5 May 2023

Excess Aussie bank profits cost every NZer $1000 a year

From Morning Report, 7:29 am on 5 May 2023

Excess Aussie bank profits are now costing every New Zealander a thousand dollars a year.

That's the claim from Sam Stubbs, Chief Executive of Kiwisaver provider, Simplicity, who is pushing for a Government inquiry into the profits of the big four Aussie banks.

On Thursday, BNZ posted a half-yearly profit of 805 million dollars - up 13 percent as growing numbers of people struggle to pay their home loans.

Sam Stubbs spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.