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Ethical investing on human rights grounds 'too hard' - Simplicity
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Ethical investing on human rights grounds 'too hard' - Simplicity

By Victoria Young July 29 (BusinessDesk) - Simplicity founder Sam Stubbs says New Zealand managers only have so much control over international investments and that it's "too hard" to make exclusions on human rights grounds.  The non-profit KiwiSaver provider relies on Vang...

Victoria Young 29 Jul 2019
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Law firms back use of hybrids in bank capital
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Law firms back use of hybrids in bank capital

By Jenny Ruth July 29 (BusinessDesk) – Law firm Buddle Findlay says the Reserve Bank “must revisit” its decision not to allow hybrid securities to count as tier 1 capital when calculating the balance sheet strength of the country’s banks. The securities – which are usually...

Jenny Ruth 28 Jul 2019
Metroglass shareholders query Australian division, executive pay
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Metroglass shareholders query Australian division, executive pay

By Victoria Young July 26 (BusinessDesk) - Metro Performance Glass chair Peter Griffiths was forced to again defend the company’s position in Australia after giving lacklustre earnings guidance for the 2020 financial year.  The company, which makes 80 percent of its revenue...

Victoria Young 26 Jul 2019
Robertson eyes greater flexibility in govt financial management
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Robertson eyes greater flexibility in govt financial management

By Paul McBeth July 26 (BusinessDesk) - Finance Minister Grant Robertson says too much government time is spent juggling small funding pools rather than focusing on strategic issues and getting value for money and he plans to introduce greater flexibility to its financial mana...

Paul McBeth 26 Jul 2019