Hobson Wealth will start buying and selling NZX-listed securities directly
By Margreet Dietz June 27 (BusinessDesk) - Hobson Wealth Partners is set to start buying and selling NZX-listed securities directly for its clients as of next month, the first New Zealand cash market trading and clearing participant accredited since the 2010 launch of the nati...
Michael Hill’s move to focus on core business is welcome, sensible: analyst
By Margreet Dietz June 26 (BusinessDesk) - Michael Hill International’s plans to close the remaining six stores of its Emma & Roe chain, allowing the jewellery maker and retailer to focus on its core namesake business, are “welcome” and “sensible,” First NZ Capital research an...
NZ regional economic confidence edges up in June quarter
By Margreet Dietz June 26 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's regional economic confidence rose marginally in the quarter ending June, with only six of the country's 11 regions showing an improvement over the previous quarter, as pessimism in Auckland grew and optimism cooled in th...
Trade Me looks for new CEO as Macdonald plans to step down
By Margreet Dietz June 26 (BusinessDesk) - Trade Me Group chief executive Jon Macdonald intends to step away from the company that operates New Zealand's top online marketplace in about six months, leaving a position he held for more than a decade and a company he joined in 20...