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New Zealand banks too pessimistic about Covid-19 impact

“Much of the improvement stems from lower impairment charges (or, in some cases, reversals) in the quarter, reflecting how the current credit quality of lenders’ books is significantly better than where they were predicted to be,” says John Kensington, KPMG’s head of banking and finance. Government support packages had a huge impact, he said, which had been understated when the first predictions were made about how the pandemic would effect banks. But the financial resilience of most New Zealanders has been much stronger than anticipated this time last year. The banks’ reduction in operating costs of $84.1 million – probably a result of increased working from home and a focus on essential services – also contributed to this increase in profits.

Bank bounce-back: Profits rise 35 per cent in last three months of 2020

Bank bounce-back: Profits rise 35 per cent in last three months of 2020 4 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Bank profits bounced back at the end of 2020. Photo / file Profits across New Zealand s banking sector rose 35 per cent in the last quarter of 2020 as banks reduced the amount of money set aside for loans that could have gone bad as a result of economic fallout from Covid-19 and cut costs. Banks made $1.36 billion in the three months to December 31, up from $1.007b in the September quarter, KPMG s quarterly Financial Institutions Performance report shows. Read More John Kensington, head of banking and finance at KPMG, said the banking sector had recovered strongly from the initial fears of the economic impact from Covid-19 and, despite a drop in net profits during 2020 compared with the prior year, the second half of 2020 had been in line with 2019 profits.

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