Finance

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Heartland complains about share price as covid-hit profit falls 2.2%
Finance

Heartland complains about share price as covid-hit profit falls 2.2%

Heartland Group Holdings' annual net profit eased 2.2 percent after allowing $9.6 million to cover potential covid-19-related credit losses. However, the group expects to lift profit by as much as 18 percent in the current year as it grows its motor, business and reverse mortg...

Jenny Ruth 17 Sep 2020
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PREFU: Robertson defends $11b cost for ‘functional’ banking system
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PREFU: Robertson defends $11b cost for ‘functional’ banking system

The $11 billion cost of making the Reserve Bank buy government bonds from private banks instead of the Treasury is a price worth paying for a stable, credible financial system, says Grant Robertson.

Pattrick Smellie 16 Sep 2020
PREFU: Border stays closed through all of next year
Finance

PREFU: Border stays closed through all of next year

New Zealand’s borders do not return to normal until 2022 under the economic forecasts released in today’s pre-election fiscal and economic update from the Treasury.However, the update assumes that international tourists and foreign students will start being able to come here agai...

Pattrick Smellie 16 Sep 2020
Insurance review likely to require more capital - RBNZ
Finance

Insurance review likely to require more capital - RBNZ

The Reserve Bank is again signalling it is likely to require general and life insurance companies to hold more capital and is promising more intense supervision. "Over the years, we have observed a declining trend in solvency margins that may be illustrative of a key differenc...

Jenny Ruth 14 Sep 2020