Finance

Explore the latest finance news by BusinessDesk's team of reporters around New Zealand.
Businesses often keener on sustainability than their customers
Sustainable Finance

Businesses often keener on sustainability than their customers

Businesses need to first make their products useful, reliable and attractive before their customers will think about sustainability, a market research company says.

Greg Hurrell 24 Oct 2022
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Reserve Bank's LSAP outstayed its welcome
Economy

Jenny Ruth: Reserve Bank's LSAP outstayed its welcome

While some say the Reserve Bank should never have started printing money, others say it had a beneficial impact at first but that it should have ended much sooner.

Jenny Ruth 24 Oct 2022
Cash Converters buys up rest of its NZ master franchisor
Retail

Cash Converters buys up rest of its NZ master franchisor

The personal finance and secondhand retail firm bought the remaining 75% of shares in the NZ master franchisor for $15.5m.

Staff reporters 21 Oct 2022
Mainfreight climbs 6.2% on upbeat earnings outlook
Economy

Mainfreight climbs 6.2% on upbeat earnings outlook

The company expects revenue to be up 32% in the first-half of the March year.

Riley Kennedy 21 Oct 2022