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steven- slow day today at your office? 13 comments already on this thread alone - and it is not even midday...
Gertraud T. 90 seconds at 9 am: American QE
Investors will barely blink at these higher LVRs.  Imagine a investor with 3m portfolio in a market...
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To right daz, agreed. I'm for selling properties to foriegners and bringing their muller into NZ, as long...
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I don't think it's unreasonable for people to vote for what benefits them, that's democracy....
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This struck me as important. I thought you might like it, my ability to follow the details is a bit stretched...
Roger Witherspoon 90 seconds at 9 am: Markets spooked
My reply is further below, sorry.
Brendon 90 seconds at 9 am: American QE
Yes, I think the writer missed the real story of these stats.  Fact is when I purchase a house I select...
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we use to have a similar dependancy on the UK.   I think the situation is different. No longer do we...
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Murray you were the one who started the abuse of MdM with the cranially impaired comment. You have repeatedly...
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Crafar farms sale to Chinese settles

Updated 03 Dec 12, 8:21am, Gareth Vaughan
Crafar lender gets payback after sale to Chinese more than 3 years after receiver KordaMentha called in; Receiver's fees to April nudging NZ$7.3 mln with lenders owed NZ$274 mln

Questions raised about NZF Money

20 Mar 12, 4:11pm, Gareth Vaughan
NZF Money loan book 'significantly overvalued' with a 'significant level' of unrealised bad debts, receivers say; Debenture holders to get back 25% to 42%

Billion dollar bank in fight for NZ$1.6 mln

20 Dec 11, 3:14pm, Gareth Vaughan
ProvencoCadmus staff to continue battle with ANZ for NZ$1.6 mln in preferential employee claims after receivership

Workers lose NZ$1.6 mln in fight with ANZ

14 Nov 11, 3:08pm, Gareth Vaughan
ANZ, with annual profit of NZ$1 bln, fights ProvencoCadmus staff  for NZ$1.6 mln after tipping company into receivership

'Go away Michael Fay' says Crafar receiver

Updated 26 Sep 11, 3:45pm, Gareth Vaughan
Crafar farms receiver rejects Michael Fay-led offer for the 16 dairy farms; 'Pengxin offer the best, waiting for OIO decision'; PM not concerned about Pengxin's 5 mth wait

'Material' impairment seen for NZF Money

21 Sep 11, 1:31pm, Gareth Vaughan
Receivers expect 'material' impairment on NZF Money's $28.3m loans; Debenture holders owed $16.4m

Michael Fay lifts Crafar farms bid

20 Sep 11, 6:08pm, Bernard Hickey
Fay argues for local ownership as his consortium lifts Crafar Farms bid to NZ$171.5 mln , but receivers say they're sticking with higher Pengxin bid. Your view?

Slow recovery at Mutual Finance

07 Sep 11, 5:30pm, Gareth Vaughan
Mutual Finance receivers recover NZ$1.8 mln, or 20%, of taxpayers' money paid to failed property financier's investors

Taxpayers' face Equitable loss

17 Aug 11, 2:34pm, Gareth Vaughan
Despite CEO's prediction to contrary, Equitable Mortgages' demise to leave taxpayer short

'Significant' ANZ ProvencoCadmus loss

13 Jun 11, 4:34pm, Gareth Vaughan
ANZ returns from ProvencoCadmus receivership slow to a trickle; Loss from NZ$23.8mln exposure tipped