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Bruce'sThe journey from caring to intolerance
You might ask, “Wtf, what has triggered Bruce to rant about this topic?” It’s simple really, a minor event that no one should have even had a second thought about, as the action and reactions should have been instinctive. It’s just that the opinions were at polar opposites and resulted in a divided team. Of […]
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Bruce speaks at Waikato University
Bruce is a guest speaker at Waikato University and on this occasion, speaks to a class on “Corporate ethics as opposed to business ethics.” These should be the same but they aren’t. Director’s liability – What is a director? What is the role of a director?… and of course Bruce’s humour and wit comes throughout […]
Trustees and their obligations
We have written before on this topic. Sorry if it sounds like a broken record, but we are trying to be the fence at the top of the hill, rather than the ambulance at the bottom! If you know of anyone looking at becoming a trustee, we’d be more than happy to have a chat […]
Investment made easy
Liftoff is an upcoming investment and crowd-funding platform for New Zealand. They are in the business of making it easy for Kiwi investors and businesses alike to get their dreams off the ground. They do this by making it possible for people to invest in or fund as much or as little as they like […]
Offers to Investors that are excluded from the FMC
If an investor is not a relative or an employee, a company issuing shares in reliance on any of these exemptions should take the precaution of having their investors certified if they are investing less than $750,000. Failing that make sure you document the exemption you think you are relying on. The major easy ones […]
The foxes aren’t in the hen house… for now.
Following on, I do believe that good people leading good businesses with courage to take risk selflessly present the best invest-able propositions available. The trick is sorting out the good guys from the bad guys. That requires judgement. There are bad guys who are dumb and break the law, no solace for dumb investors. There […]
