Business

FNZC trims Infratil's target price on $3.4B Vodafone deal
Infrastructure

FNZC trims Infratil's target price on $3.4B Vodafone deal

By Rebecca Howard May 15 (BusinessDesk) - First NZ Capital has lowered its target price for Infratil shares after the infrastructure investor flagged plans to make a $1.03 billion investment in Vodafone New Zealand.  Multinational telco Vodafone Group has agreed to sell its...

Rebecca Howard 14 May 2019
COMMENT: Do regulators need yet another hurry up on disclosure rules?
Markets

Paul McBeth: COMMENT: Do regulators need yet another hurry up on disclosure rules?

By Jenny Ruth May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Disclosure lies at the heart of New Zealand’s corporate regulatory systems but the regulators themselves have greatly undermined that principle more than once. The beauty of enforced disclosure is that it’s nice and cheap, and a strong...

Paul McBeth 14 May 2019
Goodman Property profit jumps 64.7% on valuation and development gains
Property

Goodman Property profit jumps 64.7% on valuation and development gains

By Jenny Ruth May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Goodman Property Trust lifted annual statutory net profit 64.7 percent, boosted by big valuation gains and as its manager sold assets and developed new ones to create a pure Auckland industrial property portfolio. Net profit attributabl...

Jenny Ruth 14 May 2019
Fulton Hogan seeks buyer for Australian civil construction unit
Infrastructure

Fulton Hogan seeks buyer for Australian civil construction unit

By Paul McBeth May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Fulton Hogan is looking to sell its Australian civil construction unit which has been a drag on earnings for the past 18 months.  The privately-held company has hired Macquarie Investment Bank to run a sale process with a view to flogg...

Paul McBeth 14 May 2019