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Treasury Policy Papers released 31 October 2007
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National Business Review 2008 INFINZ Industry Awards Winners

Click Here for Notice of the Winners of the above award. (PDF)

Treasury Policy Papers released 31 October 2007

The Treasury has released two policy perspectives papers in the October 2007 round of its working paper series, both of which cover aspects of New Zealand’s financial system.

The preliminary assessment of the first paper, New Zealand financial Markets, Saving and Investment, is that a lack of development in certain parts of New Zealand’s financial system could be a moderate constraint on the growth and performance of New Zealand firms.

The second paper, Investor protection and the New Zealand Stock Market, examines investor protection issues and concentration of ownership, and concludes, based on available evidence, that neither has contributed to underdevelopment of the New Zealand stock market. It suggests it is more likely that other factors, such as low savings in the form of financial assets, the tax treatment of savings and trans-Tasman integration of capital markets have contributed.

INFINZ Industry Conference 2007 - Photos

Tim Groser, MP - Friday Plenary Speaker Nigel Williams, MD Institutional, Corporate and Commercial Banking ANZ

Plenary Speaker Dr Keith Turner, Chief Executive, Meridian Energy Ltd David McLean, Chairman, INFINZ

Keynote Address: Peter Wilson, Director, Treasury, Emissions Trading Group ANZ Premier Speaker Pete Nielson, Chief Executive, NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development

ANZ dinner

Jim Hopkins Lauren Mitchell and band

ANZ dinner

SAAJ Journal Prizes 2006

The Security Analysts Association of Japan has kindly provided us with English translations of the following Securities Analysts Journal (SAJ) articles, written in 2006, which received the Security Analysts Journal Prizes:

"Dividend Policy that Boosts Shareholder Value" (July 2006) by Takashi Suwabe;

"Size Effect and Firm Size - new relationship with the value effect - " (July 2006) by Kengo Okada.

New Chairman Elected by Board

Roger Kerr has resigned from the Chair of INFINZ. Our new chairman is David McLean.

Roger Kerr receives thank-you gift David McLean, our new Chairman

Roger Kerr was presented with a gift by Paul Hocking at the close of the 2007 AGM to acknowledge his chairmanship of INFINZ, and David McLean has been elected the new Chairman. David spoke at the AGM about the much appreciated service Roger has given to INFINZ as the inaugural Chairman. Paul Hocking said that not only had Roger worked tirelessly to promote INFINZ following its inception, he also worked with the Steering Group to establish INFINZ. Roger committed considerable time and effort to help take the INFINZ message to the key market participants in the early days of INFINZ and has continued these efforts during his period of Chairmanship from May 2002 to 8 August 2007.