Jenée Tibshraeny | interest.co.nz

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Jenée was interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery until April 2022. She also covered insurance and personal finance. Jenée has won or been a finalist in journalism awards run by the New Zealand Shareholders' Association, Insurance Council of New Zealand and NPA/Voyager.

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Latest articles

Insurance premium increases soar well above inflation

CPI data shows kiwis' grumbles over hefty insurance premium hikes are justified

17th Jul 18, 3:43pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

CPI data shows kiwis' grumbles over hefty insurance premium hikes are justified

Gareth Morgan willing to part with cash again, but not control

Gareth Morgan happy to fund a TOP successor, but warns the leader would be 'personally liable' if they didn't implement all his policies

16th Jul 18, 12:02pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Gareth Morgan happy to fund a TOP successor, but warns the leader would be 'personally liable' if they didn't implement all his policies

CBL directors resign; FMA probes Deloitte in CBL investigation

FMA flags concerns over the disclosures CBL made when it listed on the NZX and around the time it was being probed by the Reserve Bank; CBL's chair and two other directors resign

13th Jul 18, 1:57pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

FMA flags concerns over the disclosures CBL made when it listed on the NZX and around the time it was being probed by the Reserve Bank; CBL's chair and two other directors resign

Property investor confidence in NZ's financial markets slides

Share market investors more upbeat on NZ's financial markets than property investors despite jitters in both markets; KiwiSaver investor confidence subpar

12th Jul 18, 2:13pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Share market investors more upbeat on NZ's financial markets than property investors despite jitters in both markets; KiwiSaver investor confidence subpar

Slumlord receives record jail sentence

Augustine Lau sent to jail for two years having littered Auckland properties with portable classrooms, houses and make-shift sewage systems to cram more tenants on to them

11th Jul 18, 5:53pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Augustine Lau sent to jail for two years having littered Auckland properties with portable classrooms, houses and make-shift sewage systems to cram more tenants on to them

CBL insurance head honchos to open Auckland butchery

CBL's former CFO and existing director of international business form butchery company - 'Well Hung' - while CBL shareholders fear they'll be hung out to dry

10th Jul 18, 2:49pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

CBL's former CFO and existing director of international business form butchery company - 'Well Hung' - while CBL shareholders fear they'll be hung out to dry

Apple has Siri, Google has Google Assistant... now ANZ has Jamie

ANZ launches digital assistant that visitors to its website can speak to if they have basic banking questions

10th Jul 18, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

ANZ launches digital assistant that visitors to its website can speak to if they have basic banking questions

Gareth Morgan's TOP flops

The Opportunities Party won't contest the 2020 election; Gareth Morgan says the Jacinda effect shows people don't vote on policy

9th Jul 18, 4:27pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

The Opportunities Party won't contest the 2020 election; Gareth Morgan says the Jacinda effect shows people don't vote on policy

Hawes wants playing field evened between under & over-65s in KiwiSaver

Is it fair that if you keep working when you're over 65 your employer doesn't have to contribute to your KiwiSaver account? Martin Hawes thinks not and wants a law change

7th Jul 18, 9:30am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Is it fair that if you keep working when you're over 65 your employer doesn't have to contribute to your KiwiSaver account? Martin Hawes thinks not and wants a law change

KiwiBuild and the recognition of 'Ponsonby problems'

Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not

5th Jul 18, 2:52pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not

Open banking's real winners - tech giants or fintechs?

NZ warned open banking in the UK isn't all it's cracked up to be, with the tech giants rather the garage start-ups best placed to capitalise on having access to banks' data

4th Jul 18, 3:00pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

NZ warned open banking in the UK isn't all it's cracked up to be, with the tech giants rather the garage start-ups best placed to capitalise on having access to banks' data

IAG to stop incentivising staff with sales targets

IAG the first big player in the finance sector to get rid of staff sales targets; Move comes in the wake of law changes in NZ and a royal commission inquiry in Australia

29th Jun 18, 11:42am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

IAG the first big player in the finance sector to get rid of staff sales targets; Move comes in the wake of law changes in NZ and a royal commission inquiry in Australia

Notorious property manager costs Auckland ratepayers more than $1m

Auckland Council says it has spent more than $1m on legal proceedings against property developer/manager Augustine Lau and has only been awarded $407k in costs and fines

28th Jun 18, 12:23pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Auckland Council says it has spent more than $1m on legal proceedings against property developer/manager Augustine Lau and has only been awarded $407k in costs and fines

Open banking in action... in Opotiki

Datacom challenges Visa, Mastercard and POLi with new online debit payment tool; Westpac gets on board; ASB and BNZ to follow

26th Jun 18, 1:07pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Datacom challenges Visa, Mastercard and POLi with new online debit payment tool; Westpac gets on board; ASB and BNZ to follow

90 seconds at 9 am: Markets in sea of red

Equity markets hit by talk of US restricting foreign ownership of tech firms; A recession becomes a threat; PBoC takes action; CBA severs ties with wealth management arm; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil down, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.0 USc

26th Jun 18, 8:03am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

90 seconds at 9 am: Migration, migration, migration

Twyford to launch KiwiBuild prefab tender; EU will 'react' to Trump's car tariffs threat; Merkel under the pump; US banks pass stress tests; UST 10yr at 2.89%; oil up, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

25th Jun 18, 7:41am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Disingenuous information from an insurer or ignorance from the media?

Public wrongly lead to believe that 97% of Tower's customers will receive home insurance premium decreases due to new quake risk-based pricing changes, Jenée Tibshraeny says

22nd Jun 18, 3:43pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Public wrongly lead to believe that 97% of Tower's customers will receive home insurance premium decreases due to new quake risk-based pricing changes, Jenée Tibshraeny says

Westpac matches most ANZ and ASB mortgage rate cuts

Westpac cuts 1, 2 and 3-year mortgage rates by up to 10 basis points, making similar changes to those already made by ASB and ANZ

22nd Jun 18, 10:41am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Westpac cuts 1, 2 and 3-year mortgage rates by up to 10 basis points, making similar changes to those already made by ASB and ANZ

90 seconds at 9 am: Immigration tensions heighten

BoE holds interest rates but turns hawkish; Italy rocks the boat on immigration ahead of talks over the weekend; Shanghai Composite closes at 2-year low; Ardern in the spotlight; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

22nd Jun 18, 8:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Depleting gas reserves key theme in OMV/Shell merger application

OMV tells the Commerce Commission depleting gas reserves at the fields it's proposing to buy from Shell will constrain the growth of its market share

21st Jun 18, 3:42pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

OMV tells the Commerce Commission depleting gas reserves at the fields it's proposing to buy from Shell will constrain the growth of its market share

90 seconds at 9 am: Central bankers feel trade jitters

Ardern to give birth; Markets stabilise following Asian rally; Fed concerned about US trade policies; Trump to end separation of immigrant families; UST 10yr at 2.92%; oil up, and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

21st Jun 18, 8:09am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Vero waters down comprehensive car insurance cover

Vero stops offering excess-free windscreen replacement cover in bid to counter soaring motor claims costs

20th Jun 18, 2:20pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Vero stops offering excess-free windscreen replacement cover in bid to counter soaring motor claims costs

Hey FMA & RBNZ, look at how bank loans can be fraudulently secured

Jenée Tibshraeny argues bank regulators should tap into the info the SFO has about the weak spots in bank systems that enabled a group to fraudulently secure 57 loans worth $54m

20th Jun 18, 10:36am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny argues bank regulators should tap into the info the SFO has about the weak spots in bank systems that enabled a group to fraudulently secure 57 loans worth $54m

Cryptocurrencies could 'halt the internet'

Central bankers' organisation argues blockchain is no substitute for the 'solid institutional backing of money'; Says the 'quest for decentralised trust has quickly become an environmental disaster'

19th Jun 18, 9:24am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Central bankers' organisation argues blockchain is no substitute for the 'solid institutional backing of money'; Says the 'quest for decentralised trust has quickly become an environmental disaster'

Westpac: 10% capital gains tax would see house prices fall by 11%

Westpac models how the different taxes being considered by the Tax Working Group would affect house prices

19th Jun 18, 6:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Westpac models how the different taxes being considered by the Tax Working Group would affect house prices