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Heartland shareholders back TSB takeover (opens the original)
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Shareholders of Heartland Group Holdings have cast their votes and approved Heartland’s proposed takeover of TSB. Shareholders representing 58.09% of Heartland’s issued capital voted on the proposed transaction at Heartland's special shareholder meeting on Wednesday, with 94.80% of the votes cast in favour of the deal. Heartland announced the results on Thursday morning. As a dual-listed company on both the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Heartland
NZ’s 'bumpy' economic recovery continues, ANZ says (opens the original)
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Business confidence as measured by ANZ’s Business Outlook (ANZBO) survey dipped slightly in September, reflecting the country’s “bumpy” economic recovery. ANZ surveys 1,500 New Zealand businesses every month to analyse where the economy is heading over the next 12 months and releases a report every month. Business confidence as measured by the survey was +52 in September, slightly down from the +53.7 confidence rating in August. Reported past activity fell 5 points to +11. “For the month as a wh
Will Heartland shareholders back the $620m TSB-Heartland deal? (opens the original)
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Heartland Group Holdings is holding a special shareholder meeting this afternoon to discuss its proposed $620 million takeover of TSB. Heartland and TSB say the combined entity – TSB Heartland Bank – will create a New Zealand “challenger bank of scale” with a regional focus. Bank mergers don’t happen very often in New Zealand, so interest.co.nz will be live-blogging the proceedings of the special meeting, held at Auckland’s Eden Park and streamed online. As a dual-listed company on both the New
'We need an independent watchdog with teeth' (opens the original)
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If the Opportunity Party gets into Parliament this November, party leader Qiulae Wong says it wants to see the Commerce Commission’s powers strengthened so the competition regulator can function as an “independent watchdog with teeth.” Wong said on Tuesday people agree action is “well overdue” when it comes to bringing prices down and tackling excessive market power in supermarkets and other uncompetitive sectors. “But nobody trusts that politicians will actually do what it takes. We need an ind
Opportunity announces its 'non-negotiable' bottom lines (opens the original)
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Giving the Commerce Commission stronger powers and re-establishing New Zealand’s commitment to the Paris Agreement are among five things the Opportunity Party is setting out for inclusion in any coalition or confidence and supply agreement it could enter after the November 7 election. Monday's 1News Verian poll had Opportunity, who have been above the 5% threshold in most recent polls, at 6%. In Auckland on Tuesday, Opportunity Party Leader Qiulae Wong laid out the five non-negotiable policy con
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