
News in Brief
New $75m Icehouse Ventures fund aims for accessibility
The venture fund is trying to lower the price of entry for individual investors.

Finance
Kiwibank drops Standard & Poor's credit ratings
Kiwibank said market feedback was that there is no need for three ratings agencies.

Property
House price inflation steady at 30% in June
Auckland's annual house price growth continues to lag the rest of the country at 25.4%.

Markets
Wake Up Call: Fortress New Zealand
A Financial Times editorial warns a 'fortress' approach to the covid-19 virus cannot succeed in the absence of an effective vaccine program.

