Confidence survey shows. More >>
New Ways To Give To New Zealand Red Cross As ASB Activates True Rewards Spending Power For Cyclone Gabrielle Relief
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 12:12 pm | ASB Bank
ASB customers can show their support for cyclone hit regions without spending a cent, with ASB True Rewards dollars now able to be donated to the New Zealand Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund. In addition to ASB’s $2 million donation to New ... More >>
ASB Pledges $400 Million In Low-cost Funding To Support Cyclone Impacted Rural And Corporate Sectors
Monday, 20 February 2023, 1:21 pm | ASB Bank
ASB has today announced new disaster relief for corporate, business and rural customers, committing $400 million in low-cost lending to support businesses heavily impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. The lending will be offered for a maximum term of two years, ... More >>
ASB To Give $2 Million To Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:17 pm | ASB
ASB has today announced a $2 million donation to the New Zealand Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund, further boosting its support for communities and customers devasted by Cyclone Gabrielle. ASB Chief Executive Officer Vittoria Shortt says ASB will support ... More >>
ASB Half Year Results: Supporting New Zealanders To Navigate Cost-of-living Impacts
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 10:32 am | ASB Bank
ASB today reported a cash net profit after tax (NPAT) of $822 million for the six months to 31 December 2022, an increase of $80 million or 11% on the prior comparative period. The result was driven by 4% growth in total lending, with home and business ... More >>
ASB Extending Financial Relief And $2,000 One-off Payment To Customers Affected By Cyclone Gabrielle
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 8:05 am | ASB
ASB is extending its support to customers hardest hit by the extreme weather causing damage across many regions of New Zealand. Following the Auckland Anniversary weekend flooding, ASB offered a one-off ex gratia payment of $2,000 per household for customers ... More >>
ASB Personal And Business Customers Hardest Hit By Recent Weather Offered $2,000 One-off Payment
Friday, 3 February 2023, 12:34 pm | ASB Bank
ASB is offering customers whose homes have been red or yellow stickered following the recent extreme weather events in the upper North Island a one-off $2,000 ex gratia payment per household to help with unforeseen costs. Following the states of emergency ... More >>
ASB Offers Relief To Customers Affected By Severe Weather
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 12:15 pm | ASB Bank
ASB will support customers affected by extreme weather events impacting Auckland with tailored packages including suspension of home loan repayments and emergency overdraft facilities available for personal, business and rural customers. ASB is ... More >>
ASB Scrapping Millions In Business And Personal Account Fees
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:26 am | ASB
ASB will charge $0 monthly fees on everyday business and personal accounts, removing more than $14 million in account fees over the coming year, one of several initiatives to support customers as the cost of living continues to rise. Chief Executive Vittoria ... More >>