Cubes passing aka Nigel Babbage

[Chief Stipe]

I understand that a very entertaining Racing enthusiast  and online poster Cubes has passed away suddenly.

My condolences to his family.

[Freda]

Thats awful.

Very nice man, and only recently lost his wife too.

RIP Cubes

Condolences to family

[curious]

Oh. What a shock. RIP Cubes.

[Joe Bloggs]

Now that's bloody sad, funny bugger, wicked sense of humour......another nice person missing.

[curious]

Nigel Babbage – Champion Of NZ Capital Markets

Date 20/11/2022

The NZX Board and management today recognised the sudden passing of Board member Nigel Babbage in Christchurch yesterday.

NZX Chair James Miller said Mr Babbage, an NZX Board member since 2017, had been a long-term advocate of NZX and stock markets. He had also served on the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“Nigel was a proud champion of NZX as a board member and significant shareholder. He was a man of immense passion and integrity something he demonstrated throughout his 35-year career as a currency trader, businessman, conservationist and director,” Mr Miller said.

“Never was there a greater supporter of NZX as a market operator and as a business than Nigel. We will miss him greatly – especially his self-deprecating sense of humour and big personality. Our thoughts go out to Nigel’s family, including sons, Charles and Edward, and siblings Nicki, Kate and Andrew.”

In October, Mr Babbage announced he was retiring from the NZX Board. The 22 November NZX Board meeting was to be his last.

NZX Chief Executive Mark Peterson said Mr Babbage’s deep financial and capital markets experience, and insights had been of great benefit to NZX in delivering to its growth strategy, particularly around derivatives.

“Nigel always backed us in looking for opportunities to grow New Zealand’s capital markets and we really appreciated that,” Mr Peterson said. “He was passionate about us succeeding.”

Mr Miller said NZX would acknowledge Mr Babbage at the official opening of The New Zealand Capital Markets Centre in Auckland on Thursday.

[Doomed]

Very sad to hear. I never met him but always enjoyed his contributions on here.

[Honestjohn]

R. I. P to the family

 

Hj

[mikeynz]

One wonders what some would say if I expired.

If I ain't posted for a month then better start come looking for me, probably no one would notice.im not circulating.

And yes condolence to the Cubas family, one never knows what life is gunna hit one with.

[Mardy]

Good to see Nigel's horse win the first today at Cromwell.He was definitely larger than life.