UPDATE: NZX shares fall from 21-month high as groundwork laid for earnings growth

UPDATE: NZX shares fall from 21-month high as groundwork laid for earnings growth

By Paul McBeth Feb. 14 (BusinessDesk) - (Recasts, adds broker comment, and updates share price throughout) NZX shares fell from a 21-month high after the stock market operator unveiled a slump in annual profit while saying the groundwork was laid for future earnings growth....

Paul McBeth 13 Feb 2017
NZX annual profit falls 62% on Ralec litigation costs; 2015 Link Market sale washes through

NZX annual profit falls 62% on Ralec litigation costs; 2015 Link Market sale washes through

By Paul McBeth Feb. 14 (BusinessDesk) - NZX annual profit dropped 62 percent as the stock market operator faced mounting costs from the protracted Ralec litigation and a new regulatory environment, and was compared against a 2015 result flattered by the gain on the sale of its...

Paul McBeth 13 Feb 2017
Commercial Factors chases Blue Chip liquidator Meltzer Mason over unpaid bill

Commercial Factors chases Blue Chip liquidator Meltzer Mason over unpaid bill

By Paul McBeth Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) - Debt factoring firm and financier Commercial Factors is chasing Blue Chip liquidator Meltzer Mason over an unpaid bill from the aborted litigation against the failed property investment group’s former directors and auditors.  In the H...

Paul McBeth 13 Feb 2017
High Court affirms Auckland unitary plan's independent panel assessments

High Court affirms Auckland unitary plan's independent panel assessments

By Paul McBeth Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) - The independent hearings panel that provided the foundation of Auckland's unitary plan did not operate outside its remit, the High Court has found in a decision that gives guidance for further appeals to the Environment Court.  In the...

Paul McBeth 13 Feb 2017