
Obituary: Tony Gibbs dies at age 72
Corporate heavyweight Tony Gibbs, who was once sacked by Ron Brierley for speaking out against plans for a proposed demerger of Guinness Peat Group, has died at the age of 72.He started at GPG in 1993 but ended his run when a board rift over strategy culminated in his unauthorise...

Pioneer Capital says Agility CIS has more acquisitions lined up
Pioneer Capital said its Auckland-based Agility CIS investment is looking to add other bolt-ons after it snapped up US-based Znalytics and didn’t rule out an eventual public listing. Pioneer has a 35 percent stake in the 22-year old company that provides billing and customer i...

MARKET OPEN: Eyes on rising covid cases in key markets
The market may get a lift after Wall Street ended the week on a positive note but new cases of covid-19 in China as well as rising cases in key US states may dampen some enthusiasm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.9 percent, the Nasdaq added 1 percent and the S&P 500...

Would a trans-Tasman bubble put it all at risk?
Pressure to create the trans-Tasman bubble is ramping up but is it worth the risk?