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Final Banking Prudential Requirements

In June 2021, following the conclusion of the Capital Review, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua published the finalised bank capital adequacy requirements, outlined in the new Banking Prudential Requirements (BPR) documents.

These documents have been amended from time to time following the Capital Review. Current versions are available at the following link:

Capital Requirements and Credit Risk Requirements

The first version of the BPR documents (redlined to track the changes compared with the Exposure Drafts published for consultation in November 2020) are also available below. These versions have been superseded.

More information about the consultation process

Changes to the Banking Supervision Handbook: Exposure Draft for Capital Review Changes - Response to Submissions (PDF 1.1MB)