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asb fans housing market flames
ASB Bank's chief executive is walking a fine line between crowing about how many first-home buyers it helped in the second half of 2020 while stressing her bank had tried to "moderate" the raging hous
stuff exits fibre electricity investments
Stuff has sold its fledgling broadband business, Stuff Fibre, to Australian-owned telco Vocus and confirmed the sale of its stake in power retailer Energyclubnz to management as it turns its atten
asb showgrounds owe about 48m
The ASB Showgrounds went into liquidation on June 22 owing more than $4.8 million, the first liquidator's report shows. Liquidator Paul Vlasic of Rodgers Reidy said the showground's custodians, the Au
the warehouse group sales decline eases
The Warehouse Group’s sales decline eased slightly in the first quarter of the financial year. The group, which comprises The Warehouse, Noel Leeming and Warehouse Stationery stores, reported total
asb sells aegis investment administrator to mmc
ASB Bank says it has sold its investment administration and custody business Aegis to MMC, a specialist outsourcing and investment administration business based in Auckland, for an undisclosed sum. Th
still waiting for business lending revival asb
Business sentiment is improving but it hasn't yet tipped over into appetite for borrowing, according to ASB Bank chief executive Vittoria Shortt. "I think the sentiment is changing but we haven't yet.
over 6000 asb customers dont know the bank owes them report reveals
ASB Bank has been unable to locate more than 6,000 customers owed remediation, which it had negotiated with the Commerce Commission to settle a breach of credit contract law. BusinessDesk has obtain
asb hikes fixed mortgage rates
ASB is hiking mortgage rates again, targeting terms proving popular among borrowers. The bank is lifting its one-year and 18-month rates by 20 basis points to 7.45% and 7.15% respectively. Meanwhile,.
asb grows lending and fattens margins
ASB Bank grew both its business and mortgage lending faster than total bank lending in the year ended June and its net interest margin (NIM) fattened by 18 basis points in the second half of the year.
asb is keeping some covid caution
Most of ASB Bank's 39% jump in annual net profit reflected writebacks of covid-related provisioning but the bank is keeping provisioning at elevated levels in case there's further disruption ahead. "W
asb launches 500m accelerated housing fund
ASB has created a $500 million housing fund to support lending to affordable, social and Māori housing developments. In a statement released on Friday, the bank said the Accelerated Housing Fund woul
alliance group plunges deeper into the red
Alliance Group has plunged deeper into the red; however, it is forecasted to be profitable in the year ahead. The farmer-owned processor reported an after-tax loss of $95.8 million for the year ending
cdl investments
CDL Investments New Zealand Limited is an Auckland-headquartered land development company which undertakes development of land into residential subdivisions.The company has its origins in the former c
transport investments ltd to list via bethunes backdoor
By Paul McBeth Oct. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Plymouth-based freight and logistics group Transport Investments Ltd plans to join the NZX through a backdoor listing via Bethunes Investment in a deal valu
asb director robert jesudason resigns
By Suze Metherell Nov. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Robert Jesudason, an executive at Commonwealth Bank Australia, has resigned from the board of the Australian bank's New Zealand arm, ASB Bank. Jesudason resig
fma takes asb bank to court for overcharging customers
The Financial Markets Authority has filed civil proceedings against ASB Bank for alleged misrepresentation regarding insurance and banking services, which resulted in nearly $4 million in overcharging
lakefront investments liquidated by ird over 13m tax bill
The Inland Revenue Department has succeeded in liquidating the owner of a multimillion-dollar Takapuna property over a $1.3m tax bill. Lakefront Investments is a Haven-related company and part of a wi
asb reviews ownership of aegis
By Gavin Evans May 21 (BusinessDesk) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia-owned ASB is considering selling its Aegis investment administration business. The firm, started by Sovereign Insurance and 1996 a
asb to integrate cmc markets trading tech into platforms
ASB Bank has entered into “a long-term strategic partnership” with UK-based CMC Markets to give its customers more tools. The “white label” partnership, announced on Monday, will give the bank
nz auto investments
NZ Automotive Investments Limited Ordinary Shares Company Details Registered Office: 102 Mays Road, Onehunga, Auckland 1061 Postal Address: 102 Mays Road, Onehunga, Auckland 1061 Telephone: 09-869-333
ngapuhi settlement fund to accelerate investments
The investment fund set up to help prepay the eventual Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Ngāpuhi, Tupu Tonu, has committed almost a third of its $150 million as it approaches its second anniversary.
impact hit and miss for asb
When it launched the so-called Positive Impact Fund in 2019, ASB took a bit of stick. At the time, several KiwiSaver competitors and others in the then-nascent environmental, social, and governance (E
agrizeronz fights for nz access for its investments
AgriZeroNZ has committed $191 million to reduce agricultural emissions but is pushing hard to allow those solutions to be used in New Zealand. AgriZeroNZ was established in February 2023. Its newly re
asb ups dairy price forecast despite weak chinese demand
Surprisingly strong global prices for dairy products have prompted ASB economists to push their forecast milk price to $7.85 per kilogram of milk solids, compared to Fonterra’s current forecast of a
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