Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Looking Back: BNZ Part 4: Capital Markets, Fay, Richwhite & the bank
Opinion

Brian Gaynor: Looking Back: BNZ Part 4: Capital Markets, Fay, Richwhite & the bank

Michael Fay and David Richwhite's Capital Markets had many interesting dealings with the Bank of New Zealand in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Brian Gaynor 22 May 2021
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Recent failures not a sign of rotten wine
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Paul McBeth: Recent failures not a sign of rotten wine

The receiverships of Sacred Hill and the Fistonich family's holding company for Villa Maria aren't necessarily signs of a poor vintage. 

Paul McBeth 21 May 2021
Inflation looms but is it permanent?
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Rebecca Howard: Inflation looms but is it permanent?

The inflationary drumbeat is growing louder, both here and abroad. 

Rebecca Howard 21 May 2021
BUDGET 2021: On balance, a Labour government
Opinion ANALYSIS

Pattrick Smellie: BUDGET 2021: On balance, a Labour government

This is an unexpectedly generous budget with big moves on benefit levels that ought to placate Labour's fractious base.

Pattrick Smellie 20 May 2021