Geneva Finance lifts first-half profit 56% on increased lending, insurance
By Paul McBeth Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Geneva Finance, which paid a maiden dividend earlier this year, lifted first-half profit 56 percent on credit growth in its lending business and higher premium income from its insurance business. Net profit rose to $2.4 million, or 3...
UDC deposits shrink as ANZ ownership question weighs on some investors
By Paul McBeth Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - UDC Finance's deposits shrank in the latest financial year as the question mark hanging over Australia & New Zealand Banking Group's ownership of the country's biggest finance company saw a reduction in investments by external advisers. ...
Veritas shares halted pending announcement
By Paul McBeth Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Veritas Investments, the food and beverage investor under pressure to improve the performance of its businesses, is in a share trading halt ahead of an announcement by the Auckland-based company. Veritas shares last traded at 22 cent...
Abano 1H earnings beat guidance on growing dental network, board rejects takeover bid
By Paul McBeth Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Abano Healthcare beat guidance as it lifted first-half earnings 62 percent from a year earlier on an expanding dental network, giving the board confidence in the current strategy as they rejected a partial takeover bid by dissident share...
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