On the Money: Bruce Plested, David McLean, ASB and more

On the Money: Bruce Plested, David McLean, ASB and more
Bruce Plested
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, our weekly column on money and the people making it.  Who wants to be a billionaireJim Delegat Membership of this club, which is triggered when individuals hold more than $1 billion worth of shares in an NZX company, is extremely exclusive.In fact, the only member at present is Bruce Plested, whose Mainfreight shares were worth $1.07 billion when On the Money checked on Thursday. Jim and Rose Delegat were former club members but the value of their Delegat shareholding has slipped back...

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