Lewis Road investor Southern Pastures ties up with Westland Milk

Lewis Road investor Southern Pastures ties up with Westland Milk

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy farm fund Southern Pastures LP, which took a quarter stake in Lewis Road Creamery last year, will link with Westland Milk Products as a supplier from the 2018/19 season and with plans for a high-value product joint venture. Separat...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018
NZX seeks closer ties with Hong Kong Exchange with memorandum of understanding

NZX seeks closer ties with Hong Kong Exchange with memorandum of understanding

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - NZX has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to investigate broader regional product development, and both have one eye firmly on green finance and sustainability initiatives.  The Wellington-base...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018
No negative returns for KiwiSaver funds in 2017, Morningstar research shows

No negative returns for KiwiSaver funds in 2017, Morningstar research shows

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - All 146 KiwiSaver products offered by 16 providers generated a positive return for their investors in 2017, a year that delivered strong gains on equity markets with the local benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index jumping 22 percent.  Morningsta...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018
National's English quashes leadership speculation

National's English quashes leadership speculation

By Paul McBeth Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Opposition leader Bill English quashed speculation members of the National Party's caucus want to change leadership, with rumours surfacing just ahead of his first major speech of the year.  English's State of the Nation speech was ov...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2018