Summerset expects 1H underlying profit to be up to 16% lower
Coronavirus

Summerset expects 1H underlying profit to be up to 16% lower

Summerset Group said its first-half underlying profit could be up to 16 percent lower on the year before because of the impacts of covid-19, which halted construction as well as property settlements. The retirement village operator and developer said it expects underlying prof...

Rebecca Howard 09 Jul 2020
Rio Tinto to close Tiwai Point smelter next year
Economy

Rio Tinto to close Tiwai Point smelter next year

Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of the Tiwai Point smelter following the conclusion of its strategic review.

Rebecca Howard 09 Jul 2020
MARKET OPEN: Wall Street cheer may help local market but covid worries continue
Markets

MARKET OPEN: Wall Street cheer may help local market but covid worries continue

Investors may be cheered by a slightly better night on Wall Street, although ongoing concerns about rising covid-19 cases in the US and Australia will keep a lid on the enthusiasm. The number of confirmed US cases surpassed 3 million, affecting nearly one of every 100 American...

Rebecca Howard 09 Jul 2020
Dairy Holdings stake too good to miss, says Canada's PSP
Primary Sector

Dairy Holdings stake too good to miss, says Canada's PSP

Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board has been redirecting its primary sector investment into Australia in recent years, but buying into Fonterra's biggest shareholder, Dairy Holdings, was too good an opportunity to miss. “Dairy Holdings Limited is a household name i...

Rebecca Howard 09 Jul 2020