Alan Bollard: New Zealand payment system Address by Dr Alan Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, to the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand, Auckland, 11 August 2005. *  *  *  Introduction Today I'm going to talk about one of our key pieces of infrastructure - our payment system.
As detailed in his book of the same title, John worked extensively on the financial reconstruction of Iraq and on the development of financial tools for fighting terrorism. The Treasury Department recognized his efforts in 2004 with its Distinguished Service Award and in 2005 with the Alexander Hamilton Award for leadership in international finance.