Infratil somewhat bruised by dealings with regulators, seeks details of govt's infrastructure plans

Infratil somewhat bruised by dealings with regulators, seeks details of govt's infrastructure plans
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Infratil has reeled off a list of what it calls "unhelpful regulatory interactions" this year that have left the publicly listed infrastructure investor wary of both lawmakers and regulators. The company, which is managed by Wellington-based investment bank HRL Morrison & Co, last week posted a 16 percent gain in first-half profit, helped by the contribution from its 50.5 percent-owned Trustpower, but also said it was a period when it sometimes felt wrong-footed by the state sector. "At ti...