Simplicity blasts Fletcher Building for lack of Gib
10/06/2022
Property developer Simplicity Living says it has cancelled all its orders for Fletcher Building Gib board and is instead directly importing plasterboard because it is cheaper, and faster.
Recent updates
Brian Gaynor leaves a formidable legacy in New Zealand finance
17/05/2022
With the passing of Brian Gaynor this week, New Zealand lost a lion of finance.
read more
Could KiwiSavers own the All Blacks and would an individual benefit?
22/02/2022
The recently announced deal for investment fund Silverlake to invest in the All Blacks is the first step on a...
read more
Will Kiwibank be sold off?
15/02/2022
Kiwibank was established in 2001 to give Kiwis a fair deal in banking.
read more
Is a lack of activist shareholders hurting KiwiSaver?
06/01/2021
Fund managers now manage more than $200 billion of ordinary New Zealanders’ savings, in KiwiSaver...
read more
How to solve the housing crisis
29/12/2021
No one person or institution is responsible alone for the recent rise in house prices.
read more
Why a $20 minimum wage is good for business
22/12/2020
The recent announcement of a $20 per hour minimum wage brought the usual chorus of...
read more
Shareholder activism needed to curb excessive executive pay
24/11/2020
New Zealanders have a strong fairness gene.
read more
Will the Government get real on infrastructure?
17/11/2020
There are times in history when the winds of change all point in one direction,...
read more
New Zealand’s Business Leaders Reflect On The Lessons Of COVID-19 In New Book
11/11/2020
New Zealand business leaders have shared insights into their COVID-19 strategies and learnings from 2020...
read more
Here's what Biden win might mean for your KiwiSaver
09/11/2020
A new President of the United States is always a big deal for financial markets,...
read more
Can KiwiSaver save the economy? Actually, yes
28/10/2020
In reading economists’ predictions for our economy, one thing seems to be overlooked, or underappreciated:...
read more
A strong economy in 2021? Here's why that could happen
11/10/2020
As Sam Stubbs points out, economists are the butt of many jokes.
read more
Here's why there's never been a better time to invest in infrastructure
27/09/2020
Covid-19 has been a massive storm cloud for the economy, with the largest drop in...
read more