Jenée Tibshraeny

About

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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9 years 3 months

Latest articles

ComCom blocks Tower takeover

Commerce Commission prevents New Zealand's insurance duopoly from getting stronger by declining Vero's bid to buy Tower; Tower's share price tumbles

26th Jul 17, 8:26am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Commerce Commission prevents New Zealand's insurance duopoly from getting stronger by declining Vero's bid to buy Tower; Tower's share price tumbles

Competition watchdog puts insurance giant under the spotlight

Revealed: The Commerce Commission is investigating Vero for buying 19.99% of Tower's shares separately to it considering Vero's bid to take over the insurer

25th Jul 17, 8:31am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Revealed: The Commerce Commission is investigating Vero for buying 19.99% of Tower's shares separately to it considering Vero's bid to take over the insurer

'Attitude, not regulation, will do the trick'

Paula Bennett sees government guidance and market pressure increasing women's pay; Refuses to oblige companies to disclose their gender pay gaps

20th Jul 17, 4:42pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Paula Bennett sees government guidance and market pressure increasing women's pay; Refuses to oblige companies to disclose their gender pay gaps

'You got this' - Reserve Bank tells financial institutions

RBNZ says there are enough incentives for financial institutions to protect themselves from cyber attacks, there's no need for it to introduce cyber security regulations

19th Jul 17, 1:32pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

RBNZ says there are enough incentives for financial institutions to protect themselves from cyber attacks, there's no need for it to introduce cyber security regulations

Labour eyes 'Google tax' to tackle multinational tax avoidance

Labour proposes smacking multinationals that avoid paying tax with a penalty National doesn't want to go near

18th Jul 17, 12:47pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Labour proposes smacking multinationals that avoid paying tax with a penalty National doesn't want to go near

Digital IDs key to cutting AML red tape

ANZ calls for Companies Office to verify directors' and shareholders' identities to alleviate AML burden on the likes of banks, law and accountancy firms

18th Jul 17, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

ANZ calls for Companies Office to verify directors' and shareholders' identities to alleviate AML burden on the likes of banks, law and accountancy firms

Are we in too deep to turn off the tap on migration?

A property market slowdown mixed with rising interest rates is a cocktail that'll become lethal if the next government clamps down on migration, says Infometrics

14th Jul 17, 8:19am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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A property market slowdown mixed with rising interest rates is a cocktail that'll become lethal if the next government clamps down on migration, says Infometrics

Why Labour needs a lesson in politics

Observations of a renting millennial attending a Smith/Twyford housing debate with a bunch of property investors

12th Jul 17, 4:53pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Observations of a renting millennial attending a Smith/Twyford housing debate with a bunch of property investors

Bank funding costs continue to fall

KPMG report shows the banking sector's interest expense relative to average interest bearing liabilities has contracted to an all-time low

12th Jul 17, 9:27am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

KPMG report shows the banking sector's interest expense relative to average interest bearing liabilities has contracted to an all-time low

Does the P2P investment fad have a future?

Generation Rent Investment Guide episode 3: Peer-to-peer lending platforms compared

11th Jul 17, 12:37pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Generation Rent Investment Guide episode 3: Peer-to-peer lending platforms compared

Accused mortgage fraudsters named

Name suppression lifted on couple allegedly involved in $50 million mortgage fraud ring with banker and lawyer

6th Jul 17, 5:18pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Name suppression lifted on couple allegedly involved in $50 million mortgage fraud ring with banker and lawyer

Take note landlords & tenants: Your rights & responsibilities are about to change

Nick Smith's Bill, clearing haze around meth contamination, landlord liability and dodgy housing, passes First Reading

5th Jul 17, 3:27pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Nick Smith's Bill, clearing haze around meth contamination, landlord liability and dodgy housing, passes First Reading

RBNZ's light touch insurance oversight backfires

How a light touch approach to regulating insurers doesn't work while companies consider disclosing key financial information a box ticking rather than a consumer protection exercise

5th Jul 17, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

How a light touch approach to regulating insurers doesn't work while companies consider disclosing key financial information a box ticking rather than a consumer protection exercise

Canadian insurer gives up fight for Tower

Fairfax Financial Holdings leaves Aussie insurer to bid for an even larger share of the New Zealand insurance market

29th Jun 17, 3:37pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Fairfax Financial Holdings leaves Aussie insurer to bid for an even larger share of the New Zealand insurance market

Insurers and realtors welcome P testing and decontamination standard

Government releases standard confirming how much P there needs to be in a property for it to be considered contaminated, and how you need to get rid of it

29th Jun 17, 11:10am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government releases standard confirming how much P there needs to be in a property for it to be considered contaminated, and how you need to get rid of it

90 seconds at 9 am: Cyber attack wreaks havoc

Cadbury, DLA Piper and Maersk among those affected by cyber attack; BoC and BoE talk up rate hikes; Italian bank bailout sparks waves; US home sales disappoint; UST 10yr yield 2.22%; oil up, gold stable, iron ore up; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.0

29th Jun 17, 8:20am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Tower shareholders to vote on 'superior' takeover bid from Vero

Suncorp's Vero to buy all of Tower's shares for $1.40 each pending shareholder and regulatory approval; Canadian giant outbid in battle for struggling insurer

27th Jun 17, 3:42pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Suncorp's Vero to buy all of Tower's shares for $1.40 each pending shareholder and regulatory approval; Canadian giant outbid in battle for struggling insurer

Government half-heartedly bows to insurance industry's wishes

EQC Act reform to see private insurers receive claims on behalf of EQC; Private insurers urge Government to go all the way and let them assess and settle claims too

26th Jun 17, 3:27pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

EQC Act reform to see private insurers receive claims on behalf of EQC; Private insurers urge Government to go all the way and let them assess and settle claims too

Vero swoops to block release of ComCom Tower takeover letter

Jenée Tibshraeny questions whether Vero is being conniving or business savvy trying to prevent the competition watchdog from airing its concerns about the insurer's bid to buy Tower; Meanwhile Tower enters trading halt as it considers higher bid from Vero

26th Jun 17, 9:37am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

90 seconds at 9 am: BIS pushes 'great unwinding' of quantitative easing

Leading central banks upbeat, ECB pushes for power in London, major trade deal to be signed between EU and Japan, Italian bank bailout costs billions, US banks pass stress test; UST 10yr yield 2.14%, oil and gold higher, NZ$1 = 72.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.2

26th Jun 17, 8:03am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Concerns levy increases will see insurers lose customers

First NZ Capital suggests a 10% to 20% increase in homeowners' insurance premiums next year will spur them to shop around

22nd Jun 17, 11:26am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

First NZ Capital suggests a 10% to 20% increase in homeowners' insurance premiums next year will spur them to shop around

Robo-advice could be round the corner

FMA keen to see personalised robo-advice enabled in New Zealand sooner than the law would otherwise allow

21st Jun 17, 4:04pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

FMA keen to see personalised robo-advice enabled in New Zealand sooner than the law would otherwise allow

Govt not committing to filling insurance regulatory gap flagged by IMF

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean 'not in a position' to say whether claims handling will be included in big insurance regulation reforms planned for next year

19th Jun 17, 12:02pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean 'not in a position' to say whether claims handling will be included in big insurance regulation reforms planned for next year

Goff wants builders not councils to be liable for shoddy work

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff calls for the introduction of a building warranty or insurance scheme to avoid ratepayers forking out another $600m in a leaky homes saga; Govt to release paper on this soon

17th Jun 17, 8:18am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff calls for the introduction of a building warranty or insurance scheme to avoid ratepayers forking out another $600m in a leaky homes saga; Govt to release paper on this soon

ANZ slashes incentives that encourage hard sell tactics

Less 'would you like fries with that' and more 'needs-based conversations' expected from ANZ staff, as bank changes its remuneration structure

16th Jun 17, 12:04pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Less 'would you like fries with that' and more 'needs-based conversations' expected from ANZ staff, as bank changes its remuneration structure