Products and Services

National Bank Markets specialise in New Zealand dollar (NZD) services. We have a large team of experienced staff offering a full range of services.

  • Foreign Exchange. We are one of the country's largest forex dealers, offering NZD against all major cross currencies
  • Interest Rate Products. Strategies to help borrowers and investors maximise returns and minimise costs
  • Wholesale Settlements. Operational support for Markets, International and Managed Funds transactions, to the highest levels of accuracy
  • Capital Markets. We are a leader in arranging and distributing corporate debt.

Foreign Exchange

The National Bank has a large team of forex traders and sales people specialising in wholesale and commercial NZD transactions against all major crosses. They are experienced and highly skilled in all the products that you can use to hedge trade and capital flows.

They have fingertip access to current market information and an extensive data bank that includes records of historic currency crosses and volatilities, and all the relevant economic and treasury related information.

Our foreign exchange (FX) services include:

  • NZD spot and forward against all major currencies and selected other currencies
  • Longer term FX
  • FX order management
  • FX options specialising in the NZD vs all major currencies
  • DirectDeal. An online solution that brings fast, efficient FX dealing to your desktop.

To talk about wholesale foreign exchange, e-mail us, or talk to your relationship manager. We also use Reuters as a delivery channel: you can contact us on Reuters code: ANZD.

Interest Rate Products

Our interest rate product team specialises in pricing and strategies for borrowers and investors that can minimise costs and maximise returns within the required parameters.

In addition to the standard range of interest rate products, The National Bank seeks opportunities to use cutting edge technology and financial engineering techniques to provide customised structured solutions.

Our desk has highly competent and experienced traders. All are experts in the full range of interest rate products used in New Zealand markets, including:

  • Deposits and loans
  • New Zealand Bank and Commercial Paper
  • New Zealand Government Bonds and Treasury Bills
  • Senior and subordinated New Zealand Corporate Bonds and FRNs
  • FRAs and FRA options
  • Swaps and swaptions
  • Repos
  • NZD-based structured products
  • Capital market services.

To talk about interest rate products, e-mail us. Or if you prefer, you can contact us using Bloomberg code ANZNZ or Reuters code: ANZD.

Wholesale Settlements

Using best practice and straight-through processing principles, The National Bank's Wholesale Settlements team supports Markets, International and Retail Managed Funds activities with the highest levels of error-free service. It works to a goal of 99.9997% accuracy in all areas with a commitment to continuous improvement.

The team provides a range of support products and services for operational areas including:

  • Markets products
  • International (clean international products)
  • Reconciliations
  • SWIFT
  • Vostro
  • Customer enquiries
  • Unit Trust registry.

Click here for The National Bank's Standard Settlement Instructions.

For more information e-mail us or call +64 4 802 2000.

Capital Markets

The National Bank has been a leader in arranging and distributing corporate debt for many years. Our capital markets products include:

  • Senior or subordinated corporate bonds and quasi-equity securities
  • Structured interest rate, foreign exchange, credit investment and liability products

To talk about capital market products e-mail us, or contact us using Bloomberg code ANZNZ.

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