New Zealand Archives

SkyCity Reveals New US$90 Million Bond Offer, Says Casino Ops Stable

April 30, 2021

New Zealand’s SkyCity Entertainment Group has announced a NZ$125 million (US$90 million) retail bond offer, with the option of another NZ$50 million (US$36 million) oversubscription, as it looks to bolster liqu...

New Zealand Retirement Fund Bets on Bitcoin With 5% Allocation

March 28, 2021

The KiwiSaver Growth Strategy, a NZ$350 million (US$245 million) retirement fund operated by New Zealand Funds Management, has according to local media allocated 5% of its assets to bitcoin, citing the cryptocu...

New Zealand Casino Back In Business Without Covid Restrictions

October 18, 2020

New Zealand casino back in business without Covid restrictions. New Zealand have handled their coronavirus pandemic restrictions so well that an Auckland’s SkyCity casino is the first in the world to re-open ...

Ex PwC Partner To Introduce New Zealand Stablecoin

October 16, 2020

Ex PwC partner to introduce New Zealand stablecoin. Power Finance, a New Zealand-based financial services firm, aims to introduce what it calls a digital 'world-first' version of the New Zealand dolla...

Ebang To Establish Digital Financial Platform In New Zealand

October 15, 2020

Ebang to establish digital financial platform in New Zealand. Ebang, the big Chinese Bitcoin ( BTC) supplier of mining equipment, aims to acquire a financial firm in New Zealand to set up a local financial se...

New Zealand Police Seize $90M Linked To Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator

June 22, 2020

New Zealand police seize $90 million linked to alleged bitcoin e-exchange operator. The seizure of funds, which were controlled by a New Zealand-registered company, is said to be the largest in the country 's...

New Zealand Casinos “Cash Positive” After COVID-19 Reopening

June 3, 2020

New Zealand casinos "cash positive" after Covid-19 reopening. New Zealand’s SkyCity Entertainment Group has revealed its casinos in Auckland and Hamilton have been “profitable and cash positive” since reopeni...

NZX Names Two Further Directors of Establishment Board

June 2, 2020

The New Zealand Exchange (NZX) announced this Tuesday that it has appointed Annabel Cotton and John Hawkins as the two further directors for the Establishment Board, joining Elaine Campbell and Mike Heron QC....

New Zealand FMA Joins ASIC in Warning against Banc De Binary

January 20, 2016

Several months after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that Banc de Binary is an unauthorized service provider and that it recommends retail traders in Australia to avoid i...