Business

Departing Synlait CFO's 'hell of a journey'
Primary Sector

Departing Synlait CFO's 'hell of a journey'

Synlait Milk’s outgoing chief financial officer Nigel Greenwood has some simple advice for his replacement: “learn to sleep faster.” Greenwood is leaving the business after a 10-year stint as CFO that saw the milk processor go from being in breach of its banking covenants in 2...

Rebecca Howard 10 Jun 2020
PM to open Precinct's $1b Commercial Bay
Retail

PM to open Precinct's $1b Commercial Bay

Precinct Properties chief executive Scott Pritchard is surprisingly relaxed considering the frenetic level of activity around him in the lead up to the launch of its long-awaited, $1 billion Commercial Bay precinct on Auckland’s waterfront. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will atte...

Brent Melville 09 Jun 2020
RBNZ bank capital proposals slammed in advice to minister
Finance

RBNZ bank capital proposals slammed in advice to minister

The Reserve Bank's proposals, now policy, to increase bank capital requirements were unnecessarily risky, out of whack with international standards and informed by low quality information. That's according to independent advice sought last year by then Economic Development Min...

Jenny Ruth 09 Jun 2020
Infratil's European renewables venture may invest this year
Infrastructure

Infratil's European renewables venture may invest this year

A renewable energy developer part-owned by Infratil may make its first investment this year. Europe, the US and Australia are all attractive markets for renewables and Infratil is “optimistic for different reasons” for each of its businesses there, Infratil chief executive Mar...

Gavin Evans 09 Jun 2020