Craigs Investment Partners 2013 profit more than triples to record, led by brokerage

Craigs Investment Partners 2013 profit more than triples to record, led by brokerage
By Jonathan Underhill March 24 (BusinessDesk) - Craigs Investment Partners, the brokerage owned by its executives and Deutsche Bank, more than tripled profit in 2013 as a boom year for share sales drew investors back to the market and lifted the firm’s funds under management. Profit rose to a record $17.8 million in calendar 2013, from $5.7 million a year earlier, according to the Tauranga-based company’s annual report. Sales jumped 46 percent to $109 million. The company paid dividends of $15.41 per qualifying share, or $12.3 million for 201...