Does Martin Goldfinch have the best finance job in NZ?

Does Martin Goldfinch have the best finance job in NZ?
Don't make investments that involve "solving other people's problems", says Martin Goldfinch. (Image: ACC)
Pattrick Smellie
Unless you’ve spent the last couple of decades knocking around in the tiny world of New Zealand investment banking, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Martin Goldfinch.The head of the Accident Compensation Corp’s private markets team since 2008 doesn’t seek the limelight.This was probably only his second-ever interview.But once he starts drawling his way through the list of the companies he’s got close to while managing and growing the $2.5 billion-odd in ACC’s investment portfolio, it’s...

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