Coronavirus

Business-related coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and how it affects New Zealand.
NZ's four major banks to cut branch numbers to 50 each by 2030: Tripe
Coronavirus

NZ's four major banks to cut branch numbers to 50 each by 2030: Tripe

New Zealand's four major banks will reduce their number of branches even faster as a result of the coronavirus crisis experience and each will be down to about 50 within 10 years, according to Massey University banking professor David Tripe.

Jenny Ruth 18 May 2020
NZ's Future: Clean, Green, Safe…and Expensive!
Coronavirus

Tim Hazledine: NZ's Future: Clean, Green, Safe…and Expensive!

Right now, our focus must be on the big macroeconomic numbers of the post-covid recovery: in particular the unemployment rate and the Budget deficit.

Tim Hazledine 18 May 2020
Market compliance a small price to pay for access to capital
Coronavirus

Market compliance a small price to pay for access to capital

Access to equity and diversified debt capital should be “top of mind” for boards and executives as companies emerge from the current health crisis, NZX chief executive Mark Peterson says. “The value people will place on having access to equity and the way they think about thei...

Brent Melville 18 May 2020
NZ's four major banks to cut branch numbers to 50 each by 2030: Tripe
Coronavirus

NZ's four major banks to cut branch numbers to 50 each by 2030: Tripe

New Zealand's four major banks will reduce their number of branches even faster as a result of the coronavirus crisis experience and each will be down to about 50 within 10 years, according to Massey University banking professor David Tripe.

Jenny Ruth 18 May 2020