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Susan Easton: Banks feeling whip as govts drive down taxpayer risk

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
The outlook for the financial sector wasn't exactly crash hot as we headed into 2010. The Basel Committee had just put out its initial proposals regarding changes to bank capital standards, concerns were starting to build over the...

Hubbard probe ongoing, says SFO

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
The Serious Fraud Office has rejected speculation that it will back away from its probe into Allan Hubbard's private finance companies.Adam Feeley, SFO chief executive, said investigations were ongoing and a report out last Friday...

One in three chance of another crash, says economist

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
There is still a one-in-three chance of another crash, says Standard and Poor's global chief economist David Wyss."The recession is over but it is a half-speed recovery," he told a Breakfast With the Economists gathering in Auckland...

Seasonal finance essential for farms after SCF collapse

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
Seasonal finance is the biggest issue for farmers following the announcement that a significant rural lender South Canterbury Finance has gone into receivership, Federated Farmers says.SCF owes 20,000 investors about $1.7...

ANZ National Bank chief executive steps down for cancer treatment

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
Jenny Fagg is stepping down as chief executive of ANZ National Bank due to illness. During this absence Fagg will be undergoing treatment for cancer in New Zealand then in Australia, the bank said this morning.Current deputy...

Bridgecorp director's ban stays

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
Former Bridgecorp director Bruce Davidson lost his appeal against a decision to ban him from future directorships when he appeared in the High Court at Wellington.Davidson told the court during a July hearing that he had acted...

Inside Money : When good guarantees turn bad

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
Kudos to the Reserve Bank for publishing this paper in 2005 when just about nobody else was contemplating financial disaster.The paper Containing

Strategic deficit $195m, and it may get worse

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
Former glamour funder Strategic Finance, whose directors include ex-All Black captain Jock Hobbs, is in the red to the tune of a shocking $195.5 million, grim news for 13,000 investors.A bleak report issued on the doomed Strategic...

Govt pays $1.7bn to Sth Canterbury Finance

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
The Government this morning paid out $1.7 billion to cover investor losses - about $150 million more than it was required to - as New Zealand's largest locally owned finance company South Canterbury Finance was placed in receivership.In...

Home building consents slump in July

The New Zealand Herald : Business [NZ] (2 days)
The seasonally adjusted number of new houses authorised in July, excluding apartments, slumped 5.3 per cent, Statistics New Zealand says.That followed a 1.1 per cent rise in June.When the volatile apartment category...
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