Goldman Sachs NZ fee income rose in 2012, helped by Fonterra Fund, MRP, Blue Star

Goldman Sachs NZ fee income rose in 2012, helped by Fonterra Fund, MRP, Blue Star
By Jonathan Underhill May 1 (BusinessDesk) – Goldman Sachs New Zealand Holdings, the local unit of the Wall Street investment bank, posted a 12 percent gain in fees and commissions last year as it won a share of deals such as the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund sale of units and advice on MightyRiverPower. Fees and commissions rose to $27.3 million in calendar 2012, from $24.3 million a year earlier, the firm’s financial statements show. Total revenue including returns on investing jumped 43 percent to $31.7 million. It posted a net profit of $5...