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Finance Minister Robertson says Labour will work with business over confidence concerns

Finance Minister Robertson says Labour will work with business over confidence concerns

By Sophie Boot Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Finance Minister Grant Robertson says weaker business confidence in recent surveys reflect perceptions of the new Labour-led government, but he and other ministers will still be seeking to allay concerns. At the finance and expenditur...

Sophie Boot 31 Jan 2018
No negative returns for KiwiSaver funds in 2017, Morningstar research shows

No negative returns for KiwiSaver funds in 2017, Morningstar research shows

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - All 146 KiwiSaver products offered by 16 providers generated a positive return for their investors in 2017, a year that delivered strong gains on equity markets with the local benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index jumping 22 percent.  Morningsta...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018
National's English quashes leadership speculation

National's English quashes leadership speculation

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Opposition leader Bill English quashed speculation members of the National Party's caucus want to change leadership, with rumours surfacing just ahead of his first major speech of the year.  English's State of the Nation speech was ov...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018