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Surviving the sustainable finance space
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Surviving the sustainable finance space

Experts say investors need to accept that their return in the sustainable finance space is environmental as well as financial – and with that comes a whole new approach.

Ella Somers 28 Jun 2022
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Cooking the Books: why is everything so expensive?
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Cooking the Books: why is everything so expensive?

What's behind the soaring cost of living, and what can you do about it?

Frances Cook 27 Jun 2022
Finance minister owns seeds of RBNZ's Tāne Mahuta
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Finance minister owns seeds of RBNZ's Tāne Mahuta

Geof Mortlock's letter was addressed to both finance minister Grant Robertson and RBNZ chair Neil Quigley.

Jenny Ruth 22 Jun 2022
KiwiSaver inequity leaves women $318,000 worse off
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KiwiSaver inequity leaves women $318,000 worse off

Research by the NZ Institute of Economic Research found that the average woman has a balance that’s 20% lower than the average man’s balance, across all age groups. 

Frances Cook 22 Jun 2022