Venkat Raman The Twelfth Annual Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held on Monday, November 25, 2019 at SkyCity Convention Centre, located at Federal Street, Auckland City. The event will be attended by political, business and community leaders, diplomats, entrants to the 17 Categories of Awards, entrepreneurs, professionals and many others. Jackie Clarke, Celebrity Speaker and Entertainer…
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Peter Dunne Crank up the pipe organ! The Superannuation merry-go-round is starting up again. In 2014, Labour proposed lifting the age of entitlement to 67 years, but National was opposed to it. But in 2017, it was National wanting to lift the age to 67 years, with Labour opposed. Now, National has revived that promise, and the merry-go-round is whirring…
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Dr Deborah Russell Most of the time, Consumer Credit Contracts work well in New Zealand. For example, a person who wants to buy a new TV for a big sporting event like the Cricket or the Netball World Cup might go into a retailer and ask to buy a TV on credit. After asking a few questions and checking the…
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Suzanne Snively Lack of fair funding for candidates in general elections has attracted a lot of angst over the years. The consequence of unequal access to campaign funding is that people who end up in public office tend to be those who have access to that funding or personal savings. This undermines diversity and provides barriers for younger candidates to…
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More than 336,000 Auckland businesses would get $360+$15 Supplied Content Entrust, a majority owner of Vector has announced that its annual Dividend will be $360, stemming from its shareholding in the listed energy company. This year, in addition to the $360 Entrust Dividend payment, a further payment of $15 from Vector, which is customers’ share of the credit received from…
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Barry Coates Mindful Money is launching its campaign to take ethical investing into the mainstream, with a high-profile conference, publicity and events, and an exciting new fund on its online platform. Surveys show that ethical investing in New Zealand is at a tipping point. 74% of the public want to invest ethically but only 8% do so proactively. Investing for…
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Supplied Content The Commerce Commission has filed High Court proceedings against UDC Finance Ltd, alleging that it charged unreasonable default fees. n the period covered by the proceedings, UDC offered consumer loans of $10,000 or more over terms of one to five years, typically secured against assets such as vehicles. Unreasonable fees The Commission alleges that UDC’s dishonour fees and…
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Peter Dunne About 80% of the legislation that Parliament passes is non-controversial, and could just as easily be introduced by any government. Another 10% is controversial and more likely to arise from one particular government than the other, but is not so out of line that it will not be retained by the next government when it comes to office.…
Read MoreSupplied Content Wellington, September 1, 2019 A South Auckland woman was sentenced to 11 months home detention and ordered to repay more than $60,000 to Inland Revenue after falsely claiming GST and income tax refunds. Lute Tonga Vailolo pleaded guilty to a representative charge of providing false information which led to the refund claims. She was sentenced in the Manukau…
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And Global Finance tells you how Venkat Raman The general belief that commercial banks have ceased to be the financial heart of the communities which they serve appears to be correct with regulatory authorities questioning some of their practices in recent years. Mortgage loans constitute the single largest liability of most income-earners, owner-operated and small business enterprises and while banks…
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