Auckland Airport seeks $100 mln in bond issue, replacing upcoming maturity

Auckland Airport seeks $100 mln in bond issue, replacing upcoming maturity

By Paul McBeth Nov. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland International Airport, the country's biggest gateway, wants to raise $100 million through a seven-year bond issue, a week after lifting plans for capital expenditure, and as another debt issue nears maturity. The Auckland-base...

Paul McBeth 01 Nov 2015
NZ dollar largely unchanged this week as traders weigh up domestic, global outlook

NZ dollar largely unchanged this week as traders weigh up domestic, global outlook

By Paul McBeth Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading into the end of the week largely unchanged against the greenback after the Federal Reserve's move to keep open a potential rate hike was offset by improving economic data and a local central bank happy t...

Paul McBeth 30 Oct 2015
Xero slows cash burn in September quarter as customer receipts jump 73%

Xero slows cash burn in September quarter as customer receipts jump 73%

By Paul McBeth Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Xero, the cloud-based accounting software developer, slowed its quarterly cash burn in the July-to-September period as customer receipts rose at a faster pace than its wage costs. The Wellington-based company's operating cash outflow...

Paul McBeth 30 Oct 2015
Briscoe lifts third-quarter sales 7.1%, expects to increase annual profit again

Briscoe lifts third-quarter sales 7.1%, expects to increase annual profit again

By Paul McBeth Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group, whose hostile takeover of Kathmandu Holdings was spurned earlier this year, lifted third-quarter sales 7.1 percent, with bigger gains in its sporting goods stores, and anticipates increasing annual profit for a seventh yea...

Paul McBeth 29 Oct 2015