UPDATE: Abano expects annual net profit to fall about 12%

UPDATE: Abano expects annual net profit to fall about 12%

(Updates share price in 5th paragraph, adds company comment from 7th paragraph, updates practice number in 20th paragraph.) By Jenny Ruth March 26 (BusinessDesk) - Abano Healthcare is forecasting annual net profit will fall 12.6 percent amid “challenging” conditions in Aust...

Jenny Ruth 25 Mar 2019
NZSA supports NZX director elections, remains highly critical

NZSA supports NZX director elections, remains highly critical

By Jenny Ruth March 26 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Shareholders’ Association is highly critical of NZX’s performance but will nevertheless support the election and re-election of two directors. “NZSA considers that NZX (is) moving down the right track with the changes...

Jenny Ruth 25 Mar 2019
NZ dollar becalmed ahead of OCR decision, China-US trade talks

NZ dollar becalmed ahead of OCR decision, China-US trade talks

By Jenny Ruth March 25 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is little changed ahead of the Reserve Bank’s latest official cash rate review on Wednesday. Traders are also awaiting more news from the United States-China trade talks which resume in Beijing this week and mov...

Jenny Ruth 25 Mar 2019
RBNZ came close to cutting rates in February: British economist

RBNZ came close to cutting rates in February: British economist

By Jenny Ruth March 25 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand came close to cutting rates when it delivered last month’s monetary policy statement, according to UK-based economist Andrew Hunt. The central bank knows New Zealand is exposed to the global slowdown, p...

Jenny Ruth 25 Mar 2019