RBNZ confirms macroprudential tools
The Reserve Bank says it agrees with those who say loan-to-value ratio “speed limits” are a better way of implementing restrictions than blanket rules.
It has reported back on the results of its public consultation on proposed macroprudential tools and confirmed it is adding loan-to-value restrictions, a countercyclical capital buffer, and adjustments to the core funding ratio and sector capital requirements to its toolkit to counteract asset price bubbles and financial system instability.
It said the tools would be deployed only when necessary and it was hoped that sometimes simply a warning from the Bank that it was considering using the tools would be enough to curb problem credit growth...MORE»
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