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Banking for law and accountancy firms

Banking for law and accountancy firms   Banking solutions tailored for law and accountancy firms with financial advice and support from a Professional Services Specialist and our Business team.  
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Our Professional Services Specialists
Work with one of our Professional Services Specialists and Business team, to create financial solutions for your accountancy or law firm. We can help with
flexible and cost effective finance options  
smart investment options for your firm and your clients  
day-to-day banking and settlement needs  
electronic banking  
risk management  
personal banking benefits for the partners  
Flexible and cost-effective finance options
an overdraft facility to help deal with working capital fluctuations  
loan and interest rate options for longer-term finance needs  
up to 100% finance of the GST exclusive purchase price of new IT or other equipment, using the purchased assets as security in most cases  
loans for your partners to make new capital contributions.  
Smart investment options for your firm and your clients
on-call savings account to earn interest on your firm’s deposits  
Multi-Deposit Scheme (MDS), a money management service, to help you look after money on behalf of your clients (available through DeskBank)  
term deposits to park surplus funds.  
Day-to-day banking and settlement needs
special pricing for professional firms on day-to-day transaction accounts  
easy to set up and manage trust accounts  
same-day transfer of settlement funds to accounts at most NZ banks (specifically designed for solicitors and available through DeskBank)  
streamline staff expense management with MasterCard BusinessCard  
competitive rates for credit card processing and for leasing an EFTPOS terminal  
working with you to enhance your banking and payment processes.  
Electronic banking
You can access and manage your accounts through Deskbank, a Windows® based software package which can be installed on your PC or network; or Business Online, our internet based service.
DeskBank is ideal for firms who need to
access their Multi-Deposit Scheme (MDS) to manage and monitor their clients’ deposits  
transfer settlement funds to accounts at most New Zealand banks - in real-time.  
Business Online
makes it easier to process bulk payments when two or three people need to authorise transactions.  
Risk management
commercial insurance options - from key person protection to building and contents cover  
interest rate risk management - strategies using market derivative products  
advice and products to help reduce the risk around handling money internationally and converting currencies.  
Personal banking benefits for the partners
ask us about preferential rates and savings for partners of your firm  
access specialist investment advisers who can provide advice across all asset classes and assistance with retirement or succession planning.  
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