Iwi trusts and community trusts manage and deliver substantial resources for the benefit of their communities. But a recent research report reveals they take very different governance approaches to managing their investment assets. Reg Birchfield analyses the findings.
Directors can take no comfort from the recent decision to dismiss all charges against five Feltex directors. The case shows the sad state of governance in too many New Zealand companies, writes expert Doug Matheson.
Just how close New Zealand came to financial disaster during seismic shifts in the financial world last year, we may never know. But the face of banking will never be the same, say those in the industry. Brenda Ward discovers after the shake-up, banks are going back to people.
