Featured B Endeavour Energy Ltd is “Authenticated and Verified” Endeavour Energy Ltd (EEL) has today completed the enquiry and validation steps to earn the status of 'Authenticated and Verified' from the leading trading platform of.… The Latest Endeavour Energy Ltd is “Authenticated and Verified” Endeavour Energy Ltd (EEL) has today completed the enquiry and validation steps to earn the status of 'Authenticated and Verified' from the leading trading platform of… January 17, 2023 Blog KYC, KYCC, and AML policy update on gold trading Attached here is the updated policy from Endeavour regarding gold… February 19, 2018 Blog Updates on our AML policy As a reputable financial firm, we seek to enhance our commitment to all stakeholders of our compliance with the law by publishing our policy… Blog Engineering e2e is helping to grow graduates An update that shows a comprehensive plan by Engineering e2e to grow graduates number in the… February 18, 2018 Blog Endeavour Capital supports tech diversity and in tech development Increasing support for Maori graduates in finding a fulfilling job is covered by this new edition of Engineering… February 16, 2018 Blog Exciting updates from Victoria University's new science hub and Engineering2Education report Compiled links to latest updates made by Victoria's project and E2E newsletter featuring Sir Neville… December 13, 2017 News Endeavour would like to welcome Andre, our newest Summer Intern Analyst! Andre is joining us as our latest intern Analyst. He is also a current student at Victoria University of Wellington double majoring in Accounting & Finance.… November 30, 2017 News Endeavour Associate Partner Aldrin Thayalakal recognised in "Sustainability Matters" Aldrin Thayalakal recently became the first person in New Zealand to complete the SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) FSA Credential… August 16, 2017 Blog Endeavour Education Services Merger Announcement Endeavour Education Services Limited has announced a merger with New Zealand based education services company Edcorp… February 17, 2017 Blog Diversity in Action - the Council at Victoria University of Wellington Last month, the winners of the Westpac Women of Influence Awards were announced, celebrating the outstanding contribution of women leaders in every aspect of New Zealand society—from the public service to business,… December 5, 2016 Blog Partnering MoU signed in Kuwait with Financial Structured Solutions Co. Our associate partner, Aldrin Thayalakal (2nd from right) has signed an MoU with Financial Structured Solutions Company (FSSC), Kuwait for cooperation in capital raising through products / funds, real estate investments and… November 3, 2016 News Endeavour signs agreement with Kuwait based Zest International Endeavour Capital has recently signed an agreement with the large Kuwait based distributor Zest International for the distribution of New Zealand made cosmetic and health products. Associate partner Aldrin Thayalakal is… October 21, 2016 Blog On Recalls, Valuations and Sustainability “Guests having Samsung Galaxy note 7 are requested not to use or charge the phone during the flight”. This announcement comes right after the routine safety instructions on the aircraft. I can imagine Samsung being… September 15, 2016 Blog Budget 2016: Engineering Education to Employment to Receive $1.6m in Additional Funding With a shortage of engineers at all levels in New Zealand the Engineering Education to Employment (E2E) programme aims to develop a pipeline of skills that will meet the growing needs of the… May 27, 2016 Blog The SASB Framework: The Non-Financial Part of the Story I just cleared the part 1 of the sustainability accounting standards board (SASB) exams and thought of sharing this emerging theme. SUSTAINABILITY - Emerging Theme. Companies face an ever-expanding laundry list of… March 24, 2016 Blog Fiduciary Role - Responsibility Kicks In The fiduciary role has been time and again abused and there is a deep trust deficit between people who entrust it with the people who enact it. At a macro level, the theme was that it encompasses clear responsibility,… March 11, 2016 Blog Will the Shape and Accountabilities of Boards Need to Change Over Time in Order to Remain Fit for Purpose in the Future? At the very heart of any corporate business model is the Board of Directors. The Board is the umbilical cord between the shareholders/investors and the business operation. It is the pulse of the organisation, setting the… March 3, 2016 Blog Keeping your Strategic Plan Fit for Purpose Most Corporates and indeed most companies, be they private or public, have reasonably robust processes in place to ensure that a professional and structured approach is taken regarding the development of the company's… February 3, 2016 Blog Smells Like Opportunity So the concoction of China, oil prices, volatile forex market and increasing interest rates in the US is generally telling. Markets across the world are getting shivers (17 trillion market cap lost) and commodity prices are… January 24, 2016 Blog When Emotion Becomes a Barrier to Logic the Resulting Chaos Always Promotes Mediocrity The SME (Small Medium Enterprises) market is an exciting place to monitor and work with. New companies starting out and striving to make their mark, others finding the going rough and trying to solidify their… January 19, 2016 Blog The Correlation Between Quality of Decision Making and the Quality of Board Papers Over the years I’ve served on many boards as both Chairman and director and particularly over the past decade undertaken numerous independent “Board Governance Audits” for a number of very diverse companies. As can be… Blog Auditing Documents before Making an Investment Investing in a company as a corner stone shareholder in order to provide additional capital to facilitate a growth scenario is always an exciting and challenging process. It’s exciting for both the existing shareholders… January 12, 2016 Blog Opportunity Pipeline Monitoring A board has many levers it can push or pull to enhance company performance. Some of these levers are strategic by nature, others relate to strategic policy development and naturally operational monitoring and managing risk… January 6, 2016 Blog Investors' Lament Over recent years the noise from government regulators, academia and management consultants has been, to a large degree, focused on contemplating the possibility of either imposing or threatening regulation under the banner… January 4, 2016 Blog Risk as a catalyst to a growth strategy … November 18, 2015 Blog Governance as the Golden Key to Corporate Stability Moment in the sun for corporate governance is not coming too soon. The lessons for investors from VW are not straightforward, nor are the remedies simply… November 12, 2015 Blog Science and Engineering should not be seen as individual silos "...for many people the initial science discovery may seem like the big breakthrough. What is often forgotten however is that it takes applied science and many engineering disciplines to turn discovery into an actual… October 5, 2015 Blog Marketing, the Forgotten Ingredient in the Corporate Success Story Over recent years a huge amount of time and effort has been focused by shareholders, directors, academics and the business community on debating and discussing how companies can more efficiently operate and manage their… September 2, 2015 Blog Educating smaller companies in the disciplines associated with capital raising ...how do we as business communities educate these companies in the disciplines associated with capital raising in order that they can move forward with a reliable capital structure and solid shareholder base in order grow… August 18, 2015 Blog Supervisory & Advisory Boards There’s been a lot of debate in some activist investor circles recently about reshaping the concept of supervisory boards which have been around for years and establishing them to oversee the governance of the elected… August 10, 2015 Blog Internal Audit and its Enhanced Role in the Future Over the years, I have sat on various boards as Chairman or director and the role and reporting lines of the internal audit (IA) group has always become a subject for discussion. It’s generally accepted, in the very… July 19, 2015 Blog Governance as an enabling discipline Corporate Governance as a professional discipline has over recent decades been subject to numerous influences being pulled and pushed in every direction even influenced by directional legislation. Gone are the days when a… June 14, 2015 Blog Sir Neville Jordan Lauded at CIO Awards Sir Neville Jordan has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Technology in New Zealand award at the 2015 CIO Summit Awards held at the Langham last… June 10, 2015 News Democracy with Lessons for the Corporate World I was reading the other day and stumbled across something that pushed my mind into another gear. In 1887 Alexander Tyler, an internationally renowned Scottish History Professor, stated that based on history, democracy is… June 1, 2015 Insights The Importance of Chairman Selection Back in time most businesses started off as family concerns with the father as the head of the house being the accepted leader making all the decisions. Control of these family businesses normally passed from father to the… May 14, 2015 Insights Restructuring A Board I’ve been involved on a number of occasions with managing board restructuring exercises and each situation is different with varied and multiple drivers and each with its own unique problems that require addressing. There… Insights Managing for Success I’ve been fortunate in my career to have been appointed on numerous occasions to various boards and executive positions to lead and manage recovery and or growth programs for companies with either serious financial… May 11, 2015 Insights The Circus Syndrome Smaller SME’s where the founder shareholder has complete unfettered control of the business making all the day to day decisions as well as endeavouring to plan for the future; normally suffer from what’s known as the… March 14, 2015 News Brand as the new holy grail for business stability I recently shared the speaker’s platform at a business conference with the CEO of one of the largest international property and patent law firms. I was intrigued by his comments when he stated that; “Over the next few… February 15, 2015 Insights Corporate Musings Here at Endeavour, we have been at the forefront of auditing, promoting and introducing sound governance principles to the boards of the companies we advise and invest in. One of our partners, Drew Stein, a highly… February 12, 2015 Publications Harmony around a board table as a key enabler to success It’s widely accepted that director appointments should be based on skills and experience matched to the requirements of the strategic plan plus taking note of personal attributes which will add value to the board’s… January 15, 2015 Insights Endeavour Chairman and Victoria University Chancellor Receives Knighthood The Executive Chairman of Endeavour Capital and incoming Chancellor of Victoria University, Neville Jordan CNZM, has received a Knighthood in the 2015 New Year Honours, for services to business, science and the community.… January 1, 2015 News Using a cornerstone shareholder to avert failure Over the past decade we’ve witnessed more volatility and swings in national economies than we’ve ever seen before. In hindsight this probably hasn’t been overly detrimental to the business community as its demanded… December 15, 2014 Insights Engineering Education to Employment Engineers are critical to the future of New Zealand, yet we face a shortage of them. The field of engineering and technology offers some of the most rewarding, challenging and exciting careers there are, yet we struggle to… September 24, 2014 News The 2014 Eureka Competition This year’s Eureka competition continues the legacy of Sir Paul Callaghan, bringing together young New Zealanders with a passion for science, and bright ideas that will solve some of the problems facing our country in the… September 5, 2014 News Load More
