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Lee Robson Appointed General Manager Auto At Avanti Finance

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:32:07 +1300 | Avanti

In his new role, Lee will lead the Auto NZ division, bringing his strategic vision, industry experience, and strong leadership skills to continue advancing Avanti Finance’s commitment to excellence.More >>

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Investors Excited At Summit’s Opportunities

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:26:07 +1300 | New Zealand Government

We have sent a clear message that New Zealand is open for business and, that message has been received. More >>

Economists, Campaign Groups Hit Out At PPP’s Labelling Them ‘Ideological, Reckless’

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:25:03 +1300 | ActionStation

“There is no financial case for PPP’s in New Zealand where the Crown can borrow more cheaply”, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. More >>

Reserve Bank’s Capital Rules Bleeding Farmers Dry

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:19:13 +1300 | Federated Farmers

Banking rules introduced in 2019 require banks to hold enough capital to withstand a one-in-200-year financial event, adding between 50 to 120 basis points to agricultural loans. Prior to the rule change, banks were only required to hold enough capital ...More >>

Barbara Edmonds’ Speech To NZ Investment Summit 2025

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:45:14 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party

Just because the current government started something, we aren’t just going to stop it because it was their idea and not ours. If it’s working, contracted or underway, we will keep moving forward.More >>

Too Many Subscriptions? BNZ First With Open Banking Tech That Can Simplify Recurring Payments

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:19:40 +1300 | BNZ

Through integration with online banking, Blink AutoPay allows businesses to process regular payments from customer accounts with improved flexibility and control for both parties.More >>

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Tolling Concessions Could Help Deliver More Roads Sooner

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:54:41 +1300 | New Zealand Government

Testing the potential for toll concessions on future Roads of National Significance will inform the Government’s decisions about the best ways to deliver and toll these future routes and in what circumstances private partners would be keen to be ...More >>

Otago Retains Top Spot In ASB’s Latest Regional Economic Scoreboard

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:51:35 +1300 | ASB

The Scoreboard ranks regions based on year-on-year growth across a range of measures, including employment, building consents and retail sales. More >>

Seven Possible Futures Revealed To Meet South Dunedin’s Flooding Challenges

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:28:56 +1300 | Otago Regional Council

The joint DCC-ORC South Dunedin Future programme has today released two major reports which analyse the risks facing the low-lying area and options for responding to them. The reports are key building blocks for making a long-term climate adaptation plan.More >>

Infrastructure Summit: Italian Business Among Potential Bidders For Building Northland Expressway

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:06:54 +1300 | RNZ

Some attendees are already showing strong interest in the government's plans for Public Private partnerships, the Finance Minister says. More >>

Time For Investment In Competition: The $10-billion-dollar Plan To Reshape New Zealand

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:01:12 +1300 | MonopolyWatch

Invest $1.5 billion brownfield investment in a third supermarket operator who initiates real price, nutrition and sustainability competition. More >>

FMA Issues Warning To Evco Pacific Limited And Its Directors For Breaching Disclosure Requirements

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:31:17 +1300 | Financial Markets Authority

In the FMA’s view, EVCO and its directors breached the FMCA by failing to provide the required disclosure to investors about an offer of shares in EVCO by its parent company EVCO International Limited during the period 27 November 2017 through to ...More >>

Speech To Global Investment Summit

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:36:20 +1300 | New Zealand Government

Hon David Seymour Minister for Regulation Associate Minister of Finance Good morning. It’s a pleasure to speak with you about our country’s incredible potential. My comments focus on the Government’s work making it easier to do business by improving ...More >>

Corporate Bonds Should Offer Stability And Attractive Returns For Investors Through Unstable Times Ahead

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:14:49 +1300 | Nikko Asset Management

Nikko AM NZ Head of Bonds and Currencies, Fergus McDonald, says that where last year investors and fund managers needed to pick when and how far interest rates would fall, this year they’re focused on working out how long they’ll remain low for.More >>

Speech To NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:09:51 +1300 | New Zealand Government

Hon Chris Bishop Minister for Infrastructure Good morning, I would like to join the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in extending a warm welcome to you all. And I’d like to say a big thank you for being here. This Summit is about showingMore >>

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: New Zealand Is Open For Business

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:52:47 +1300 | New Zealand Government

“The financial companies and institutions attending the summit manage assets and funds worth around $6 trillion of capital and they are coming in from across the globe. These include major banks, sovereign wealth and pension funds," says Prime ...More >>

Banking Inquiry Exposes $600 Million Rural Lending Squeeze

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:10:10 +1300 | ACT New Zealand

“BNZ’s CEO understated the cost of these rules by a factor of nine due to a calculation error. He told the Select Committee the cost was around $200 million, but the real figure is closer to $1.8 billion – with $600 million of that burden falling on ...More >>

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