Ratings agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has today raised its capital risk weightings for NZ banks due to the risk of a ‘sharp correction’ in house prices. From Interest.co.nz:
S&P has downgraded its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) for NZ’s banks by a notch, dropping it from 3 to 4, on a scale where 1 is the lowest risk and 10 is the highest risk…
