BRIAN GAYNOR: ASX investors want our growth companies

BRIAN GAYNOR: ASX investors want our growth companies
Aroa ceo Brian Ward rings the bell at listing on the ASX in June
Brian Gaynor
Ryman Healthcare shareholders were taken aback this week by a couple of short replies to the following question: “Does the company intend to seek a listing on the ASX?”.Chief executive Gordon MacLeod answered “No” while chairman David Kerr told annual meeting attendees: “Not at this time. We have contemplated dual listing but we are not – that’s not an active discussion at the moment.”Why is Ryman unenthusiastic about an NZX/ASX dual listing when 14 of the largest 20 NZX companies are also listed...

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