Spark secures wireless broadband sign-off in $9 million deal

Spark secures wireless broadband sign-off in $9 million deal

By Edwin Mitson April 5 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand, the telecommunications retailer, says it has now received all regulatory approvals for its planned purchase of a block of wireless spectrum for $9 million.  The telecommunications company said the deal had now been...

Edwin Mitson 05 Apr 2016
Indebted Mercer Group settles insurance claim for $2.67 million, shares jump

Indebted Mercer Group settles insurance claim for $2.67 million, shares jump

By Edwin Mitson April 5 (BusinessDesk) - Mercer Group, the stainless steel fabricator, has settled an insurance claim with AIG over damage to a property in the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.  AIG is to pay $2.7 million plus GST to Mercer to conclude the claim ov...

Edwin Mitson 05 Apr 2016
PharmaZen annual profit jumps on lower dollar

PharmaZen annual profit jumps on lower dollar

By Edwin Mitson April 4 (BusinessDesk) - PharmaZen, the Christchurch-based animal and human nutrition manufacturer, saw profits jump in 2015 off the back of a lower New Zealand dollar as it ramped up spending on research and development. While sales rose 5.3 percent to $7.1...

Edwin Mitson 04 Apr 2016
Finzsoft in profit warning, strikes deal with First Credit Union

Finzsoft in profit warning, strikes deal with First Credit Union

By Edwin Mitson March 31 (BusinessDesk) -  Finzsoft Solutions, the listed Auckland-based software provider to banks and financial services companies, has warned investors profits will be "materially lower" when it publishes its full-year results for the year to the end of Marc...

Edwin Mitson 31 Mar 2016