Airports’ Appeal against 2023 Input Methodology Determination

Airports’ Appeal against 2023 Input Methodology Determination For the past several years, TDB has been providing independent expert advice to the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ). This support has been focused in part on the Commerce Commission’s 7-yearly review of the Input Methodologies (IMs) for [...]

Iwi investment in 2024

Continued challenges, modest growth for iwi investments In our latest Iwi Investment Report, we review the 2024 financial year for ten of New Zealand’s iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngati Porou, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Raukawa, Tūhoe and Waikato-Tainui. Together, their combined assets [...]

Luxury investment

Luxury investment LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton head Bernard Arnault has recently overtaken Elon Musk as the richest person in the world. Starting his career as a real estate developer in Palm Beach, Florida, how did the French multi-billionaire invest his way to the top of the [...]

ComCom Input Methodologies decision

ComCom Input Methodologies decision TDB provided expert support to the Board of Airline Representatives of New Zealand (BARNZ) during the 2023 Commerce Commission review of Input Methodologies (IMs) for regulated services. Our focus was on the cost of capital methodologies for airports, especially the asset beta used [...]

Challenging climate for iwi investments

Challenging climate for iwi investments In our latest Iwi Investment Report, we review the 2023 financial year for ten of New Zealand’s iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngati Porou, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Raukawa, Tūhoe, Waikato-Tainui, and Ngāti Toa, the combined assets of which we [...]

Iwi investment in 2022

Iwi Investment 2022 In our eighth annual Iwi Investment Report, we review the 2022 financial year for ten of New Zealand’s iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Raukawa, Tūhoe and Waikato-Tainui, and for the first time Ngāti Toa. The combined [...]

How are the Government’s Commercial Businesses Faring?

How are the Government’s Commercial Businesses Faring? Currently, the government owns or part-owns eighteen large commercial businesses with combined assets totalling $78 billion. These businesses include three electricity generator/retailers, an airline, a post/courier company, a bank and minority stakes in three airports amongst other enterprises. Together these [...]

TDB Advisory Scholarship

TDB Advisory Scholarship TDB Advisory is pleased to introduce the TDB Advisory Scholarship. The TDB Advisory Scholarship is s for top performing students of Māori or Pasifika descent entering into an Honour’s or Master’s programme in Economics or Finance at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. The [...]

Iwi investment in 2021

Iwi investment 2021 Our seventh annual Iwi Investment Report reviewed a strong year for iwi. The iwi covered in this report are: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngati Porou, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Raukawa, Tūhoe and Waikato-Tainui. These nine iwi now have combined assets of approximately [...]