Finance

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RBNZ signals direct bank funding this year; keeps policy unchanged
Finance

RBNZ signals direct bank funding this year; keeps policy unchanged

The Reserve Bank held its quantitative easing programme and kept the OCR at 0.25 percent, while signalling direct bank funding could start before the end of the year.

Dan Brunskill 23 Sep 2020
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Tourism Holdings slashes staff bill, reports $27.4m profit
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Tourism Holdings slashes staff bill, reports $27.4m profit

Tourism Holdings has reported statutory net profit of $27.4 million, a full-year result chairman Rob Campbell said was “admirable” given the shock to the business from covid-19.It recorded underlying net profit of $20 million, down 28 percent on the prior year result of $27.9 mil...

Heartland review aimed at boosting value
Finance

Heartland review aimed at boosting value

Heartland Group Holdings chief executive Jeff Greenslade wouldn't be drawn on whether management's review of the company is likely to lead to a break-up of the group.

Jenny Ruth 18 Sep 2020
RBNZ base bank stress test assumptions much worse than forecasts
Finance

RBNZ base bank stress test assumptions much worse than forecasts

The Reserve Bank's base case used in stress testing of banks to gauge the impact of the coronavirus crisis was much worse than its current forecasts but, even so, the banks came through in a position to continue lending and without breaching current capital requirements. In it...

Jenny Ruth 17 Sep 2020