OPEN YOUR WALLETS FOR THE FOODSTUFFS MERGER APPEAL FUND
19 November 2024 (This Op-Ed appeared on Stuff.co.nz on 19 November - repeated here for those who cant get past the Stuff paywall.)...
Open Banking - My Article in Today's NZ Herald
For those who dont subscribe to the Herald's Premium version, here it is: New Zealand banks face scrutiny as open banking delays hinder...
ComCom Review of Grocery Wholesale Regime
Here's my Submission to the Commerce Commission's latest Inquiry. -----------------------------------------------------------------------...
Market Failure is a Social and Economic Emergency
My Opinion Piece from Stuff and ThePost 29 September 2024 - for those who dont have the premium subscription. Competition. It’s an...
Grocery Reform - David Seymour in the Wrong Aisle
Among the chorus of voices applauding the Grocery Commissioner's annual report last week, one lone dissenter stuck out like a packet of...
Foodstuffs - Yet Another Submission. Its all about the TMO.
Following is my personal submission to the latest stage of the ComCom investigation into the Foodstuffs South Island/Norh Island merger...
Supermarkets' Fine Should be $6 Billion
So Foodstuffs North Island have negotiated a settlement with the Commerce Commission over their long-term use of land covenants to stop...
Time to Turbocharge the Commerce Commission
My opinion piece from The Post and elsewhere yesterday is online at Time to turbocharge the Commerce Commission | The Post For those...
Commerce Commission Banking Conference
I spent a couple of days this week attending the ComCom's conference on its market study on banking. It was like a flashback to the days...
OECD Tables Possible NZ Supermarket Breakup
The latest OECD report on New Zealand's economy, released yesterday, is specifically pointing to the supermarket sector as lacking in...