Finance
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Finance
UBS to buy Credit Suisse in $5.3b deal to end crisis
UBS is to take over Credit Suisse with billions in SNB, state support, but holders of risky bonds face a $17b wipeout.
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Finance
Bloomberg: A brief history of bank bailouts
As UBS prepares to buy Credit Suisse for a song, Bloomberg's Thyagaraju Adinarayan reprises a recent history of distressed bank rescues.
Sustainable Finance
NZ businesses 'woefully behind' in global sustainability
A dearth of long-term climate policy is one reason why NZ businesses lag the world in sustainable practice, says EY's Gerri Ward.
Opinion
Jenny Ruth: When the mirage of market value changes meets reality
Accounting rules don’t appear to be serving investors very well, boosting property companies' supposed “profits”.
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