Aotearoa Fisheries posts smaller FY earnings as Sealord profit drops, trims dividend

Aotearoa Fisheries posts smaller FY earnings as Sealord profit drops, trims dividend

By Sophie Boot Dec. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Aotearoa Fisheries, which manages more than $530 million of fisheries assets for its iwi shareholders, reported a 27 percent decline in annual profit on reduced earnings from its half-stake in Sealord Group.  Net profit fell to $16 mi...

Sophie Boot 22 Dec 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as blue-chips Spark, Fletcher recover; top performers A2, NZX fall

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as blue-chips Spark, Fletcher recover; top performers A2, NZX fall

By Sophie Boot Dec. 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose as blue-chip stocks Spark New Zealand and Fletcher Building bounced back from recent dips, while the month's stronger performers, A2 Milk Co and NZX, gave up some of their gains.  The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 27.1...

Sophie Boot 22 Dec 2015
Pushpay shrugs off 22% drop in share price after NZX says 'please explain'

Pushpay shrugs off 22% drop in share price after NZX says 'please explain'

By Sophie Boot Dec. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Pushpay Holdings says it has no material information to declare to the market, in response to a 'please explain' notice from the NZX over a 22 percent slump in the share price. The stock market operator queried the movement in Pushpay...

Sophie Boot 22 Dec 2015
Vista renegotiates sale agreement with VCL, increases deferred consideration

Vista renegotiates sale agreement with VCL, increases deferred consideration

By Sophie Boot Dec. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics firm, has renegotiated its agreement with Virtual Concepts (VCL) and increased its deferred consideration payment by up to $900,000. Vista bought the remaining 43 percent st...

Sophie Boot 21 Dec 2015