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BNZ provides $108m for covid-19 related impairments
Finance

BNZ provides $108m for covid-19 related impairments

Bank of New Zealand's contribution to its parent bank's covid-19 related impairment charges was $108 million and it also accelerated depreciation of internally generated software, adding $151 million to costs for the six months ended March.That meant BNZ's statutory n...

Jenny Ruth 28 Apr 2020
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JENNY RUTH: What messages are corporate bonds sending?
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JENNY RUTH: What messages are corporate bonds sending?

Trading in corporate bonds listed on the NZX provides some interesting inferences as to what investors are thinking at a time when rational thought may be hard to come by. Take New Zealand Post – yes, it's facing severe structural challenges with dwindling mail volumes, but it...

Jenny Ruth 28 Apr 2020
BNZ's first-half result a bright spot as NAB raises A$3.5b
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BNZ's first-half result a bright spot as NAB raises A$3.5b

Bank of New Zealand's cash earnings rose 5.6 percent in the six months ended March, mainly reflecting 8.5 percent growth in housing lending and lower charges against profit for bad loans.Earnings at its parent, National Australia Bank, more than halved, largely due to an A$80...

Jenny Ruth 27 Apr 2020
NZX hires EY to review clearing system glitches
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NZX hires EY to review clearing system glitches

Stock exchange operator NZX said it has hired accounting firm EY to conduct an independent review of its technical problems over the last six trading days and is reviewing a range of hardware upgrades to increase processing throughput.It is also working with clearing system vendo...

Jenny Ruth 22 Apr 2020