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.

Member for

9 years 2 months

Latest articles

'Psst... Join our KiwiSaver scheme and get a discount on your mortgage'

FMA keen to crack down on KiwiSaver providers distracting investors with flashy incentives

8th Nov 16, 3:01pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

FMA keen to crack down on KiwiSaver providers distracting investors with flashy incentives

Lloyd's CEO gives NZ Government the hurry up

Lloyd's of London urges the Government to remove some uncertainties from the NZ insurance market by getting on with the EQC Act review and making data breach reporting mandatory

8th Nov 16, 9:07am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Lloyd's of London urges the Government to remove some uncertainties from the NZ insurance market by getting on with the EQC Act review and making data breach reporting mandatory

Insurers leave landlords exposed to paying for meth damage

What property owners need to know as their insurers duck for cover to avoid being lumped with meth damage bills

4th Nov 16, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

What property owners need to know as their insurers duck for cover to avoid being lumped with meth damage bills

IAG tops up reinsurance for Canterbury earthquakes by nearly $1 billion

IAG NZ buys $900 million of extra reinsurance as its Canterbury earthquake bill keeps growing

3rd Nov 16, 8:31am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

IAG NZ buys $900 million of extra reinsurance as its Canterbury earthquake bill keeps growing

Trump dubbed 'horrible' for NZ economy

Trump victory expected to hike borrowing costs, dampen exports and build trade barriers, NZIER warns

3rd Nov 16, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Trump victory expected to hike borrowing costs, dampen exports and build trade barriers, NZIER warns

Why 'no comment' is not good enough

Jenée Tibshraeny on how life insurance will continue to be 'sold' and not 'bought' without more transparency

1st Nov 16, 12:19pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny on how life insurance will continue to be 'sold' and not 'bought' without more transparency

Swiss Re warns we could pay for EQC Act review delay

NZ economy vulnerable to risk of reinsurers charging insurers a premium for uncertainty caused by delayed EQC Act review

31st Oct 16, 9:08am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

NZ economy vulnerable to risk of reinsurers charging insurers a premium for uncertainty caused by delayed EQC Act review

ANZ unveils fee cuts

ANZ reduces a series of fees including credit card over-limit fees, unarranged overdraft fees and dishonour fees. Says the move has nothing to do with Fair Play on Fees

28th Oct 16, 4:14pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

ANZ reduces a series of fees including credit card over-limit fees, unarranged overdraft fees and dishonour fees. Says the move has nothing to do with Fair Play on Fees

Insurance policyholders to be taxed more to fund revamped fire service

Fire Service Commission proposes insurance policyholders up their contributions to the service by nearly 40% next year

27th Oct 16, 1:58pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Fire Service Commission proposes insurance policyholders up their contributions to the service by nearly 40% next year

EQC Act review in limbo as election year approaches

EQC Act review stalled by 'the complexity of the issues and ongoing engagement with insurance industry stakeholders', Treasury says

27th Oct 16, 7:36am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

EQC Act review stalled by 'the complexity of the issues and ongoing engagement with insurance industry stakeholders', Treasury says

Tourism boom time

Overseas tourism spending jumps 20% in the last year, as the total tourism spend in New Zealand hits a whopping $35 billion

26th Oct 16, 12:33pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Overseas tourism spending jumps 20% in the last year, as the total tourism spend in New Zealand hits a whopping $35 billion

China pulls the strings softly

Professor Siah Hwee Ang on accusations Bill English is bowing to Chinese interests and the Philippines' 'dramatic' separation from the US

22nd Oct 16, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Professor Siah Hwee Ang on accusations Bill English is bowing to Chinese interests and the Philippines' 'dramatic' separation from the US

90 seconds at 9 am: ECB keeps door open to more stimulus

China wins anti-dumping dispute with US; Italy helps fund bank staff redundancy payouts; ECB keeps interest rates on hold; Uptick in US first home buyer activity; UST 10yr yield at 1.74%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.0 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.2

21st Oct 16, 7:54am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

What happened Thursday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Electricity prices to keep inching up, Treasury expects GDP growth to climb, farm sales ease, Auckland Council appointments made

20th Oct 16, 4:01pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Electricity prices to keep inching up, Treasury expects GDP growth to climb, farm sales ease, Auckland Council appointments made

'Post-fixing dissonance' on the decline

Low interest rate environment sees more borrowers and less savers complain to the Banking Ombudsman

20th Oct 16, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Low interest rate environment sees more borrowers and less savers complain to the Banking Ombudsman

Courts called to tell quake insurers when enough's enough

QC urges High Court judge to put an end to insurers’ 'tactics of delay and dissembling facts' to force their clients to accept lower payouts

19th Oct 16, 10:29am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

QC urges High Court judge to put an end to insurers’ 'tactics of delay and dissembling facts' to force their clients to accept lower payouts

Housing crisis driving inequality

NZ Initiative argues the housing crisis is behind inequality in NZ and 'a modern society and affordable housing do not have to be mutually exclusive'

18th Oct 16, 10:41am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

NZ Initiative argues the housing crisis is behind inequality in NZ and 'a modern society and affordable housing do not have to be mutually exclusive'

Tug of war ensues over who pays for rental property damage

Consultation begins around how best to put some of the burden back onto tenants to pay for any damage they cause to their rented homes

17th Oct 16, 3:32pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Consultation begins around how best to put some of the burden back onto tenants to pay for any damage they cause to their rented homes

What happened Friday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; LVR rules slow investors, Heartland ups Harmoney stake, Helen Kelly commemorated, expectations high for South Auckland property development

14th Oct 16, 3:59pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

What will be left in the kitty for millennials when they retire?

A global perspective on how far off crisis point New Zealand is when it comes to making superannuation sustainable

14th Oct 16, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A global perspective on how far off crisis point New Zealand is when it comes to making superannuation sustainable

Tax evasion & benefit fraud - which does the Government think is worse?

Tax professor calls for independent inquiry into how tax evaders and benefit fraudsters are treated by the justice system

13th Oct 16, 11:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Tax professor calls for independent inquiry into how tax evaders and benefit fraudsters are treated by the justice system

Does a Vancouver-style foreign property buyers tax have majority parliamentary support?

New Auckland Mayor Phil Goff's push for a foreign property buyers tax is a no-go for National, but not necessarily for all its coalition partners or the Opposition

11th Oct 16, 10:01am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

New Auckland Mayor Phil Goff's push for a foreign property buyers tax is a no-go for National, but not necessarily for all its coalition partners or the Opposition

Will more disclosure really see KiwiSaver fees slashed?

ANZ, Simplicity and the Grattan Institute debate whether more transparency will force KiwiSaver providers to cut their fees more aggressively

10th Oct 16, 12:02pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

ANZ, Simplicity and the Grattan Institute debate whether more transparency will force KiwiSaver providers to cut their fees more aggressively

Sunlight the disinfectant needed to cut $326m of annual KiwiSaver fees, FMA says

FMA boss Rob Everett confident KiwiSaver providers will drop fees more aggressively once a new law requiring these be disclosed in dollar terms is passed

6th Oct 16, 4:16pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

FMA boss Rob Everett confident KiwiSaver providers will drop fees more aggressively once a new law requiring these be disclosed in dollar terms is passed

Tougher tenancy laws needed to protect renting retirees, says Retirement Commissioner

Diane Maxwell on protecting retirees vulnerable due to renting, isolation, and not being able to recoup investment losses

5th Oct 16, 12:51pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Diane Maxwell on protecting retirees vulnerable due to renting, isolation, and not being able to recoup investment losses