Standard & Poor's
Following serious governance issues at Tauranga City Council and the appointment of Crown commissioners, S&P have cut their credit rating by one notch
15th Jan 21, 4:55pm
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Following serious governance issues at Tauranga City Council and the appointment of Crown commissioners, S&P have cut their credit rating by one notch
Meeting for 13,500 UDC debenture holders to vote on winding up the finance company's existing $1.6 bln debenture plan set to take place in coming months
23rd Mar 17, 4:02pm
Meeting for 13,500 UDC debenture holders to vote on winding up the finance company's existing $1.6 bln debenture plan set to take place in coming months
S&P downgrades UDC to BBB following its sale to the unrated HNA Group. It remains on CreditWatch "with negative implications"
11th Jan 17, 7:12pm
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S&P downgrades UDC to BBB following its sale to the unrated HNA Group. It remains on CreditWatch "with negative implications"
ANZ agrees to sell UDC to major asset finance and leasing company HNA Group for $660m; UDC staff to keep their jobs and existing lending to be maintained
11th Jan 17, 10:19am
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ANZ agrees to sell UDC to major asset finance and leasing company HNA Group for $660m; UDC staff to keep their jobs and existing lending to be maintained
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's credit rating downgraded, Govt posts surplus, Westpac fills its boots, Wheeler expected to hold off lowering rates
14th Oct 15, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's credit rating downgraded, Govt posts surplus, Westpac fills its boots, Wheeler expected to hold off lowering rates
Standard & Poor's lowers Fonterra's credit rating because of a new "financial risk appetite that is more aggressive than what we had factored into the previous ... rating"
30th Aug 14, 5:48pm
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Standard & Poor's lowers Fonterra's credit rating because of a new "financial risk appetite that is more aggressive than what we had factored into the previous ... rating"
US jobs growth and positive prior revisions push NZ$ lower; France gets its credit rating cut
9th Nov 13, 9:46am
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US jobs growth and positive prior revisions push NZ$ lower; France gets its credit rating cut
New Zealand house prices are overvalued - but they will keep rising, according to the BNZ
8th Apr 13, 11:06am
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New Zealand house prices are overvalued - but they will keep rising, according to the BNZ
Craig Simpson provides some thoughts and tips for DIY bond investors
Standard and Poor's holds NZ's credit rating with stable outlook; Warns of pressure if external imbalances keep deteriorating; Says high debt might see investors exit NZ$
3rd Aug 12, 3:17pm
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Standard and Poor's holds NZ's credit rating with stable outlook; Warns of pressure if external imbalances keep deteriorating; Says high debt might see investors exit NZ$
S&P strips France of AAA rating, lowers ratings for eight other EU nations; Italy down by two notches, Portugal to 'junk'
14th Jan 12, 12:15pm
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S&P strips France of AAA rating, lowers ratings for eight other EU nations; Italy down by two notches, Portugal to 'junk'
Standard and Poor's downgrades ratings of big four Australian banks and their NZ units by one notch to AA-
2nd Dec 11, 8:45am
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Standard and Poor's downgrades ratings of big four Australian banks and their NZ units by one notch to AA-
Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
10th Oct 11, 4:17pm
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Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
6th Oct 11, 4:56pm
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Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
NZ govt bond yields rise slightly in Treasury's first tender since credit rating downgrade; 2023 bond yields up 13 bps to 4.58%
6th Oct 11, 4:34pm
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NZ govt bond yields rise slightly in Treasury's first tender since credit rating downgrade; 2023 bond yields up 13 bps to 4.58%
Key watching Aussie bank credit ratings as NZ govt downgrade showed how worried ratings agencies were about wholesale money markets
4th Oct 11, 12:49pm
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Key watching Aussie bank credit ratings as NZ govt downgrade showed how worried ratings agencies were about wholesale money markets
English says PM's 2009 comment that a credit rating downgrade would push rates up 1-2% was right at the time, but it's different now
3rd Oct 11, 9:19am
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English says PM's 2009 comment that a credit rating downgrade would push rates up 1-2% was right at the time, but it's different now
NZ PM Key still upbeat on NZ growth on the morning after global markets plunged 5% on global recession fears
9th Aug 11, 8:02am
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NZ PM Key still upbeat on NZ growth on the morning after global markets plunged 5% on global recession fears
How the NZD/USD exchange rate will react to recent global seismic shifts
8th Aug 11, 2:59pm
How the NZD/USD exchange rate will react to recent global seismic shifts
NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
8th Aug 11, 8:12am
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NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
Standard & Poor's downgrades US Treasury debt to AA+ from AAA and says the outlook is negative
6th Aug 11, 1:24pm
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Standard & Poor's downgrades US Treasury debt to AA+ from AAA and says the outlook is negative
S&P revises outlook on Avanti Finance's BB- credit rating to positive from stable; Will upgrade to BB if Avanti can safely sustain ambition to grow portfolio
26th Jul 11, 9:17pm
S&P revises outlook on Avanti Finance's BB- credit rating to positive from stable; Will upgrade to BB if Avanti can safely sustain ambition to grow portfolio
Neville Bennett doubts the world is developing a two-speed economy. He sees one slow speed. Your view?
22nd Jul 11, 7:45am
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Neville Bennett doubts the world is developing a two-speed economy. He sees one slow speed. Your view?
Standard and Poor's sees 'stimulatory effect' from lower home loan rates for Christchurch red zone
29th Jun 11, 4:18pm
Standard and Poor's sees 'stimulatory effect' from lower home loan rates for Christchurch red zone
Reinsurance fears grow as council insurer's reinsurance lapses on Thursday. Reinsurance costs triple.
27th Jun 11, 11:24am
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Reinsurance fears grow as council insurer's reinsurance lapses on Thursday. Reinsurance costs triple.