Staff news TDB extends a warm welcome to two new staff members, Ben Shen and Matthew Barry. Ben grew up in Shanghai and moved to New Zealand when he was 15. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Auckland where he published his thesis: [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Staff news Welcome to Simon TDB Advisory would like to warmly welcome and introduce our new summer intern and part-time analyst, Simon McSweeney-Harte. Simon recently completed a BA/BCom majoring in Finance, Economics and International Relations and has begun studying towards his Honours degree in Economics at VUW. George begins MBA [...]
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 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 [...]
Hannah at APEC CEO Summit 2021 Launch The TDB team is proud of our analyst Hannah Pattullo, who shared the stage with PM Jacinda Ardern as the youth panellist at recent APEC CEO Summit 2021 launch event. Hannah spoke on behalf of New Zealand youth, with a message to APEC [...]
Iwi Investment Our latest Iwi Investment Report reviews a challenging year, with iwi assets impacted by COVID-19. Hibernating tourism businesses, empty hotels, exports sitting in the harbour and volatile financial markets each left their mark. Of the nine iwi in our report (including Ngāti Pāhauwera for the [...]